Housed in a light and airy converted warehouse john orwell sports centre is located in the heart of wapping not far from the tower of london providing a friendly venue for locals and visitors alike the john orwell centre is a popular local gym in this interesting and historic part of london the centre is open until 10pm during the week so there is plenty of time to get rid of those office cobwebs the gym has over 50 different exercise stations and is arranged to make the most of the sky