I've seen bigger towns with far fewer recreation facilities than St Ives. And it can't be because…read moreof tourists, because I don't think most people have treadmills on their vacation 'to do' list The swimming pool is really good and there is a smaller pool for kids or mothers with babies. It can be a bit annoying though with all the classes they have in the pool, particularly if they are not on the schedule (as happened to me once). They have a gym with the usual machines and various different classes such as yoga and palates (no, I have no idea what it is, but I suspect something sinister). The gym café though is somewhat overpriced, so I'd avoid that personally. And the view from outside the gymwow. The fit people of St Ives are rather fortunate!

Good pool with good parking. Facilities are clean and up to date. If its a wet day- you're on…read moreholiday and you want a swim in the warm, then make a beeline for the leisure centre. Very easy to find just follow the signs!

An average gaming location that could do with a few more things to do…read more However, I liked the huge selection of board games that one can play and if it's raining an afternoon here is well spent.

At Country skittles you can do an unusual type of bowling called skittles. The game is very simple…read moreand played in a team but it is different to the bowling you would play at a standard bowling alley. There are no electronic scoring systems at Country Skittles instead you use a score card. I find this makes the game feel more traditional and fun. You can also do miniature golf and use a shotting range at Country Skittles. They also have smaller traditional games including chess. They serve drinks and meals, plus cater for parties. I think County Skittles is a great place to take your family for a day out.

I've started a Gold Membership at Carn Brea Leisure Centre (Community Centre) months ago in Idea of…read moredoing exercises and have my youngest son learn to swim. The gold membership allows you as an adult to bring one of your underaged children to swim for free but people at the reception seem to forget that and often asked me to pay for my child. When trying to book classes at reception, Amanda always told me there are not spaces available, but when I was to the Gym office, Caroline and Steve found online a lot of available spaces. Today I decided to go to the Gym: running and rowing. I swiped the card and screen sent me back to reception office. Sandy who is the Manager of the reception told me I need to pay £3.00 for a missed booking which I previously have cancelled on Wednesday with Amanda because of the Ciaran storm. Amanda didn't register my cancelation. Sandy remembered I called and she cancelled it. After the 'adventure' I'm still trying to go down to the gym, but Sandy is asking me if I did any booking for it and she advised me to go on the online website in the reception to book a gym session. I've tried but it wouldn't work and Sandy offered to do this session booking on her computer. When I got down to the gym I asked Caroline the gym Manager if I need a booking for the Gym. Caroline said I don't need one. Every single time I went to this Community Centre they made me feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. This place is advertising as a Community place but it doesn't show any sympathy or kindness. There is untrained and rude staff. Never forget: This Centre is maintained by the Community. We all pay for services to keep this place going. Nobody deserves such an appalling treatment.

Carn Brea leisure centre is situated opposite Tesco Extra in Pool. There is a large main swimming…read morepool with a flume which goes into this pool as well. The changing room facilities are slightly dated and but they seem to be clean and well maintained. There is a large Sports hall with in the centre. There is also a athletics track which is well maintained and I have used regularly while competing in athletics events. There is a cafe and bar which looks down on the pool and sportshall which is reasonably priced, in addition to vending machines near the front entrance.

An excellent facility located next to the local High School that has a twenty-five meter swimming…read morepool and gym stocked with the latest cardio vascular equipment, weight machines and free weights. The facilities are open from early in the morning for the early birds right through to late evening and offer a variety of fitness classes for all genders and ages. Prices are very reasonable for those that are not members of the club, which has had a recent face uplift and delivery of new gym equipment. It is worth checking the pool timetable during school term time as the local school do use the facility on occasion. The pool is one of the warmest in the local area!!

Seriously, I could have given this one star or five stars, and if we hadn't been in room 7 in the…read more'house' I would probably be rating it much lower. So, first the good news: Our room was probably the best I've ever stayed in. It was located in the huge, ultra modern house a hundred yards from the main lodge. We had room 7 with is the suite and the largest room in the house. The bedroom was huge, had a large balcony with table and chairs, and overlooked the lake. The bathroom was larger than most hotel rooms, super modern, huge walk in shower. There is also a large tub by a window, ans a large candle to light. The walk in closet was also huge. The one thing you will never complain about is space. Everything felt brand new, beautiful neutral colours, everything seemed to be top quality. Full breakfast, included, was excellent, including black pudding, white pudding, portobello, as well as the usual eggs any style, bacon, sausage. Also included is a breakfast bar with cereal, 4 juices, unlimited toast, pastries, yoghurt. They bring a pot of tea or cup of coffee, I'm sure you can get more of either. The staff were very friendly and professional. Location is 'central', a few miles from Bobmin to the north and St. Austell to the south, and on the way to all that Cornwall has to offer to the west. OK, here we go, the bad news: Are you a cup half full or cup half empty type person? Half full, you had better stop here. Half empty, you'll love this: Wi-fi next to useless, sometimes barely usable, other times not even found on the wi-fi list. Having said that, my g/f did quite well with wi-fi most of the time. So maybe it's some sort of configuration thing. Rebooting the router brought it back to life one of the nights, or so I hear ;) On top of that, on O2 I had no cell coverage, so was basically internet deprived for three days, seriously putting a dent in our travel planning. The first night the LOUD smoke detector went off and wouldn't stop. I called the main lobby number but it was past their normal hours. So I called the nighttime cell number and it went to voice mail! I got dressed, drove over to the lodge, there were 3 people at reception, one of them being the guy whose phone should have rung. I drove him to the house and he got it turned off. Highly annoying and a potentially dangerous. I was not offered anything for the hassle I was put through. POOP! There are cute geese on the grounds around the lake. They have pooped all over the grass, all over the gravel path, nobody seems to be interested in trying to clean it up a bit. On a related note the wood on our balcony was covered in poop and stains, no doubt never looked at since the house was built. It will only get worse. Cold shower! No wait, I mean boiling hot shower! Two of the three days it was barely lukewarm, on the day it was hot it was so hot that even turning it down to minimum hot was still too hot. This house looks like it's a year or two old a the most. Can they really not have got the plumbing and the wi-fi right? Breakfast was totally inconsistent. We had different sausages on each of the three days. The first two were yummy and seemed to be from a good butcher. The third day was like a Tesco discount package. Tea, the first day was in a cup, tasted awful, lukewarm. The two other days it came in a pot, piping hot, much better. Coffee was never good but was awful one day like it had sat for a week. One day one egg, the other days two eggs. Sometimes runny yolk, sometimes not so much. Location, although central, is in the middle of nowhere. No shops, no nothing. We didn't mind, but you might. There are many other smaller niggles but I'll skip those. So, would we stay there again? At full price absolutely not. But we got the travelzoo 3 nights for £165 which was a bargain. At that sort of price, and in room 7 of the house, then absolutely. One other room was also quite large, but we have no idea what the other rooms were like so you had better do some research. Read the other reviews, sounds like the lodge might be in need of repair, and sounds like wi-fi is an issue all over. Should you stay here? I honestly don't know.

The pool here is lovely - always warm, even for my 10 month old baby. Changing rooms have hairdryer…read moreand two showers but no lockers so don't take anything valuable with you. There is also a family changing room where you and your other half and little ones can change together, but you need to get the key from reception to use this. Although pool is great, the food is dreadful, despite eating here a few times - each time the order has been wrong, mouldy, not cooked or just never shown up! So bring a sandwich or go somewhere else for food after your swim.