This leisure centre is rather nice I think. We went to book my daughter's swimming lessons when we…read morewere buying a house at Yeovil. I thought it was all rather well laid out with very good access, and very user friendly. The was a cafe near the entrance which I thought was great, a meeting point for parents and offspring. The staff were very friendly too, and when everything fell through they gave me a refund over the phone (well not literally) which I thought was impressive. The whole place seemed pleasing to me, with trees close by and good parking.

Light, bright and clean swimming facilities. Good staff. Pool itself is not particularly big or…read moredeep compared to Strode Pool in Street, but it's a nicer environment. Handily located next to Ninesprings so you can go for a family walk too afterwards.

When my daughter was small I would take her here occasionally, but mainly we went for another…read morechild's birthday. It's a sort of jungle gym. with slides, tubicular twisty things and lots of balls to land on. There is a section for under a certain age, but otherwise you've got a mix of two year olds to around six. Disastrous. If I ever left my daughter while I sat to chat to another parent, she would sooner or later come out in tears. If I stayed in there with her, I seemed to perpetually need to free her from the grasp of another child or repeat 'Please don't do that to my child' like a record stuck in a groove. Daughter is too big now, and has plenty of interests elsewhere. Oh relief! It is rather expensive, and costly in socks too as they have to remove their shoes - small mercy. A good idea, but needs refining

Great place to entertain the kids whilst adults can relax and have a drink. Older children are kept…read moreaway from very young children and hot drinks are in a seperate area away from the children so its very safe.. Like all indoor play areas can be noisy and children must wear socks at all times.. Busier times you are restricted to a time limit but will be told that when you pay, unbusier times time limit doesnt apply..

So this is where it all started...the beginning of a rather bizarre love with swimming pools as a…read moreplace for fun - the memories of youth - I remember the excitement when this leisure pool originally opened in 1976 - it wasn't a rectangle it was round! What was this madness? Half the pool was too shallow to actually swim in and it had waves. This was the very first time I had encountered a "leisure" pool - oh trend setting, thoroughly modern Swindon you have so much to answer for - (along with the famed "magic roundabout"). I still return here with the kids every time we jump on a train to visit my wife's family. It is a great pool but looking distinctly tatty round the edges now. The domed roof desperately needs renewing - it looked spectacular 30 years ago but putting that aside its still super fun. The pool itself is beach style with a separate small kids pool. Good kids pool with 3 slides plus pirate ship.... The main pool has a steep three lane multislide and a new long slide circles inside the building (77m long). But really it is the flumes here that count and these are top. The Domebusters have a had a refurb this year and one of them has been replaced. All are approx 100m in length.So first off The Sidewinder A fairly gentle, spiralling flume aimed at younger children and parents. You can sit or go head first. The Great White My favourite - heads first ONLY never seen that on any other slide! Normally feet first everywhere.... A fast ride with two small vertical drops and several twists and turns. The Storm The new this year straight fast flume - small circumference with a striped lighting effect and sounds.. Didn't get to try this out this time - but will be back to do so....busy with an under 5... The session time was only an hour - which is really not long enough and it is fairly expensive considering the stingy hour. There are not many reasons to visit Swindon but this is definitely one if you are a water slide fan or the kids love to swim. . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update So I came back to try out the new flume which I hadn't managed to try out last time. Managed to slip away from a family visit for a couple of hours with my teenagers. Interestingly GLL have taken over the management of the leisure centre since we were here in 2012 (they run most of the pools we visit in London). It had been spruced up a bit with the new corporate livery...but still the stingy session times. We took no notice of the session times and made good use of the domebuster slides. So The Storm was the main attraction - small tube, dark, with striped lightning and fast with the descent as a helix. A big thumbs up from the family - a great slide but not in our top 5 slides. The Great White remains the favourite - head first you can pick up some proper speed and fly over the steepest vertical drops... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oasis is a great place to take the family swimming! They have a huge laguna pool that boasts water…read moreslides, a wave machine, a smaller pool for the children and a big water sprayer. They do a range of different classes such as mother and baby Swimming, OAP Swimming and also offer swimming lessons. They have also just started doing gigs with people such as 'The Sugababes' 'Cascada' and 'Shayne Ward' perfoming there.

Tried to contact littledown today and hung up after reception not answering the phone!read more

The Littledown centre is centrally located near the hospiatl in Bournemouth. There is plenty of…read morefree parking attached to the centre. There is a wide range of activities available to use within the centre including swimming and parties etc. We often visit for the swimming and find the facilities to be good. The pools are heated well and you have free use of the water slides at certain times. The prices for swimming are higher than other areas but the atmosphere and staff aid the high price by making us feel welcome. The changing rooms could be a bit cleaner at busy times but we always let the staff know when they need a touch up.

Ok this was going to be a good place on paper but sadly they forgot to build some of it.. Its…read morebrillant for the cinema and bowling, and few choices of restaurants for all budgets.. Tescos supermarket near by.. There is a bingo gala hall as well as the big splashdown experiene. Sadly the ice rink is no longer there. You are suppose to be able to spend the entire day there, but unless you are going to pay big money this is not possible. Planners would benefit in adding a picnic area and kids playground as there is nothing like that available down there, unless you count the new indoor play area for children but again this costs, and adults also have to pay to go in. Quasar type of game is also available in the same building as play area, but again it is pricey.. Tips I can give for locals and holiday makers is the cinema does hold a juniour empire session where for a pound each adults and children can watch a choice of 2 films, which the cinema choose to show, these can sometimes be very recent ones and our shown only at 10.30am on a sat or a sun..

