Treat yourself with our health, beauty and fitness partners
Look and feel your best
Over the years we have welcomed a wonderful community of health, beauty and fitness businesses who have made their home here. Whether you’re in need of a little pampering, looking for specialist care or simply want to stay active, we have everything you need right here on site.
Penny Jones Pilates
Set in a beautifully restored medieval barn just behind Suffolk Food Hall, Penny Jones Pilates offers a genuinely inclusive approach to movement and wellbeing. Whatever your age, fitness level or ability, there’s a session to suit you. From individual lessons and small group mat classes to apparatus work, sessions run morning, afternoon and evening, six days a week. All teachers are thoroughly trained in the founding principles of the Pilates method, delivering classes that improve strength, balance and mobility.
Orwell Fitness
Orwell Fitness is built around a simple idea – that great fitness should be accessible, enjoyable and genuinely effective for everyone, regardless of where you’re starting from. With two state-of-the-art gyms on site, a varied programme of classes and a dedicated team of accredited trainers, it’s a place where beginners feel as welcome as seasoned gym-goers. Whether your goal is building strength, losing weight, improving endurance or feeling better in your own body, Orwell Fitness has the knowledge, the programme and the passion to help get you there.
The Playground
If you’re looking for a high-energy experience with a difference, The Playground delivers in the most exhilarating way possible. Spanning 1km with over 30 obstacles of every shape and size – including the now infamous muddy ditch – it’s an outdoor assault course that’s as much fun for adults as it is for children. Pay & Play sessions offer 80 minutes of obstacle time for anyone aged five and over, with on-site Playmakers on hand to help with technique and keep the energy high. And for those cheering from the sidelines, there are picnic benches to park up ready to offer a well-earned hot drink or ice-cream to racers when the cross the finish line.
Bodylines Beauty Salon
Located upstairs in the Cook House building, Bodylines Beauty Salon offers an extensive and expertly delivered range of treatments for your face and body. Designed to help you look and feel your best, treatments cover everything from radiance-boosting facials and relaxing massages to precision nail care. Skin is cared for with advanced treatments that repair and revive, while body therapies work to condition, firm and shape. Alongside these, you’ll also find eyebrow treatments, IPL hair and red vein removal, Rejuvapen skin needling and a selection of holistic therapies.
Georgia Stark Osteopathy
Georgia Stark Osteopathy takes a thoughtful, whole-body approach to health and wellbeing, treating a broad range of musculoskeletal conditions in patients of all ages – including children, babies and those during pregnancy. Rooted in the belief that the body has a remarkable capacity to heal when given the right support, treatments are tailored to the individual and draw on a range of techniques, including soft tissue massage, joint articulation, joint manipulation, cranial techniques and postural advice. Conditions treated include back pain, joint pain, sciatica, headaches, muscle tension, sports injuries and arthritic pain, among others.
Salon by the Bridge
Salon by the Bridge is a creative hair salon located within the Cook House building, with views of the Orwell Bridge that make it one of the more scenic spots in Ipswich to spend a few hours in the stylist’s chair. Founded by Damien and his experienced team, it’s a salon that takes pride in delivering high-quality results in a relaxed, welcoming environment. The treatment list includes everything from cuts, colouring and balayage to root touch-ups, highlights and blow dries. For those looking for something a little more transformative, they also offer Brazilian blow dries and Yuko permanent hair straightening.
Feet at the Bridge
Feet at the Bridge is a specialist podiatry and chiropody clinic run by two HCPC-registered podiatrists with extensive experience in both NHS and private practice. It’s a clinic that takes foot health seriously – offering a comprehensive range of treatments delivered with an expert, professional approach. For anyone who has been putting off addressing a foot concern, Feet at the Bridge is a very good place to start.