Really great pool with lots of variety. The waterslide is awesome, wave pool is fun, and there are…read more2 circular whirlpools. There is a smaller heated pool for young kids, but they do sometimes close it for lessons/classes. Staff are very friendly. The wave rider is a gimmick, but worth trying if you haven't done it before. Feels more like it is designed for kids

I've been going to this place since I was young. I love everything about this place: the…read morewhirlpools, slide, Surf Ryder, obstacle courses, food. It's a great family outing and I go here loads of times every hot season.

We visited the centre on a Sunday afternoon about 4 pm. The centre is well sign posted and easy to…read morefind. On entering the car park I saw signs saying the car park was $5 per hour (more on that in a bit). I managed to park near the entrance and entered what looks like an underground bunker. No queues and admission for one adult and one child was $13. They took my parking ticket and validated it for 4 hours free parking - result! The centre is very impressive with a large Olympic pool to the left of you with the high diving boards. On the right is another pool and the kids area. Lockers are $2 per use, each time you open and close them will cost you $2. Changing rooms were a bit bizarre. There were 4 family rooms that you could lock but they were huge and very wet! There were other changing rooms open to anyone but the showers could have done with regular inspections. There was chewing gum and toilet paper on the floor. Shame! Onto the swimming and fun! There is a huge area just right for young kids to play around in the water with plenty of fountains and little slides to play on. Every 10 minutes or so the huge bucket would tip over and drench everyone underneath it. All the kids would make sure they were positioned ready to get soaked. To the right was a lazy river which went round in a huge circle. It was really strong and my daughter loved it. Up above it was a fairly fast slide which my daughter also loved. There is a height limit of 120cm for the slide. All in all, great afternoon of fun. Changing rooms could do with an attendant to keep them nice and clean.

Five stars for this Aquatic Centre. Here for the State Finals and they look after deaf swimmers…read morewith the light starter system ! Thank goodness for equality!

Seems like a really nice pool. Friendly staff, good facilities…read more We came for the Christmas party event so it was quite crowded, but based on the location and car park size I would assume it is not normally very busy. There was an Olympic pool, a smaller indoor pool, and another shaded kids pool if I recall correctly. It's a bit of a hilly walk from the car park to the entrance

The location of this pool is so beautiful - surrounded by bush and bird songs. The pools are a…read morelittle out of date, but clean and well-maintained. There are four pools altogether, so adults down to children are well catered for. I enjoy regular lap swimming in the 50m pool and then sometimes bring my grandson to play in the baby pool, which is fully shaded. Plenty of hot water is provided after your swim.

Ashfield Aquatic Centre (gym): Profit over Professionalism…read more Hi, Imagine trying to work out in the gym, or mediate in one of their studios, and all you can hear is ads: Coles, Sportsbet, and 'free' Spotify, the culprit, spruiking 'a relaxed, cool place to be', followed by an ad for Alianz. Well, someone is going to pay and at Ashfield council's gym it's the customer. For 4 years music played over our heads without them. Now, as I try to get into the zone, relax and do some deep breathing or work out on the gym floor, I can't escape the ads - it's like someone shouting in your ear every 5 minutes. Ads don't bother everyone. But there are reasons for that. Studio 1 doesn't play Spotify. The customers can relax, listen to the trainers music (ad free) and do what they came to do and have fun doing it. And I notice that on the gym floor there are 23 people, 16 (?) of them are wearing earbuds or earphones. I guess that's one way to go. Ashfield Aquatic Centre is run by the council, and it is funded by taxpayers. Entrance fees are not cheap. So I cannot figure out how management can reconcile saving a few dollars a week with annoying and losing customers unless it's the 'monopoly thing': when customer numbers explode professionalism gives way to profit. Anyway, I've taken the time to do this to be heard. I don't expect things to change but I genuinely believe it is important to speak up and be heard rather than winge and do nothing. Thanks for listening. I won't renew my membership at the end of this month, and I'll try one of the many 24/7 gyms in the area (Anytime, Jets, Plus) that could be fun. As for other facilities like to pool, well, seriously, have you tried to swim here when it's busy? Cheers, Mark

Love this place. It…read morehas pool. A gym. Different classes for different things from zumba, to outdoor boot camp style training, to yoga! The pool has aqua aerobics and also a walking lane. And honestly, if you have a walking lane in a pool then it beats anything hands down. And people actually walk it. It's amazing.

Hit the gym for once so you can later hit the pool at the very same place, yeah! They have very…read moreinteresting classes and their concept will make you interested to come back again.

Clean, friendly helpful staff and a fab choice of three pools…read more I attended the premises in the afternoon with my son who is under two and as we had arrived at an off peak time our swim was only $2.20! The toddler pool has a cover with four fountains and the depth is just right for toddlers. We will def be going back, a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon!

Maccallum Pool, on the western side of Cremorne Point, is a unique harbourside pool with heritage…read morecharacter and superb views. Its waterside timber deck is an unparalleled sun bathing spot. It was originally just a rock pool created by local residents to form a safe harbour swimming hole. You need to work out the timing of the cleaning of the pool which is once a week and varies. When its closed for cleaning it will be up for 9 hours. The days leading up to the clean the pool can be very dirty. Take a picnic blanket, a wine, cheese, crackers and really indulge in one of Sydney's free attractions.

There is nothing better than finding a spot near the pool on Australia Day and hopping in to cool…read moreoff as you enjoy the park, the views of the harbour and bridge, and digest your prawns and sausages. The rock pool is a nice safe swimming area with some of the best views of Sydney. What makes this such a great place is that it is free.