Arlington Baths Club

A hidden gem, I love this place. Members and their guests only, although I think you can request a free trial pass from management. The pool is fab and has trapeze and hoops to traverse it for the more adventurous. My favourite thing about this place in the Turkish bath. I often head there on ladies night to bliss out in this unusual hot house.

I had a trial at this place the other day in my quest to find somewhere that will get me off my bum and exercising. It seems nice, but lordie, is it quiet. too quiet. I hate silence, and this place just felt eerie. It is a very old fashioned place which I am sure is lovely for some people, but no, I think I need somewhere with a bit of a life to it.

There is no other place I know of in Scotland that’s like this. I have to travel through from the East to unwind here but it is always worth it. Just wonderful to chill here.

Fantastic place which is well worth a visit. The Turkish suite is amazing. There’s a trapeze and rings over the pool: if you’re nimble enough you can swing the length of the pool without getting wet! Also free towels and sheets. Very cool.

A truly unique swimming club and gym located right in the middle of the city. Fascinating to go along (get a free guest pass from the website —
) and talk to members, listen to their stories and get a real feel for the club’s role in Glasgow’s history. Would highly recommend it to anyone.

It may be 140 years old, packed with Victorian facilities & relatively unknown to most Glaswegians, but Britain’s oldest private bathing complex is still owned & run by its members and is moving with the times.
It now has a state of the art gym and free weights room. The re-​designed website —
— is now user friendly with lots about the facilities and history of the club. Add to this the stunning Victorian Turkish suite, 2 saunas, steam room, hot tubs plus free towels and laundry service and the enchantingly atmospheric Arlington Baths is a pure joy.
They now have new membership discounts and you can try it all out with free day passes available from the club.

A blast from the past located, or probably best described as hidden, just off Woodlands Road where old money meets young trendy young professionals craving the gym experience but rejecting the techno music style approach of the cities other membership paying facilities.
To say this place is old school doesn’t really cover it. From the swimming trunks on pegs in the main reception to the shoe hall just through the double doors. This place is steeped in the tradition and the way things used to be done… not sure if this is by design or if they simply cant be bothered to change things…
With amenities such as a decent sized pool, which i might add has a trapeze and ring swings, a sauna, gym and snooker room, reading room and bar. The Arlington offers a full experience. The one thing that does set this place apart from other gyms has to be the Turkish room which has to be scene. Its a wonderfully hot room with a spectacular stained glass ceiling, a real treat.
A great place if a little grubby and in need of a little decorative TLC.

I was a member here for about 10 years. I am no longer member as the membership fees have gone up so much.
The gym is OK, but could really do with some updating, Some of the machines are wee bit out of date. They have a yoga classes but they charge for them, which seems a bit wrong as the fees should cover that.
The pool here is really good its cool, which is great for just swimming in, generally pretty empty which is nice. However there are a lot of children on a sat afternoon.
The sauna and steam rooms are pretty good here they have a traditional old Turkish, good for recovering from a hangover.
They have a bar in building which would be nice if it was ever open and sold some more healthy food and maybe smoothies rather than crisps and gin and tonics.