Physique Factory Gym

Physique Factory Gym on the Mullacott Industrial Estate in Ilfracombe is one of those gyms that surprises you. The location, on a business park on the edge of town, does not prepare you for what is inside: a well-run, 24-hour accessible facility with a solid range of equipment, a good atmosphere and a personal training team that clearly knows what it is doing. This is a gym for people who actually want to train, with all the essentials covered and none of the frills that add cost without adding value.

Membership access includes the full gym floor with cardio equipment, free weights, resistance machines and functional training areas. Personal training sessions are bookable with the team, and the coaches have a good reputation for working effectively with clients across a wide range of goals, from weight loss and muscle building to sports performance and rehabilitation. The 24-hour access model means that early risers and late-night trainers are both catered for, which is genuinely useful on holiday when your schedule tends to be unpredictable.

Physique Factory Gym is at Unit 1a-1b, Mullacott Industrial Estate, Ilfracombe, EX34 8PL. You can contact the team by email at info@physiquefactorygym.co.uk or find full information including membership options and personal training details at physiquefactorygym.co.uk. The gym is on Instagram at @physiquefactory1 and has a Facebook page where you can read reviews and get a feel for the community. Ilfracombe is around twenty minutes from Woolacombe.

Manned hours run Monday to Friday from 6am to 1pm and 5pm to 7pm, with Saturday and Sunday mornings covered from 9am to 1pm. Outside those times the gym remains accessible to members, which gives you a lot of flexibility around beach time, meal plans and the general pleasant unpredictability of a coastal holiday.

Consistency is the thing that makes fitness work, and having a good gym available on holiday makes it that much easier to keep yours.