Tower Park lays on the outskirts of Poole and is a multi functional leisure complex contained…read morewithin its grounds is empire cinemas, bowplex bowling alley, gala bingo hall, splash down water park, la fitness gym, to name a few as well as many restaurants such as KFC Burger king, nandos and TGI Fridays. The site has plenty of parking but in school holidays can get busy. This is a great place if you ant to do one or a couple of the activities that are on offer as all are within walking distance of each other. Alongside them is a Tesco extra superstore and petrol station, its worth a look if in the area, just look for Poole's water tower.(For those who don't know it looks like a large concrete wine glass !!!!) Cheers!!!

I visited this indoor waterpark recently they have made some improvements and the snag is with this…read moreplace young children have been forgotten. The park is good for older children and adults but young children have a small indoor pool or out door pool and a slide and small climing frame and that is it.. There are a varirty of prices depending on how long you want to stay. there is a day ticket which allows you to leave the park and return later. or you can have a 2 hour ticket, I would suggest you try that first and see how it suits your family.. Please also bear in mind certain flumes are height and age restricted so best to chek in advane so you have no tears..

My daughter likes visitng splashdown for all the water slides. Essentially it's not a swimming pool…read morebut a lot of different slides. The cost to get in and swim is hugely expensive at £8 for two hours or £11 for all day. I don;t think you could spend all day here as there isn;t enough slides. People obviously like the swimming site however as there are always queues to get in. I think the spectator charge at £4 is hugely ridiculous and should be stopped. To sit there and watch children who don;t stay in one place long enough to actually see them is ridiculous, the place could make money from sellng confectionary rather than making people pay to sit on a chair.

This is a really nice sports facility where you get a welcome as soon as you enter. There is ample…read moreparking facilities on site and the opening hours mean you have little excuse not to go and utilise your membership. The reception staff are fantastic, I really feel that nothing appears to be too much trouble for them. The facilities on site are good, occasionally, I have found the water in the pool to be a little cool, but thats maybe me. The changing rooms are always immaculate and they offer good facilities, there are lots of hairdryers and it reminds me of a spa in there. The gym itself is well laid out and is a comfortable temperature for your workout, it has never been too busy and I have never felt that I have been looked down upon for my poor physique - whereas some gyms you feel uncomfortable. The staff are all really friendly and helpful and after your workout there is a really nice restaurant which serves really nice food and really tasty coffee.

Canolfan a Llyfrgell Star Centre and Library is an impressive, purpose built leisure centre and…read morelibrary complex situated on the main street in Splott. The centre first opened in 1981 and was taken over by the Council in 2001 when it underwent minor refurbishment. It has recently undergone a further, more extensive refurbishment programme, which has led to the development of a modern Fitness Suite, as well as a disabled lift that is sited in the foyer. This phase also saw the incorporation of the new Splott Library. Splott is considered to be a 'problem area' and suffers from high unemployment and the associated social problems of economic privation. A small number of the kids in Splott are responsible for some pretty anti-social behaviour, and the sports centre is one of the local amenities where it's hoped that children from all backgrounds can meet and have fun. It offers an extensive programme of activities for children throughout the summer, including indoor athletics, football, badminton, baseball, basket ball as well as more creative pursuits that come under the general banner of arts and crafts, and include things like jewellery making, glass bottle art and clay modelling. In a bid to try and constructively engage the local under sixteen's at the weekends, (when trouble is most likely to erupt), the centre holds a youth night every Friday. Facilities: 6 x Badminton Courts Basketball Netball Indoor 5-a-side Fitness Suite Classes: swimming, gymnastics, soft play, yoga etc... Group Fitness Sessions: circuits, aerobics, boxercise Children's activities: including children's parties and holiday programmes. Full disabled facilities and changing room Food and Drink: hot & cold vending machines, snack machines, and fully licensed Bar Meeting rooms Function room . Membership/Savings: The Max card or Active card membership schemes offer the opportunity to save money on all council leisure activities. Useful Info: Bus Numbers: 11,12,13 Car park at the rear of building, with disabled bays and assistance where required. Email. STARCentre@cardiff.gov.uk

The Star Centre is the hub of Splott! Staff are so friendly. I have developed a friendship with the…read morestaff in the library. They're extremely helpful and polite. They go out of their way to help the community. Staff in the library help children with their homework and entertain teenagers with hilarious stories. Its such a shame that the Star is closing down and it will never be the same without the great local atmosphere. The Star holds events for families which I have taken part of and deeply enjoyed. There is also a gym. I hate to mention a small complaint. 2013 I joined a martial arts class in the Star and it was not very helpful. I learnt the language-not the art of physical activity. It wasn't memorable experience Other that that the Star is a great local place to meet up and have fun!

Hi everyone…read more Sidmouth Swimming Pool is a great place to have some fun on a rainy day or if you don't like swimming in the sea! The staff are friendly (although maybe that's bias because I work there) and there are always lifeguards looking after you. The pool is a 25 meters long deck pool and everyday there are a variety of activities taking place, like... - mums and babies/toddler session - aqua fit - masters (over 20s - non competitive swimming) - Sidvalley Sharks (children to teens competative swimming) - fun sessions (with an awesome Twin track inflatable! Adults can have a go too!) - adults only - 50 plus swim (free coffee!) - swimming lessons (Private/schools/and normal group lessons) Theres much more during the school holidays! Have you ever heard of Water walkerz? check out: http://www.waterwalkerz.com/ They are great fun and the new toy at the pool, 5 mins of (trying to) run on water! BIG TIP; You need to book Water Walkerz in advance! for prices and times either call or check out the website; http://www.ledleisure.co.uk/SportsAndExercise/SidmouthPool/index.asp call: 01395 577057