Following years of planning and redevelopment, The Toll House Health & Wellness Centre has finally opened its doors to fitness buffs in Moore Park.
On 4 May 2022, Suellen Fitzgerald, the Chief Executive at Greater Sydney Parklands, led the official ribbon cutting of The Toll House Health & Wellness Centre, where some invited guests also tried the various fitness classes.
This project has been in the works since 2018, after the approval of the Moore Park Master Plan 2040. Over $4 million was invested into the heritage site’s restoration years after it has been unused space.
What to Expect in the New Fitness Centre
The fitness classes at The Toll House are managed by ClubLinks. Though the health and wellness centre is on a heritage site, its gym facilities inside are state-of-the-art.
Members have options to try Reformer Pilates, yoga, spin, HIIT, boxing and mobility.
The new fitness site also provides:
- a boutique environment
- Allied Health – physiotherapy and exercise physiology
- state of the art gym facilities
- small group training classes
- personal training
- tailored fitness programming
Brief History of The Toll House
The Toll House is the lone surviving metropolitan toll house in New South Wales. Constructed in 1860, this building was used as a toll house until 1890, when road use collection declined.
Photo Credit: Centennial Parklands
Its Victorian gothic-style architecture and sandstone form have been retained all these decades, when The Toll House was transformed into the clubhouse for Moore Park Golf until the 1920s.
Over the years, The Toll House had many different uses, including as office space for the NSW Public Works until 1999.
It was listed in the NSW Heritage Listing in 2000.