Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy

13/10/2026

South Kensington, we’re here! 👋

Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics is welcoming children aged 4–11 to Monday term-time classes at Queen’s Gate School, 131–133 Queen’s Gate, London SW7 5LE.

Ages 4–6: 5:40–6:20 pm
Ages 7–11: 6:30–7:20 pm

Our coached classes offer a welcoming place to explore movement and develop gymnastics skills. Both groups are welcoming new children; please enquire about a suitable trial and current availability.

For KCGA classes, parents enter from Queensberry Mews West, not through the school’s Queen’s Gate front door.

Class details and enquiries: https://kensington-gymnastics.uk/group-classes/group-classes-for-children-in-south-kensington/

The gymnastics photographs are from KCGA archive sessions at other venues.

11/10/2026

What helps a child feel able to take part in movement?

In “From Lausanne to London”, the new Issue 5 feature of Kensington Gymnastics Magazine, our founder Dr Stefan Kolimechkov brings selected sport-science work from ECSS Lausanne 2026 into a practical conversation for families.

Professor Asgeir Mamen’s perspective starts with opportunity: time, space, equipment and a social setting in which children can be active. Enjoyment and learning skills matter too. At KCGA, it is a useful reminder to look beyond activity minutes and ask what helps a child want to return.

The feature also shows why an early conference result, a peer-reviewed study and our own local poster need different levels of certainty. It cannot tell us what will work for every child; it can help us ask better questions.

Read the illustrated feature and its sources: https://kensington-gymnastics.uk/magazine/issue-5-feature-from-lausanne-to-london/

What makes an activity feel welcoming for children?

09/10/2026

Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy has published State of Gymnastics in London 2026, a 51-page report written by our founder, Dr Stefan Kolimechkov.

The report profiles publicly identifiable gymnastics provision across all 33 Greater London local-authority areas using an August–September 2026 snapshot. It identifies 247 verified physical Venues and records 78 plausible but unresolved candidates separately.

For families, coaches and local organisations, this is a starting point for understanding what can be verified publicly. It is not a borough ranking, and it does not measure available class places, access, capacity or coaching quality.

KCGA is one of the Providers assessed in the report. We were assessed using the same inclusion rules as other Providers, and the report publishes its methods and limitations alongside the area profiles.

Explore the findings and open the full PDF: https://kensington-gymnastics.uk/gymnastics-in-london/state-of-gymnastics-in-london-2026/

What information would help you understand gymnastics options in your area?

08/10/2026

2026 High10 Essex Invitational 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Here we are again for a second year in a row at the High10 event of the year organised by Leah and Max Whitlock in Basildon.

From our Kensington hall to the Essex competition floor 💙

Some of our gymnasts had their very first competition and we are so proud of them 👏👏👏

Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy 🇬🇧
Where gymnastics means everything

27/09/2026

Welcome to KCGA, London 🇬🇧
Providing exceptional gymnastics experiences for children and adults in Kensington and Chelsea

Here, gymnastics means everything 💙

22/09/2026

💙🤸‍♀️ There’s something special about a great cartwheel.

It looks simple. It feels joyful. But behind a beautiful cartwheel are some of the foundations that make gymnastics so valuable — strength, coordination, balance, flexibility and confidence.

At Kensington Gymnastics, we love seeing children turn these foundations into movement: learning to place their hands, control their body, straighten their legs and gradually make each cartwheel stronger and more beautiful.

And perhaps that’s the magic of gymnastics — children are developing their bodies while having so much fun that it simply feels like play.

📍 Kensington Gymnastics | London W8
💙 Small-group coaching with our 1:4 coach-to-gymnast ratio
📩 Message us to enquire about a trial.

Strong foundations. Beautiful movement. The joy of gymnastics.

15/09/2026

🤸‍♂️Knightsbridge Gymnastics 💙

The ultimate experience at More House School in Knightsbridge SW1X is back for another term

Limited places available ✅
Book your gymnastics experience now

KCGA provides gymnastics experiences for children and adults across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London

04/09/2026

What do we see when we look at a gymnastics skill?

Usually, the gymnast 🤸‍♂️

The handstand, the landing, the strength, the flexibility, the core.

But every performance is surrounded by something much larger.

Issue 4 of Kensington Gymnastics Magazine - Everything around the skill maters
We look beyond the visible moment

30/08/2026

The power of Gymnastics 🤸

Here in Kensington, gymnastics means much more than a sport..

It provides us the tool to build a strong and healthy body but it is also fun and inspiring 💙

24/08/2026

🌙 Why is sleep so important for a growing gymnast?

Children don’t only develop during gymnastics classes. Some of the most important processes happen afterwards — when the body recovers and the brain has time to process what has been learned.

In the Recovery in Gymnastics chapter from Issue 3 of Kensington Gymnastics Magazine, we explore how sleep supports:

💙 healthy growth and physical recovery
🧠 concentration, memory and movement learning
🤸‍♀️ readiness for gymnastics and everyday activity
🌙 healthy routines around busy school and training days

For families, the message is an important one: more training is not always the answer. Good recovery is part of progress too.

📖 Sleep and the Growing Gymnast

Read the full illustrated chapter at the link below.

Kensington Gymnastics Magazine · Issue 3
London’s Family Gymnastics Guide

Learn how sleep supports recovery, attention and motor learning in young gymnasts, with practical guidance for children and busy London families.