Riverside Swimming Centre is a no frills leisure centre but it is perfectly adequate and has been the place we have taken our children to for the last few years.
There are two pools, a main pool and a teaching/childrens pool which is slightly warmer than the main pool and has a few steps leading down into it. They often have fun floats and woggles on the side for public use. My children loved us taking them here for a swim around and now that they are more confident in the water they have just started having lessons by themselves. They are in a group of no more than eight children and the lesson is taken by two instructors. They really look forward to this every week as the lessons are made quite fun and yet they are making good progress. You can watch them from the viewing area on the other side of the glass too.
The only negative is that the changing rooms are quite cramped. There are a couple of family changing rooms if you can get one. These have got a shower in them and baby changing facilities, but the floor sometimes looks as if it could do with a bit of a clean.
All in all though a reasonable pool. read more