Excellent resources, friendly staff and an enabling environment. I often take my children there to…read moreplay on Fridays and on half term . they absolutely love it. Activities range from messy play to garden games, board games and there is even a baby corner. Additionally,many courses and trainings are offered to parents. Highly recommended.

always friendly reception and they try to accommodate all ages especially during the holidaysread more

This is a friendly local and convenient leisure centre. Colfes is actually a private school…read more However their sports facilities are so good that they hire these out to members of the public. It includes a great swimming pool and gym. They run great fitness classes. I have atteded the yoga classes and it is a great way to de-stress after work! There are different types of membership opportunities to suit different circumstances. They also have a lovely new cricket pavillion and cricket green. All in all a lovely local first class fitness centre!

From the owner: Welcome to Colfe's Leisure Centre, the best independent leisure centre in SE London/Lee/…read moreLewisham/Greenwich providing amazing facilities, at affordable prices. Memberships from just £31 per month with no contracts. One month and family memberships available, all conveniently located in Lee, Lewisham. Access to Swimming pool, Gym, Free Fitness Classes including yoga/Pilates/spin, Free Court/Pitch Hire including badminton/table tennis/ basketball/outdoor tennis. Facility/room Hire including theatre/pavilions/halls/pitches/sports grounds/classrooms. Free parking, priority bookings. All located in SE London/Lee, close to Lewisham and Greenwich. Also on offer-Children's football, badminton, tennis and basketball coaching, children's swimming lessons, adult badminton and tennis's lessons in SE London.

I've been coming here for years and have finally seen one too many examples of appallingly bad…read moreconduct from the lifeguards. In my time coming here I've seen a lifeguard laugh at a disorientated, dehydrated old man asking for water and tell him to go buy some from the vending machine. I had to deal with it. I've seen people in the showers with all the drain covers off so anyone could stick their foot in the large, wide holes and break their ankle. Just a week ago I pointed out that the lanes were set up going in the wrong direction and that the children in the lane next to the adult fast lane could get injured by clashing arms . The lifeguard threw his arms up angrily and more or less said he didn't care. The swimming coach of the children dealt with it. When I later explained to the lifeguard why the lane directions alternate he stared in the other direction with his arms crossed saying "alright mate, alright mate" repeatedly like a sulking thirteen year old. The swimming lessons are very good and the teachers very professional - possibly the staff are from a different company. Other than that I'm stuck in a membership with this centre and have no desire whatsoever to have to keep dealing with the minority of rude, immature lifeguards.

Be very careful when signing up for a membership. I was…read morecollared by a membership assistant to join and if i am honest felt a bit pressured, nevertheless i put pen to paper and joined after being assured there was a cooling off period by the assistant. I Cancelled the membership the day afterwards and two years later discovered they had issued a County Court Judgement against me! Parkwood Leisure, who own the centres are not nice people to deal with, they are insensative and hide behind 'guidelines' so please please please tread very carefully.

This Gym is great but why? Well I'm confident to say after all my many visits to this place…read more For starters I need to correct myself and say this is not a gym. I repeat this is not a gym this is a private leisure centre. It's fantastic, quite literally everything is an experience quite different from the average, but let me explain. Signing up was nice, simple and smooth as the sales rep takes you around to show off their state of the art facilities such as crèche area where the qualified members of staff looks after your little ones for up to 4 hours while you get your workout on as they boast a range of soft toys, play pen and at times fancy dressed workers for light hearted entertainment. The lounge area is just as good with Wi-Fi access that runs throughout the who building, a lovely selection of food ranging in the hot and cold selections including a selection of flat screen computers that supplement your internet access through the Wi-Fi. This setting is against the wall length windows creating an open plan feel with a consistent summer feel inside the lounge, also there are a couple of deep seated leather sofa that has a TV hanging over head with a selection of Sky TV channels. The Dove Spa area being a partnered business for virgin active provides a range of things at a fee such as beauty therapy treatments like the pedicure, manicure with a range of deep cleansing face masks. There is also a range of cosmetic products on sale such as exfoliating items, creams, brushes etc. it's something I'm sure the female customers surely looks back twice at. Now what we need to establish is that this is just the ground floor at the front reception desk, yes, there is still the back where the separate male and female changing rooms are located each with their large number of showers, lockers and both having their own steam rooms which is amazing as they use scented aromas like eucalyptus inside which is really relaxing. Now this is the whole of down stairs which is considerably large so you can imagine the size of the gym upstairs which mirrors the size of everything downstairs. Oh my, this can be overwhelming if you're not a gym person, but luckily I am. The brilliant sized studio for classes with mirrors all along the sides which will make you feel like you in a ballet studio and yes they do ballet classes to boot. What a spacious functional area for working out, warm ups, stretches and fast classes if you are not keen on the hour long classes in the two studios. These functional areas you can use things from body mats, skipping ropes, kettle bells and even Vipers for those that are in the know. They even have a TRX machine for open use. The free weights area is just as large with all the expected equipment in other gyms but with the all but one remaining difference which is quantity, and yes virgin active Bromley has plenty and their cardiovascular area is the same with all their treadmills, bikes, row machine etc. I also believe the woman's only workout area is a nice touch for privacy for all those who are conscious of it and or even have religious believe that makes this idea a necessity. I must not forget to mention a third studio upstairs that is dedicated to bikes and with over thirty of them for spin classes throughout the day. It just never crosses my mind to go in to that relentless, rigorous class. Well, I mentioned downstairs and upstairs but I need to mention the side of the building dedicated to swimming, saunas, more showers and a Jacuzzi bath for everyone to share. I hope you can see why this place is amazing, but the reason why I don't give it 5 star which it deserves is the monthly fees which ranges from £70 - £90 a month. Lucky for me I pay half that price which I mentioned in the top tips for this place. PS I have my moments when I am an insane gym addict and moments when I'm anything but.

