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?
In the picturesque county of Devon just north of the city of Plymouth you will find Plympton. This is where Plympton Swimming Pool is situated.
Offering a range of water based activities including our award winning swim school, Swim 4 Fitness, Swim 4 All and fitness classes such as Aqua Fit, there is always something going on in the water at Plympton Swimming Pool.
Has a separate swimming pool and a wave machine that's switched on at regular intervals. There is an outdoor Lido pool which is worth a visit when the mercury rises.
Set in a picturesque park location, Stratford Park Leisure Centre in Stroud, Gloucestershire offers a fantastic range of indoor and outdoor facilities.
Waltham Abbey Swimming Pool offers members more than just a pool. Set in the Roundhills estate in Essex, Waltham Abbey Swimming Pool features a gym, group exercise studio, a range of children’s activities as well as two swimming pools.
The swimming pools offer water based activities that are suitable for all the family as well as our award winning swim school.
Dudley Leisure Centre is a modern leisure complex centrally situated in the town of Dudley. Comprising of pools, sports halls, fitness suite, squash courts & rooms, the centre caters for sports, fitness and recreation activities. Our facilities also allow us to cater for meetings, birthday parties & functions.
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Seasonal pool offering an interactive water feature in the main swim area plus learner pool for kids, plus changing with showers. Tennis, mini golf and playground nearby.
The Abbey Meadow Lido is a heated 40m outdoor pool situated in scenic surrounds on the bank of the river Thames, accessible by boat if you happen to have one, with moorings adjacent.
We are an indoor centre which provides a wide range of activities specifically suited to families - we have two swimming pools (one with flume ride and features), a large sports hall for ball games and racquet sports, and a soft play area called Jungle Junction.
Great standard swimming pool but the Tiger Pool comes complete with Octopus slide and interactive water features, waterfalls, squirty fish, water dams and tipping bucket, making it suitable for the whole family.
Swimming pool featuring a wave machine, giant flume ride, parent and toddler sessions and lane swimming.
Indoor Lagoon themed swimming pool with pirate ship play feature for under 8s, 3 giant water slide, wave machine, watercannon and hydroslide.
Under its distinctive dome, the Oasis leisure pool recreates a tropical environment for swimming and water play suited to the whole family.
Halesowen Leisure Centre has many facilities comprising of pools, sports halls, fitness sui
Standard swimming and teaching facility also with separate diving pool equipped with 1 and 3m springboards and a 5m platform. There are more sporting opportunities besides.
Feeling adventurous? Enjoy the aquatube flume, Pirate Ship Fun Pool and four springboards (1 to 3m) with a 5m diving platform, as well as many other facilities. Creche also available.
West Lindsey Leisure Centre can be found in Gainsborough in the picturesque county of Lincolnshire. A centre that operates at the heart of the Gainsborough community, West Lindsey Leisure Centre offers a gym, two swimming pools, a sports hall, a gymnastics training hall, an indoor bowls rink, two group exercise studios as well as sauna and steam rooms.
Duston Sports Centre includes a Trilogy Health & Fitness state of the art gym, dance studio, 4 court sports hall, function room, bar and sports pitches
In the Gloucestershire town of Bourton-on-the-Water is Cotswold Leisure – Bourton. This Gloucestershire leisure centre offers visitors a gym, swimming pool, relaxation suite, group exercise studio and Easyline small studio.
Set in the heart of Gloucestershire, Cirencester is a Roman heritage town where you can find Cotswold Leisure – Cirencester.
The leisure centre features two swimming pools, a relaxation suite, gym, sports hall, squash courts, a physiotherapy clinic and a beauty therapy centre.
In the picturesque town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire you will find Cotswold Leisure – Chipping Campden.
This leisure centre offers local people a gym, swimming pool, four court sports hall and tennis courts.
Chiltern Pools is a leisure centre in Amersham.
Our diving pool has one, three and five metre boards. Leisure pool has flumes, fountains and a water creek! Also has sporting opportunities such as the climbing wall.
For indoor and outdoor spaces to be active look no further than Brickfields Sports Centre and Recreation Ground in Plymouth, Devon.
This sports centre offers the very best of both worlds with a versatile sports hall, group exercise studio, youth gym and main gym inside whilst outside there is an athletics track and field, grass football pitches and two all weather pitches.
Named after the famous British athlete, Sir Roger Bannister, Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre provides a range of facilities including a pavilion with changing facilities and a warm up room.
Set in the town of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, Caistor Sports Hall is a leisure centre that provides an invaluable service to the community. Offering a 4 court sports hall for multiple sports activities and a separate group cycling room.
Set in the heart of Leicestershire, Hinckley Leisure Centre offers local people a range of activities and facilities to help them stay active.
There is a brand new toning suite just for women, a gym, three swimming pools, group exercise studios, sports hall, squash courts, café and crèche.
Set in the heart of local parkland, Bedworth Leisure Centre offers the local community an excellent range of ways to remain active. The centre plays host to two swimming pools, a group exercise studio, a newly refurbished gym complete with the latest equipment as well as a 3G outdoor surface.
We are an indoor centre which provides a wide range of activities specifically suited to families - we have two swimming pools (one with flume ride and features), a large sports hall for ball games and racquet sports, a soft play area called Jungle Junction and creche facilities.
The Bushcraft Company offer residential school trips with a difference, taking students into the wild and giving them real back-to-nature experiences they will never forget.
A 15-year-old boy fell 60ft over the edge of a cliff whilst on a geography school trip, miraculously only suffering minor injuries.