Try free and low-cost new ways to get active in Camden this summer, from cycling training to volunteering in local parks.
Sports and physical activity for children and young people
Find activities for children and young people
Wellbeing walks
Free walks in parks and green spaces for all ages and abilities, including for people with health conditions or mobility issues, and carers.
Location: Across Camden
Outdoor gyms
11 outdoor gyms free for everyone aged 14+ to use.
Location: Across Camden
Over 60s swim for free
Free swimming for Camden residents aged 60+ at our Better leisure centres with a pay and play membership (£6.65 per year).
Date: Weekdays before 12 noon
Parks and green spaces volunteering
Help to look after Camden’s special green spaces, meet new people and get active.
The Conservation Volunteers’ Camden Green Gym
Dates: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10.45am to 2pm
Location: Various nature reserves, woodlands, parks and green spaces across Camden
Find out more about volunteering at Camden Green Gym
Friends of Waterlow Park
Volunteers look after some of the beds and borders in the park, including the Rose Circle, the upper Lauderdale terraces, the sensory border and the sundial area.
Dates: Every Monday and Thursday morning
Location: Waterlow Park, N6
Find out more about Friends of Waterlow Park
Russell Square Volunteering Group
Opportunities include weeding, planting of shrub beds, and general gardening activities.
Dates: Various
Location: Russell Square, WC1B
Find out more about Russell Square Volunteering Group
Friends of Red Lion Square
Get involved in a variety of tasks from weeding to bulb planting, or organising an event for the local community.
Dates: Various
Location: Red Lion Square, WC1R
Open-air chess
Free outdoor chess meet-up for players of all abilities.
Dates: Every Wednesday, 6.30 to 9.30pm
Location: Granary Square, N1C 4DQ
Camden in Bloom gardening competition
Categories include best front garden (including window box or balcony), best food growing, best community garden, best nature garden, Camden young gardener and Sheltered Housing Volunteer of the Year.
Date: Enter by Sunday 31 August
Active for All: Activities for disabled people
Free and low-cost opportunities for disabled people to get active in Camden, from swim sessions to multi-sports.
Location: Across Camden
Activities for older people
Free and low-cost physical activity and wellbeing activities for older people across the borough, from yoga to table tennis.
Cycling training for adults
Free cycling sessions, from beginners to building road skills. Booking needed.
Learn to cycle
Date: Saturday 13 September, 11.30am to 12.30pm
Building cycle confidence
Date: Saturday 13 September, 10 to 11.15am
Location: Haverstock School, 24 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BQ
Latin dance lessons
Free Latin dance lessons with instructors from Salsateca Dance School, to move the body and activate the mind.
Dates: Second and fourth Thursday of the month, 3 to 6pm
Location: Latin American House, 10 Kingsgate Place, NW6 4TA
Find out more about Latin dance classes at Latin American House
Meet new people in Camden
Meeting new people can help us feel happier and healthier.
