24 hour fitness at St George Wharf

St George is delighted to announce the impending opening of a brand new 24-hr gym at its St George Wharf development in Vauxhall, SW8. The operator, The Gym Group, is a new breed of health & fitness operator that is attracting a lot of interest from people keen to take advantage of its low-fee, no-contract membership, which costs just £14.99 per month.

The new concept gym, which is on target to open in the summer, will be located in a spacious, 14,000 sq ft commercial unit and will represent one of the development’s largest commercial operators.

Mark Griffiths, Managing Director of St George South London comments, “The arrival of The Gym Group at St George Wharf is great news for the area and I have no doubt that the unique membership structure – no contract and low fees – will attract a large number of residents from the development and the local area. With a growing number of retail and businesses on the development, the vision for St George Wharf is now a reality and is becoming an established destination for residents and visitors.”

John Treharne, CEO of The Gym Group is pleased to have secured these new premises and comments “We are developing our new fitness concept nationwide and will shortly be opening a number of new gyms elsewhere in London and other provincial cities. We believe this latest venture in a prime central London location offers an accessible facility for both St George Wharf residents and the local Vauxhall office and residential population. Our innovative concept means that we request no joining fee or contract and charge only £14.99 per month to use the very latest state of the art fitness equipment, open 24 hours a day, everyday, there really are no hidden catches which has helped to support our success”.

St George Wharf lies adjacent to Vauxhall Bridge and opposite Pimlico on London’s rapidly evolving and culturally significant South Bank. The stunning development is situated directly opposite Vauxhall Cross which offers bus, underground and overland train services. Tube and rail services provide easy access to Clapham Junction, Waterloo and King Cross St Pancras for regional, Intercity and Eurostar services direct to Europe. For international travel, both Heathrow and London City Airports are less than an hour’s traveling time by public transport, with Stansted, Gatwick and Luton also readily accessible by road and rail.

As a premier mixed-use development, St George Wharf boasts a variety of shops, bars and restaurants which include the popular Young’s Riverside bar and restaurant, a Tesco Express store, Lloyd’s Pharmacy & a dry cleaners. In addition to this, the newly opened Aqua River Brasserie offers diners a wide choice of pastas, pizzas, salads and grills and since opening in spring 2008, has proved a popular venue.

Prices at Aquarius House start from £399,950 for a one bedroom apartment. For further information, visit Stgeorge-wharf.com.