Physically accessible
Through specialist equipment, fully accessible facilities and expert staff.
The North East's only fully accessible gym
Making Exercise Accessible
A specialist gym for wheelchair users and people with physical disabilities, in Gateshead and Benton. Stronger, healthier, more independent, together.
Our mission
Accessible on every level
Financially accessible
By keeping membership to just £20 per month, thanks to our funders, donors and fundraisers.
Culturally accessible
By creating a welcoming, supportive community where everyone feels they belong.
Our founder
Meet Drew
We have created a one-of-a-kind gym space, purpose built for wheelchair users, including the availability of specialist personal trainers. Located in Longbenton, Newcastle and also in Gateshead, we have two gyms which can be used by our members.
Our slogan is "Making Exercise Accessible". This refers to our aim of making exercise both physically and financially accessible to people with physical disabilities. This is made possible by the fundraising work we do and grants from our sponsors that help subsidise the costs for our service users.
We believe that physically disabled people have the right to exercise in an accessible, safe and fun environment. Exercise has a number of physical and mental health benefits, this is no different for disabled people than it is for anybody else. With a focus on these positive benefits we want to create a gym atmosphere rather than a clinical atmosphere, whether in our online content or at our premises.
Drew GrahamCEO and Founder, Gym Possible
Read our storyWhy we exist
At Gym Possible, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to experience the physical, mental and social benefits of exercise. More than just a gym, we are a community that helps people build confidence, improve independence and form lasting friendships and achieve things they never thought possible.
Our gyms are specifically tailored to highly motivated people with physical disabilities. Gym members are free to use the gym any time it is open, without booking an appointment.
Specialist Equipment
We have various specialist equipment available in our gyms to cater for people with all disabilities.
Fully Accessible
Disabled parking, lifts, wide entrances, automatic doors and accessible changing facilities. We are equipped to make things as easy as possible for our users.
Low Monthly Cost
From £20 per month, our gym is low cost so it is financially accessible for as many people as possible.
Personal Trainers
We have personal trainers available who can offer 1-1 sessions, should you wish to purchase individual sessions or blocks.
Who we help
An accessible gym for people with physical disabilities
Gym Possible is a specialist accessible gym for wheelchair users and people with physical disabilities across the North East of England. Whether you are living with a spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, the effects of a stroke, muscular dystrophy, an amputation, a neurological condition or a mobility impairment, our fully accessible gyms in Gateshead and Newcastle are designed around you.
We welcome members from Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland, County Durham and beyond.
Our home
Gym Possible Gateshead
Gateshead is our flagship home: a fully accessible, staffed gym on the first floor of Gateshead Active Leisure Centre. It is where our team is on hand every weekday to welcome you, guide your training and help you get the most from our specialist equipment.
1st Floor, Gateshead Active Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead, NE8 4JA
Gateshead opening hours
Monday to Friday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Our satellite site
Gym Possible Benton
Our satellite site sits inside Tumble Gymnastics and Activity Centre, in partnership with Craig Heap. Currently unstaffed, with personal training available, Benton offers longer opening hours suited to evening and weekend gym goers, alongside our staffed flagship in Gateshead.
Inside Tumble Gymnastics & Activity CentreUnit 41, Bellingham Drive, North Tyne Industrial Estate, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9SZ
Benton opening hours
Weekdays: 9:00am to 8:00pm
Weekends: 9:00am to 7:00pm
Two gyms
Gateshead and Benton
Gateshead Flagship
DirectionsBenton Satellite
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Your support makes it possible
Donations, fundraising and grants subsidise the true cost of specialist equipment, trained staff and accessible facilities, so membership can stay at £20 a month.