Gloucester has a wealth of both retail centres and sports facilities – with the GL1 Leisure Centre providing local residents and the surrounding population with a superb range of facilities including swimming pools, squash courts, fitness studios and gymnastics/martial arts halls.
With the Gloucester Quays, The Mall and the Kingwalk Shopping Centre, it would be hard to fault this city for its numerous shopping opportunities. Whilst household name stores like JD Sports do have a presence here, it’s the independent sports shops that Gloucester really excels in. On Worcester Street, there is Gloucester Sports that has been trading in the area since 1982. Meanwhile, anyone looking for sports clothing (in particular, rugby clothing) should make a beeline for Hudson & Co, the family-run business that has been operating here for over 100 years. There are too many other specialist Gloucester sports shops to mention here – but read on to find more.
