Frequently Asked Questions

Iron Institute costs £30 a month, or £50 a month for two people on a couples membership, which works out at £25 each. You pay by monthly Direct Debit, with no joining fee, no annual fee and no contract, and you can cancel any time with no notice period. That covers 24/7 key fob access and use of everything on the floor: the racks, platforms, specialty bars, plate-loaded machines, cables and conditioning kit. There's no freeze option, but as there's no contract you can cancel and rejoin later without a joining fee. Personal training is separate: the trainers are self-employed and set their own prices, with one-to-one sessions from £30.

No. Membership rolls month to month, paid by Direct Debit, and you can cancel any time. There's no notice period and no cancellation fee.

No, and there's no annual fee either. The monthly membership is the only thing you pay.

Yes. Iron Institute caps membership numbers so the gym doesn't get overcrowded. With 24/7 access you can also pick a quieter hour if you want more room.

We don't offer a freeze. As there's no contract, you can cancel and rejoin later without a joining fee.

There's no set day pass. Message us and we'll sort it case by case.

Yes. One member wrote in a Google review that they came in "completely out of shape" and a few months in felt "stronger, fitter, and more confident than I have in years". You don't need to know your way round a gym to join. With 24/7 access you can do your first few sessions at a quiet hour, and a couple of machines, some dumbbell work and ten minutes on the rower is plenty to start with. If you're not sure how something works, ask between sets. Most lifters are happy to show you. You can come and have a look round before you join, and both personal trainers offer a free first consultation if you'd like a plan.

Yes. Message us or call 07949 840303 to sort a time, and come and see the racks, platforms and machines before you join.

Message us. Tap Join Now on any page and pick how you'd like to get hold of us, or ring 07949 840303. We'll take it from there, and you collect your key fob at the gym.

Yes, with a parent's permission. A parent can come along to keep an eye on them, but needs their own membership, or a couples membership for the two of you, to train at the same time. Message us before the first visit.

Put the weights back after you've used them, and stick to the normal gym rules you'd expect anywhere else.

Yes. There's a female personal trainer as well as a male one, and you're welcome to come and look round first to see if it suits you.

Workout clothes, trainers and a towel. There's a water dispenser to refill your bottle, a changing area if you're coming from work, and chalk for heavy lifts.

Yes. Iron Institute on Hollands Road, Haverhill (CB9 8PJ) is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, bank holidays included. Every member gets their own key fob, so you can let yourself in before an early shift, after a late one or at the weekend, with no staffed hours to work around. The gym is covered by CCTV around the clock, you can set the lighting to suit you, and there's plenty of free parking on site. Membership numbers are capped, so it doesn't get crowded. It costs £30 a month, or £50 for two.

Yes. A lot of our members have competed, and some offer help, support or private one-to-ones to members getting ready for a competition. Message us and we'll put you in touch.

Yes. It's a strength and bodybuilding gym first, and the kit suits strongman too, with power racks, deadlift platforms, atlas stones, a trap bar and a safety squat bar, and a plate-loaded leg press and hack squat. You don't need to be a bodybuilder to join.

Dumbbells from light to heavy, Olympic barbells, a trap bar, a safety squat bar and other specialty bars, bumper and iron plates, and kettlebells. Multiple power and squat racks with flat, incline and decline benches. Plate-loaded leg press, hack squat and chest press, plus a shoulder press. Cable crossover, lat pulldown and seated row. Dedicated deadlift platforms on black rubber matting, with chalk available. For conditioning there's an air bike, a rowing machine, a ski-erg and punch bags. There are atlas stones too, as everything on the floor suits bodybuilding and strongman training, and the gym keeps upgrading its kit. There are no treadmills, cross trainers or exercise bikes.

Yes. There are multiple power and squat racks for squats, bench press, overhead press and other barbell work, plus flat, incline and decline benches.

Yes. Along with Olympic barbells there's a trap bar, a safety squat bar and other specialty bars, plus dedicated deadlift platforms.

The gym has CCTV running 24 hours a day, you get in with your own key fob, and there are three lighting levels so you can set the room the way you like it.

Yes. There's a speaker with Spotify loaded, so if the gym is quiet and you want something to train to, you can pick the tunes.

Yes. Two personal trainers coach at Iron Institute on Hollands Road: Sean of Bear Pit Fitness and Grace of Grace Pierson Fitness. Both are self-employed. Sean focuses on functional strength, mobility and conditioning for busy adults in their 30s to 60s, and Grace works with anyone from people new to exercise to aspiring athletes. One-to-one sessions start at £30, both offer a free first consultation, and you don't need a gym membership to train with them. Each trainer's prices are on our personal training page.

Unit 55 Hollands Road, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8PJ, with plenty of free parking on site.

Yes. Iron Institute is on Hollands Road in Haverhill. Withersfield and Sturmer are on the doorstep, Kedington and Steeple Bumpstead are about 10 minutes away, and Linton and Clare about 15.

Yes. There's plenty of free parking on site, so you're not paying for a car park on top of your membership.