Leisure centre and swimming pool. Gym well equipped and…read moreinstructors available but not always that helpful. The swimming pool is very busy at weekends and full of kids and so for swimming week days evenings are best and they even have an evening in the week which is women only for swimming and the hold fitness classes too.

I've been to this swimming pool last week with my bf. Paid 5£ to get in. The pool looks quite old…read moreand dirty. Also it's very small. The slide was closed when I was there, don't know why but it looked quite unstable. There were two guards watching the pool, which made me feel uncomfortable. The floors were dirty, the changing rooms were okay. The time we were there, there were no waves. Me and my bf had fun together being in the pool, but i would never go there on my own. It's very boring and small.

This is sadly quite a run down leisure centre now. I have not tried the gym facilities so can't…read morecomment on them but it very much has an air of neglect. The swimming pools consist of one small one and one larger pool. One good thing they do do is have an hour or so where they put lots of toys in the pool for younger children but the pool always seems very cold so you can't stay for long!

The Andover Leisure Centre has recently undergone a refurbishment of its gym facilities which makes…read moreit a much better place, I use the gym 3-4 times a week and find it comfortable and easy to use and the staff are always friendly and helpful. The only down side to the refurbishment is that they did not upgrade the ladies only area of the gym. There are many classes run in the centres studios, if you are an all inclusive member then any classes are free and you get to book earlier than non members in order to secure a place. Members can now also book on-line which makes life easier. The classes are rated ABC etc in order to show which ones are most popular and the price bracket! My daughter attends swimming lessons at the leisure centre and although the changing areas are quite dated and a lot of the cubicles broken the actual teachers and lessons are fantastic and excellent value for money (approx. £50 for ten weeks depending on levels). You can book one to one swimming lessons and there are lessons at all levels from babies to adults. They have recently introduced a 'dive school' for more advanced swimmers looking to improve their diving skills. There is an excellent coffee shop within the building which is great whilst waiting for children to finish lessons. Archies world is part of the leisure centre and includes a restaurant and a play area for children aged 18 months to 5 years. It also has a creche which you can use whilst visiting the gym or just while you go shopping! The restaurant is pretty expensive for what you get and the service could be improved. Archies also cater for childrens parties with a play time in Archies World, either a hot meal and dessert or a buffet style menu and a visit from Archie himself. If you don't fancy an Archies party the leisure centre also offer parties for older children within the complex, either an activity party with party games such as parachutes, cat and mouse and ball games in one of the studios. There are also swim parties. Although the gym, studio and lessons are good for a family trip out I would use Romsey Rapids which is part of the same chain and can be found on the same web pages.

A good basic leisure centre. I only use the pool, so can't really comment on other facilities, but…read morethe changing areas are clean and the water is relatively warm, so can't really complain. The only thing I would say is that, as I'm swimming up and down, as I get to each end of the pool, the tiles look a little grimy from the underside, which unless you're actually in the pool, you might not see.

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.

A fairly small leisure centre offering gym, squash and a swimming pool. The local library is also…read moreinside as well as a small cafe. The swimming pool consists of a small baby pool and a larger main pool with flume but the flume it rarely running. Swimming is fairly expensive as they charge for younger children but parking is free and its fine for a quick dip.

The Link Centre has it all…read more Swimming Pool Sports Halls Outside 5 a side pitches Squach Courts Ice Rink Climing Wall Bar Cafe There's probably more than that - but I think you get the idea. My boys attended the Hi5 Kids club in the holidays and were very impressed - they were allowed to use most of the facilities - so it felt like a treat for them not a childcare solution! The ice rink is home to Swindon Wildcats ice hockey team. Another reason to visit!

I have only ever used the Link centre for its swimming pool, which is gala size (25m with 6 lanes)…read moreand is great for swimming training. The changing facilities have a lot to be desired, very small and cramped with not much locker space available. There is an amazing climbing wall available here to all those climbers out there. They also have squash courts and a large ice rink. This is more of a competitive sports centred leisure centre than a fun day out kind of place. If you want to train/exercise, this is the place to be.

The White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre is only a few years old, and purpose built - which means…read morethe facilities are pretty good. There's plenty of car parking and it's near the town centre. The swimming pool isn't very large or deep, and gets very crowded - so you have to get your timing right if you want to go for a serious swim. They also have aqua aerobics classes there a couple of evenings a week. There's a separate kids pool with a 'bubbly' area that's on sometimes. There are saunas and steam rooms (which cost extra) and plenty of changing rooms, although at busy times you can spend a while queueing for the showers. The gym is airy and has plenty of the popular machines, as well as weight-lifting gear. Behind the gym is a smallish studio where some of the aerobics classes take place; larger classes are held on the badminton courts. All-in-all the centre seems to be well run and the facilities are good. It can be a bit pricey if you go regularly, but you can sign up for a membership.

Abingdon and the surrounding villages are served by the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre,…read morewhich offers a gym, aerobics classes, squash courts, sports hall and an eight-lane competition swimming pool. There are also indoor and outdoor, public pay-and-play tennis facilities. Definitely one of the best places to keep fit, according to our Abingdon team.

Changing room need to be replaced and done up, the pool is a good size with a slide, they do…read moreswimming lessons which is good. However parking is an issue between 3-4 as this leisure centre is part of kennet school.

Good selection of classes. Facilities are tired and could do with an overhaul. Changing rooms…read morereally need addressing. Best to come ready for your class or workout and head home for a shower. With all of that said the equipment is fine and does the job.