Burnham Swimming Pool has recently been bought from the council by private buyers and has…read morere-openned as The Swim Sports Academy. Since re-openning the changing rooms are much improved and there is a Star Bucks attached. The new staff are very welcoming and classes such as yoga and spinning are available. I do feel, however, that there is a bit too much focus on swimming lessons and classes. I use the pool just for public/ladies swimming and often the times when I can use the pool are restricted or half the pool is cordonned off for a class.

I think that Burnham Swimming Pool is a brilliant asset for our town. I was very pleased when it…read morewas bought buy private owners recently and saved from closure. They now have a starbucks coffee shop where you can sit and watch the swimmers they also have yoga classes which are good as it is normally hard to find spaces in yoga classes in the area. The only downside of the new ownership is that there are alot of swimming classes / groups and private hire times so when I just want to go for a swim I am normally limited to half the pool being closed off which is a shame - I think they should focus more on us people who just want to swim not do aqua arobics, lessons etc.

Kingswood leisure centre has been around for years, I remember coming here as a child for swimming…read moreand and inflatable pool parties! They are part of the Active scheme which gives you the chance to pay monthly for membership and gives you swimming, classes and gym included. They do have some really good classes here, circuits and abs classes are popular choices. More recently I have been here for a swim, they have a 25 metre pool and offer plenty of lane and casual swimming and it's all clean and tidy. You won't find anything fancy here, but for standard fitness activities you'll find it here.

I come here every week as non member for the fitness classes. Although it looks abit run down they…read morehave had a refurb with the gym and reception area. They have all fitness equipment and have slowly started replacing the old equipment with brand new ones. The pool has been the same for years and the changing rooms could do with a refurb still. Im not a member but i always seem to get into the clases without booking and paying on arrival, unless its in the spin studio then i recommend booking far in advance. The classes are £4.90 and around a hour long. The carpark lets it down alot, its VERY small and always packed. And the roads have double yellows everywhere. Go careful parking i managed to get myself a parking ticket there a while ago! I will still continue to use this centre but does still need some improvements.

Thank you George Bridges for helping with a query in a friendly and considerate manner…read more great staff!

Tucked away in a back street in Knowle, the Jubilee is a bit out of the way so enjoys the advantage…read moreof rarely getting very busy. Also, of the two pools located in this area, this one is in better nick. It's not as rundown as Bristol South (in Bedminster) and has the added advantage of having separate changing rooms. However, this isn't to say that it's in any way luxurious, and while it's superficially nicer than its Bedminster counterpart, the pool is also quite a bit smaller. So if you're looking for anything more than somewhere to do a few functional laps, or have a car and kids to please, you may be better off heading over to the much plusher pool in Easton.

splash splash! At least that's what I would have been doing if I could find a slot to be able to go…read morefor a fun swim. The pool is open pretty much 12 hours a day but the majority of that time is taken up by lessons, classes or lane-swimming. No fun for those like me who just want to have a bit of a splash around when the weather gets too hot. I tried lane-swimming and it wasn't too busy in the summer but during term time the pool is full of fish! It's very cheap though- only £3 and you can stay in the pool all day if you have nothing better to do.

I visit this leisure cente regulary with my daughter and she just loves it it just has tons to do…read more There are 2 swimming pools one large that is really cold! and a smaller learner pool which is dead warm and quite shallow so fantastic for kids to play and learn to swim in. The pools themselves are clean and safe and are well supervised but the changing rooms could do with some work and some heating would be great! there is also a new soft play area which all small children would love and its nice to chill out after an exhausting swim. The cafe has a bar aswell and serve a good reasonably well priced range of paninis and fairly traditional british food. all in all this is a nice usually quiet leisure centre that is great for kids

There are numerous gym's in Bristol, one to which I am a member of, but not many of them have a…read moreswimming pool, including my gym. So I was on the look out for a leisure centre with a nice swimming pool, and I think I have found it in Keynsham. The pool is a good size, and as per most swimming pools they have different time slot for different activities, such as free swim (that means do what you like, not that it is actually free!) Lane swimming, and of course for the younger ones (and young at heart!) the activity hour(s) where lots of floats are bobbing aroung the swimming pool. There is also a gym in the Leisure centre. If you sign up for membership before the 31st May 2010 you get 2 months free membership.

This is a great leisure centre. Staff are always friendly and helpful. You can use all the…read moreequipment in the gym, they have all the usual equipment, there is space for indoor football etc. and the swimming pool is the best feature. You can book swimming lessons in advance, the teachers are very patient and always make you feel you are doing well, even if it doesn't feel like it. For the children they give certificates, they are called Duckling awards, it makes the children feel good when they have achieved a goal, and are given a certificate, They also raise the water temperature twice a week for certain groups.

This excellent council run state of the art leisure centre boasts one (sorry, two!) of the best…read morepools in the city. The main pool boasts six lanes and is even overseen by a spectator gallery which is used during competitions. There is also a smaller learner pool complete with a flume which snakes down into it (alas I've never worked up the bottle to ask to have a go!). One word of warning, on two occasions I've turned up only to be refused entry due to the timetable being changed without any warning (there was no apology either - they just seemed to think I was a bit weird for reading the timetable online and assuming it was correct!). Elsewhere there's a gym and fitness classes (I've not used either though have heard good things about the circuit training class), and a decent sized hall which you can hire by the hour for badminton and 5-a-side. There's also ample parking outside, much of it CCTV monitored.

Run and funded by the council, Easton Leisure Centre is a good, well-kept and clean space with…read moreplenty of activities on offer. The swimming pool is large and as good as you'll get for a swim. It doesn't cost much either. There's also gym facilities and a range of fitness classes. Make sure you check times (even phoning if necessary - although my one major complaint would revolve around the fact that I have tried to phone and find out about swim times only for my calls to remain unanswered). Regrettably the website isn't very regularly updated so it's a good idea to check. The Easton location isn't exactly wildly accessible for a lot of people. If you're a cardriver there's a large amount of parking outside but for those of us who aren't, the nearest reliable transport service is Lawrence Hill train station although even then you have to snake under the quite circuitous underpass in order to get to the other side. Overall it's a good leisure centre, I just wish it wasn't so heartbreaking to be turned away when I've travelled for miles because the staff don't answer the phone and the website is out of date!

Good, trampoline park, trampolines are quite bouncy. They dont have the most activities to do, but…read morethe ones they do have are very fun. Its good that the actual trampoline part is so huge.