This centre is so unexpected - you'd never think to find somewhere this flash on the Downham…read moreestate! There's a huge pool, a very new gym, classes and Costa Coffee. Downham library is also in the building, and a Health Centre. The creche is the best - great value for money and amazing staff - both my children have to be dragged out of there. My favourite classes are spinning with Ellie and Hi-Lo Aerobics. The only down side is the car park - you can only park for 2 and a half hours - be careful as it's done by camera and if you go over you get slapped with a fine automatically. With so much to do in there, it's easy to spend a lot longer there - I always have to run out and re-park!

I would have to say that the swimming pool at the Downham Health and Leisure centre is the best…read morepublic swimming pool in the borough of Lewisham! It's still pretty new as it was built nearly three years ago and has been maintained well ever since. The swimming pool has got a great viewing gallery and the swimming pool looks out onto the the green fields of Durham Hill! The gym facilities are of a good standard too - I was pleasantly surprised! They do not have a sauna, steam room or jacuzzi though, but they do have fitness classes. I recommend the Spinning sessions - they are very popular, but very punishing for the legs! I would recommend that you travel there by bicycle (there are lots of places to lock your bicycle outside the Centre) or use public transport, because the parking is very limited. If you're lucky to get a space, the you only have two and a half hours otherwise you get fined £90 - so be warned!

This place has loads of drop in groups for the under 5's. All with cute names like caterpillars and…read moresprouts!! The staff are really friendly and sessions usually cost just £1.50 which is a bargain. There is a cafe which serves great food at very reasonable prices although the opening hours of the cafe do vary. It has something going on every day and I reccommend picking up a programme of events from the reception.

Like the other sports centres which were taken over by Parkwood Leisure group, Crook Log Sports…read moreCentre has been refurbished to the extent that if you haven't been there for a few years, you could be mistaken for thinking you had turned up at the wrong place. The centre has been modernised giving it a clinical and clean feel. The gym upstairs has plenty of equipment and the wait for machines to become free is minimal if you have to wait at all. TV screens are on in front of the running machines meaning you can catch up on the days news stories or watch sports events. Weights machines are at the end of the room with a good selection. The pool downstairs is a good place to finish your session and cool off although you may have to share it with people taking part in various pool based sessions such as aerobics or kids clubs. Timetables are available on the website if you wish to have an undisturbed swim. If finishing the session with a swim is not for you then a cafe and bar makes a good location to sit and let your muscles recover. It is spacious and finding a table is not a problem. For those with kids, a creche service is on offer meaning you can train with ease. Parking facilities are on offer on site with a large car park outside with plenty of spaces. Price wise, Crook Log and Parkwood Leisure are very reasonable. Membership is £34 a month and this includes use of the gym and swimming pool facilities as well as discounts on court hire and other services at the centre.

We took our 2 children (2 and 4) to Rascals for the first time yesterday. Entry fee was about £4.50…read moreper child so as per the earlier comment, if you see yourselves going back then take out a membership. The play area is really compact, as everything is in a self contained cube, covered in strong netting that goes up to 3 levels in height (almost to the ceiling). So whilst its a good use of space, it doesnt leave much room around the edges for parents to sit and have a rest (there was a private party that had most of the tables reserved). At the same time its the only area where children can run from one area to the next so at times it can also get very crowded. When we went we didnt really relax as the only seats were next to a very noisey football game (yes we expected it to be noisey but not to struggle to speak to each other!). There were also trays of food on tables which hadnt been cleared away, so that didn't leave a great first impression either. When you go it might be quieter and cleaner, but at least our children seemed to enjoy it, and its near to where we live so we might go again. But only if we cant find anywhere better!

This is a great soft play centre - real value for money - make sure you become a member if you…read moredecide to come more than once as it's only £4.55 for 2 children (sibling discount). The rig is great - big slides - and there are 2 areas for under 2's. The food is good, I've had 2 birthday parties there and the staff are really wonderful (especially Geri who also painted the murals on the walls). So many places like this are run down and filthy or over-priced. Rascals is the best in the area.