The centre benefits from being readily accessible to the surrounding community and visitors and operates a 25-metre traditional pool and a leisure pool with flume ride and rapids.
Facilities include a sauna and steam room on the poolside, sports hall, fitness suite, dry side and wet side changing village for pool users. The staff are waiting to offer a warm welcome at a leisure centre where you will be spoilt for choice, so come on down!
Swim Offer
- Casual swimming
- Adults only swimming
- Swimming lessons
- Fun and floats
- Lane swimming
- Kayaking
- Subsided swimming sessions
- Pool party packages
- Calm water sessions with relaxing music and mood lights
- Swim Fit, available for anyone wishing to train or improve stamina
Fitness
- 16 Station Functional SYNRGY training zone
- FREE weights area
- Smith machines
- Hammer Strength plate loading kit
- Dance Studio offering an extensive class timetable
- Virtual Spinning sessions
Steam Room
Traditional dry heat Finnish sauna and a steam room
General Information
Wet and Dry side changing facilities, £1.00 refundable lockers, large family changing cubicles, disabled changing and pool side accessible hoist.
Main Pool Opening Times:
Monday – Friday 7am – 9.00pm
Saturday - 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
Sunday - 9.00am to 3.30pm.
Leisure Pool Opening Times:
Monday - Friday 5.00pm to 8.00pm.
Saturday & Sunday 9.00am to 3.30pm.
*Subject to closure based on party bookings - see below.
Flume Slide
Monday - Friday 5.00pm to 7.30pm - subject to availability.
Saturday & Sunday - 12.00pm to 3.00pm - subject to availability.
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**Weekend Time-Banded Swim Sessions**
All time-banded swimming session have been suspened until February 2025.
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Pool Closures
The leisure pool will be closed on the following dates/times for private parties:
- Friday 08/11/2024 Leisure Pool closed 5.45pm to 7pm
- Saturday 09/11/2024 Leisure Pool closed 1.45pm to 3.00pm
- Sunday 10/11/2024 Leisure Pool closed 1.45pm to 3.00pm
- Saturday 16/11/2024 Leisure Pool closed 1.45pm to 3.00pm
- Sunday 17/11/2024 Leisure Pool closed 1.45pm to 3.00pm
Family and Child admissions policy
Pool Criteria
The admission criteria detailed below is based on national guidance issued by the following governing bodies, The institute of sport & recreation Management (ISRM), Swim England, The Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS) and the Royal society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
- All Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a responsible person of 16 years or above.
- The responsible person must go into the water with the child/children they are accompanying.
- Whilst in the pool the responsible person should maintain a constant watch over the child/children they are accompanying and be in close contact with children who are weak or non-swimmers.
- Weak/non-swimmers must wear armbands and are restricted to the shallow end of the main pool.
Important reminder - If your child attends swimming lessons and they are under the age of 8, they are not permitted entry into the main pool before or after their swimming lesson unless accompanied by an adult. Lifeguards reserve the right to remove any swimmer who is in breach of the guidance stated above.
Ratio
Under 4’s - One adult: one child without armbands or two children with armbands
4-7 Years - One adult: Two children with or without armbands
Mixed ages - One adult: One child under the age of 4 with armbands and one child between the ages of 4 -7 years with or without armbands
Rules for the pool
To improve your swim, we ask that you:
- Shower before entering the pool
- Read and obey all signs
- Familiarise yourself with the pool's depths
- Follow the lifeguard's instructions at all times
- Wear a buoyancy aid and stay within safe standing depth if necessary
- Do not eat or drink alcohol immediately prior to swimming
- Tie back long hair
- Use the protective blue overshoes provided
Car Parking & Disabled Access
Large pay and display car park, 1 hour £0.70, 2 Hours £1.20 or 4 Hours £2.10 – refundable on presentation of car park ticket for all leisure centre customers at reception.
From the car park into reception, sports hall, changing rooms and the pools are all one ground level, with a pool hoist to gain entry into the water.
The fitness suite and classes are located on the 1st floor, which is accessible via the lift, offering IFI equipment.