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We open our doors this year!

The UK's first fully inclusive exercise, play and leisure centre

The inclusive world of fun & fitness

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2026 marks 10 years of Gympanzees and our 10th Pop Up!

What started as holiday Pop Ups during the Easter and summer breaks has grown into a movement supporting thousands of disabled children, young people and their families through inclusive exercise, play and social opportunities.

Over the past decade, families have laughed together, made lifelong friendships, tried activities they never thought possible, and found a community where everyone belongs.

This summer, our 10th Pop Up celebrates just how far we’ve come  and the incredible future still ahead for Gympanzees!

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Get behind us today to raise £1m towards getting our doors open this year.

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Our Mission

To create fully inclusive spaces that improve health outcomes for disabled children and young people by offering regular exercise and therapeutic play while addressing the isolation faced by these children and their families.

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Why We Help

There are 90,000 young people with disabilities within an hour of Bristol and over 1.5 million in the UK.

77% of children with disabilities cannot access regular leisure facilities so can’t play, exercise or socialise in the same ways as their peers.

Why We Exist
Image shows two adults helping aid a young boy rolling a brightly coloured ball on a larger round drum led on the ground.
"You've opened up a world in which we can just exist exactly how we need to."
A young child in a dark sensory room with lights and colourful cloths.

The 2026 Supporter Sprint

Help us open our doors

We're at an incredibly exciting moment, we’ve already raised nearly £8m – the centre is taking shape, and we're now in the final push to get those doors open.

You can join our 2026 Supporter Sprint to help us raise £1m. Whether you join one of our organised event, run your own, or get your company or community group involved – there are literally hundreds of ways to contribute to making the UK’s first fully accessible play, exercise and leisure centre a reality.  

Support our campaign
The image is of a colourful path with a countdown of £1m to every £100k toward the door of a Gympanzees illustrated building. There's a sign above that reads, 'Gympanzees Doors Open.' Above the £1m at the start is an illustrated wheelchair user that is a monkey moving towards the finish line of the countdown. With faint colourful circles in the background.

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Our Awards

The image is of a logo that read 'Points of Light' for the award given by the current Bristol Mayor. There's a star shape to the top right made of small circles.
The Queens Award for Enterprise Innovation, with a small shaped crown, the letter 'E' in the middle with a winged accent and the words underneath that read 'The Queen's Awards for Enterprise Innovation 2021.'
Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards with a dark circle reading 'Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards 3' with a banner underneath reading 'Winner,' and then '2019' underneath this.
The image shows a 'World Cerebal Palsy Day' logo, with a star to the left with a band around this. The text to the right of this reads, 'Winner, World Cerebral Palsy Day, Awards 2019.'
The image is of the 'Natwest 2018 Winner' with a geographic logo for Natwest in the top left. 'Natwest Great British Entrepreneur Awards' in small print to the right of that. 'GBR' with union flag design within the letters to the right again. Below that reads '2018 Winner, Wales and the South West.' Then 'Stephanie Wheen, Gympanzees in smaller print below that. With the final line at the bottom reading 'Entrepreneur for Good Award.'
The image is of a darkly coloured background with lighter words on top. The first line is in bold colours reading 'Winner.' Below this to the left reads, in smaller print, 'Best Community Group Construction to sport and Physical Activity. Then to right of this also in smaller print, Groundwork Community Awards 2019.' There is then a triangular lined shape to the right of that.

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Gympanzees CEO and Founder Stephanie Wheen, smiling at a young girl in a hoisted sling smiling back at her.
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A young child smiling for the camera playing with metal sensory ball.
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A young girl sat cross-legged in a seated small hammock-like sling smiling at the camera.
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