A great respite from the London heat. I visited on a weekend and easily found parking on the street…read moreright by the lido. There was no queue and it was relatively painless to get through to the pool. I wasn't able to use a locker however as I only had a £2 coin and reception had no change to provide me with pound coins for the lockers. Luckily I hadn't brought much of value with me so I hopped in and kept an eye on my belongings. It was quite busy with it being a blazing hot day, people had obviously been there sunbathing on the concrete all day! The lanes didn't feel too busy though when I was in the pool swimming. The pool is not heated so it can be a bit chilly when you first get in until you've got used to it. It was a delightful swim, to be swimming outside in England felt very novelty! It was generally clean, but a few things did float by on my swim. The changing facilities aren't the best, with only one small communal female changing area, with just one cubicle for privacy. It would be nice if they had some cubicles by the side of the pool like the Charlton lido, but maybe they didn't feel they had the room. There is a cafe on site, which by the look of it you had to access from outside, but there is a window that serves snacks and drinks. The only seating option when you are pool side is the bare flat concrete, so make sure you have a couple of towels with you so that you can lie out, I also took some flip flops for when I was walking about as opposed to going barefoot. I would definitely recommend this lido and I'm sure I will visit again, although I have now discovered Charlton lido, which is a lot closer to my home. The Art Deco style at Brockwell is much more aesthetically pleasing though!

For someone who's lived down the road from Brockwell lido for 5 years it is a disgrace I've not…read morevisited sooner. During the glimpse of our heat wave I came here with a friend on a Friday. Surprisingly we got a space in the car park (we know this was pure luck!). The parking is (I think) 2 hours free but it's not very clear whether you have to make a note of that when paying, so we just paid everything... hope they are enjoying getting all that free money Mr Parking God. When we got there the queue was way out the door at about 30 people deep we didn't have to wait too long to get in though. Once in we headed for the lockers which are few(!) And are located outside. There's about 40 lockers for the 100 people there. We walked into the changing room...and quickly walked back out it's very open and smelly. Standard. The pool itself is wonderful and fresh and you don't feel like you're swimming on top of people which is nice (especially as half the pool was closed when we visited). There's a cafe/bar (which is slow serving but worth the wait). The flooring isn't great, you're laying on concrete, bring a squishy towel. Apart from that it's a decent day out for some sun and a swim. Be warned sitting near the deep in. The kids jumping in and dive bombing constantly becomes tiresome. The poor lifeguards, is all I felt for the next few days! They deserve a medal.

I have been a member of Fitness First for more than four years but in all that time I have wanted…read moreto try a Virgin Active gym. I don't know if it is the branding (or the price) but they always seemed to be a cut above. I had no idea that Virgin Active was in Streatham until I saw them plugging their wares in Tesco and got invited to a free trial. The gym is on a side street next to Streatham High Road hence why I had never seen it before. The gym was as I expected i.e. a top quality spec, with changing rooms on the ground floor next to a pool and weights and cardio on an upper floor with views over sunny Streatham. There is even a cordoned off area for women only. Membership costs £71 per month although through deals with my employer I could have 50% off. However the limitation is that I couldn't use the Virgin Active branches in the city after work which is the reason I didn't sign up. Even though I didn't sign up I would have no hesitation in recommending this gym.

You can't get into many football grounds in London for £10 (or less with a concession - there are…read moremany available) and when you factor in the rest of the experience, detailed below, I'm sure you'll agree it's great value for a great day out. +Dulwich Hamlet are supported by "The Rabble", an 'infamous' set of left-wing fans who sing throughout the match whilst drinking craft beer and bringing along their dogs +You can get a pint of local brewed craft ale or real ale in the bar, for around £3.50 a pint. Here you can either watch out the big windows if it's cold or take your beer out into the ground if it's warm or you're a northern monkey so don't care about the cold +The matches are generally good quality, with the Hamlet finishing towards the top of their division the past few seasons, narrowly missing out on promotion -Only downer is the current price of the food - £5 for a burger is probably dearer than Wembley. However there is a Sainsbury's next door and you can bring in your own munch.

My new favourite place in London! The people there are very friendly and professional and the gym,…read morealthough small, it's got an interesting atmosphere. Keith's workout is tough and amazing. Big shout out to these guys, really deserve it!

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Virgin Active has terribly gone down... They have reduced the classes, clearly making cuts in the…read morewrong places while spending for things not necessary (e.g. the new app). Its now virtually impossible to reach them by phone, the new app is really really badly designed (the old one was fine), the music in the class v bad (because they dint want to pay royalties). They spend money though on cosmetic changes -no doubt to attract new members. Can't they put in charge somebody who actually understands how a gym work?!!!

Nice gym with a Pool, Sauna & Steam room. Weights section is not the biggest but does the job…read more Staff are always extremely pleasant.

A brilliant gym Incredible management team…read moreHigh quality mixture of personal trainers All I can suggest is you go in to see for yourself. This is a £29.99 gym that should be selling £79.99 monthly memberships.

From the owner: Awesome 24/7 gym packed with amazing equipment from Precor, Rogue and Escape Fitness + PACK45…read moreFunctional Training Classes. Have the freedom to do more with the best equipment in Camberwell!

Cubicles in swimming changing area extremely dirty. Clothes left in cubicles whilst owners in pool…read more The floor surrounding the pool dirty also on steps into pool has dirt in corners

As local community leisure centres go this one is clean and welcoming. But then again it should be…read morehaving had a recent 6 million pound refurbishment. Despite all this money it still suffers from the same sort of shortfalls all these places do. For example, there are only 2 changing cubicles in the mens changing rooms (can't comment on the ladies changing rooms without the police being called), and a ridiculously small viewing room for the numerous Dulwich mums to sit/stand with their double buggies and watch their little darlings tread water and swallow most of it, to name but two. You get the feeling that the pool has suffered in order for the authorities to be able to fit more facilities into the one site. It's only this latter point that prevented me from giving the site 4 stars.

I went to the pools and stood play it was great probably will go again really fun and nice things…read moreto do 5 stars

Great Place. I Swam For My First Time. Trainers Were Awesome:) even i almost drowned but a trainer…read morehelped me. deserves 5 star.

God council owned but privately run gym, with pool, split-level gym and squash courts. Also, low…read moremembership levels, so never gets too busy. However, they don't offer off-peak membership, and charge extra for squash courts even if you're already a member, so maybe it would be better if still a council gym. What's happened to those?

me and my partner recently went to the swimming pool with our 1 year old child we had a good time,…read morethe water was not too cold, it was cold but more than bearable. It was packed (maybe it was us going at the wrong time!) but the staff we good pleasant and helpful when needed. One criticism i do have is the lockers dont have a locks on them so you have to bring your own lock or buy one. This is slightly annoying! The changing rooms are clean and the booths are perfect for changing / getting babies sorted out! The price was a not too bad, for all three of us (2 adults 1 infant) it came to around £12 which i shouldn't complain at all in all not too bad