Leisure Centres

Leisure Centres

What are they and what do they involve?

Leisure centres are venues in which you can practice sport, but they are generally casual in their practices and don’t require visitors to have much prior knowledge of the sport or equipment. Leisure centres often have swimming pools, gyms and halls for sports such as basketball, and often have organised activity sessions that you can attend.

What are the benefits?

Participating in more casual sport can be great for those less confidence in their physical abilities, as there is a lot less pressure to perform well in more relaxed surroundings. Leisure centres are great for this, especially swimming; students can improve confidence and fitness in a calm environment!

What students is it suitable for?

Younger students will need careful supervision when practicing sport, especially if they are unfamiliar with it, but leisure centres are generally suitable for pupils of all ages and interests!

Costs?

The costs of visiting leisure centres are usually reasonably low, with admission into a swimming pool often under £5 per person!

Safety Implications?

Leisure centre activities do have some hazards and will need to be supervised by someone with the correct qualifications (such as swimming) – be aware that these staff should be on duty!

National Organisations?

Leisure Centres

Venues for this Category

Spelthorne Leisure Centre can be found in the heart of Staines- upon-Thames in Middlesex. This leisure centre provides a range of different sports and activities for the local community.

Set in the heart of Watford, Hertfordshire, Watford Leisure Centre Central offers a fantastic mix of activities from gym to swim, group exercise to sports, climbing to relaxing.

Facilities include a leisure pool with beach entry, adventure soft play, sports hall, pre school activities, climbing wall and roller skating.

Set in Poole, Dorset, Everyone Active Leisure Centre: Rossmore offers a range of different activities to the local community.

From swim to gym, climbing wall to soft play area, this is a leisure centre that caters for everyone.

Sunbury Leisure Centre can be found in Sunbury on Thames, the southern most point of Middlesex. The leisure centre caters for all ages offering a range of facilities including a 25m swimming pool, a gym, group exercise studio, sports hall and climbing wall.

Recently renamed after local Paralympic hero, the David Weir Leisure Centre in Carshalton, Surrey, offers both indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

Large indoor play area with 3 levels and loads of classic adventure play features from slides to balls via tunnels, and with a separate area for under 3s.

The play facility is within the Magnet Leisure Centre, so there are opportunities on site for team and track sports plus a swimming pool which also offers lessons.

Saltburn Leisure Centre offers a fantastic range of activities for the local community from gym to sports hall, outdoors sports to two swimming pools.

Found on Deepdale Road in Loftus, Cleveland, Loftus Leisure Centre provides a great community activity centre. In the leisure centre you will find two swimming pools, a sauna and spa, a gym, squash court and group exercise studio whilst outside there is a recreational field.

Uniquely warm water for family swimming throughout the season from March to September. 

During the summer months, It offers the opportunity to swim in the open air, amidst the glorious Peak District scenery, in water which is heated to 28°C. Swimming lessons are available.

Making the most of the available space, Everyone Active Leisure Centre: Ashdown in Poole, Dorset, offers a range of indoor and outdoor facilities that are open to the public.

Set in Basildon, Essex, Basildon Sporting Village has fast become one of the leading leisure and sports centres in the area.

This spectacular leisure centre offers two swimming pools, a regional gymnastics centre, an 8-court sports hall, 100 station gym, two group exercise studios, an indoor climbing wall, an athletics stadium and outdoor pitches.

After completing a £1.7 million refurbishment, the new Vale Farm Sports Centre in North Wembley provides a 107 station gym, a new dedicated group cycling studio and dance studio and new dry-side changing facilities.

Has a wave machine and water slide, a 'beach' area and various water features and a whirlpool, as well as the usual leisure pool

Leisure waters with parasol, air geyser, lagoon burst and bubble area; 2 water slides; lazy river and wave machine.

Free form leisure pool with a sloping beach and water kept at a tropical 30 degrees. There are a flume, two spa pools, a river run, water jets and wave machine.

The water is kept at a tropical 30 degrees. There is a flume, two spa pools, a river run, water jets and a wave machine.

Heated outdoor swimming pool with a beach area at one end and an integrated fountain, with a dedicated wet-play area besides the main pool.

Situated at the heart of the idyllic Lido Park, the historic Droitwich Spa Lido is a fantastic summer’s day out!

It's a remodelled 44 yard by 22 yard heated swimming pool with a 'beach' area at one end and an integrated fountain.

The water flumes and wave machine are a big hit with kids of all ages and the leisure pool provides fun and frolics as well as swimming lessons.

Features a main pool and a teaching pool with leisure facilities including a beach, flume and wave machine!

In the heart of Stratford-Upon-Avon you will find Stratford Leisure and Visitor Centre. The leisure centre offers a great range of activities to both local people and visitors to the Warwickshire area with a gym, swimming pools, sports hall, all weather pitches, group exercise programme, café, meeting room, sauna and crèche.

The leisure pool has a 65m snake slide, wave machine, waterfall, volcano, water jets and five lane waterslide! Standard swimming facilities also available.

Leisure pool features a wave machine, a 50 metre flume, interactive water features, baby pool and beach entry. Soft play facility and other sporting opportunities also available.

Wyndley Leisure Centre offers a heated main pool divided into a 25m deep water area for lane swimming and diving plus a 22m shallow water area and separate shallow teaching pool.

Child friendly swimming facilities with diving and kids' fun pools. Diving area has 1 and 3m springboards and a 5m platform.

In addition to the main pool we also offer a 7 x 12.5m teaching pool, great for beginners. The main pool has a superb spectator gallery and many large championship galas are held here.

Leisure Lagoon features include Wave Machine; 50m Twister Flume; Geysers and Water Cannons; plus Falling Rapids Ride and Fast Drop Flume!

There is a 25m x 6 lane Competition Pool provided for serious swimmers too

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