YMCA Fitness Centre-Belfast

A charity football tournament brought me to the YMCA on Saturday, before going to this place the only thing I had heard about it was the song. Needless to say my apprehensions were completely unfounded. Great leisure facilities await any young man with little dough, and ample parking providing a place for any size car to stay. They also have a Café onsite too if you fancy a coffee or a good meal. (Surely they do a Cowboy supper?)
Great pitches to play on if you are wanting to play football or whatever you feel
So if you are looking for a place to hang out with all the boys, consider a kick about at the ol’ YMCA.

This must be one of Belfast’ best kept secrets, hidden away in the suburbia of Stranmillis the YMCA fitness centre has facilities that will rival any private gym. I attended a charity football tournament here on Saturday and was shocked by what I was presented with. When someone says YMCA to me I immediately think of a the song and then I think of a run down church hall in desperate need of repair but to my amazement when I pulled up to Belfast’s YMCA I was presented with a state of the art building and a huge car park. I read on the way out that there’s an on site gym, youth club and café. We were playing on the football pitches out the back.
The pitches themselves were a little over grown but as it’s off season you can give them a bye ball on this. The facilities at the pitched included changing rooms, floodlights and small goals with netting. I’m not sure how hiring the pitches works but if you’re thinking of organising a kick about I would get in contact with the YMCA.
I couldn’t believe I hadn’t been here before Saturday, they obviously have invested a lot of cash in to this facility and it’s a shame that more people are not aware of what’s on offer here.

Went to YMCA for a football tournament and the area was great. Parking is easy and the staff were very nice. All in all it was a very good venue, just a pity about our teams performance. The venue is not the easiest to get to, hidden in a residential area. I would recommend the YMCA.

great place, theres a gym, youth club, coffe place and all sorts!
they also run programmes for youth, including the youth in government scheme, which i have signed up for this year, so i think this is a great venue, they have loads of facilities and can run a great many things all at once