The Changing Rooms Therapy & Wellbeing Centre, Liverpool

A healthy, low carbon eco-building

The centre is a result of our transformation of the old, derelict changing rooms that had previously been used for the playing fields in south Liverpool’s Sudley Estate. The major retrofit used ecological construction approaches and materials, and renewable energy systems to create a healthy, low-carbon building for the future.

For healing, growth and community

Set within the lush, green environment of Sudley Estate, The Changing Rooms is an ideal, calm, restorative space to access a range of restorative health and wellbeing services and therapies. We have regular social events for our wonderfully supportive community of practitioners.

Part of a social, circular economy

Our rooms are a key element of our regenerative business model. All profit generated from room-hire is reinvested into helping us provide nature-connected learning, therapy, and play for sustainable and healthy communities through our Walled Garden project.

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Our Story

The Changing Rooms was originally the animal husbandry block for the Sudley Estate, before being converted to changing rooms for sports played on Sudley Fields. In the early 2000s, the building was closed by Liverpool City Council due to the cost of repairs and for many years lay empty and deteriorating.

Following many years of process, Growing Sudley transformed the derelict building into a low carbon Therapy and Wellbeing Centre, with a view to supporting the Therapeutic Garden through sustainable social enterprise. 

With public funding, social investment and two community crowdfunders, a major retrofit took place between 2020-2024 using ecological construction approaches and renewable energy systems.

It was quite a journey, throughout the pandemic and subsequent financial impacts, but the building finally opened in January 2025!

Find out more about the retrofit here.

Find out more about the history of The Changing Rooms building here.