The old Swansea Leisure Centure used to be Wales' most popular tourist attraction, getting way more visitors than even Snowdon or my school plays. They closed it down for a few years to buff it up and have reopened it as a 21st century waterpark. It certainly looks very modern, the gym which comes out of the front of the building is like a space gym and has incredible views over the marina. The 'waterpark' is not a huge leap from the pools and slides that were there before, they've clearly worked around the main structure - keeping features like the wave pool and the huge windowed walls which make it almost feel like you're swimming outside in warm sunshine. New additions include the 'river run' which is basically a doughnut of water with a strong current which whips you around it and three new slides. Two of the slides are quite boring and similar to the old ones. There is one new one which is amazing though. It's a rubber ring type affair, but instead of a relaxing float down to the ground you go at great speed UP and down the slide - that's right - UP. The water shoots you upwards. It's quite thrilling and induces mega weggies. There's a sufring machine too, but I think you pay seperately for it. There are cafes overlooking the pool complex. The changing rooms are fairly large and varied with plenty of lockers (£1 deposit). There's even one of those high-tech drying machines. There is now also a climbing wall, which looks very pretty and you can see it from the main foyer. I think it's part of the big play area (4 storeys!) that includes sports halls. However, it is a lot more expensive than it was in my day - £7 per adult for 2 hours just for the waterpark. You can get a family ticket for £20, or if you're a Swansea resident you can get a further discount and a loyalty card. The gym has membership starting at £25/month which is loads cheaper than in London. read more

We love the LC but don't visit as often as we would have liked to as it is very pricey. We take our baby swimming there so don't need to use the pools with all the waterslides and waves but are still charged the same £7 as people who use all the facilities which I feel is wrong. The changing rooms are fantastic and always clean and warm. The sensory part of the soft play is great too and our baby loves the bubble lamps. I would not advise eating the food in the Bistro as the steak is remarkably like shoe leather and the potatoes strangely like rocks. Nice staff though. read more

I've joined LC2 for the gym, particularly for bodybuilding equipments. The first time I stepped to the Gym I was amazed by the uncountable number of the equipment there, but when I started my program I gradually figured that most of the equipments were for Cardio and only few for bodybuilding. In my opinion, the gym needs more equipments for bodybuilding, so I do NOT recommend it for bodybuilders, especially those who want to focus on every muscle of their bodies. read more

We have waited a long time for the LC to reopen and having many fond childhood memories of this place I couldnt wait to take my children there for the first time. Whilst the LC is now super modern I cant believe they wanted £20 for us all to go swimming for a few hours. I expected it to be a day out for that price not 2 hours. Unfortunately it is not going to be something I will ever be able to afford again at that price. The pool itself bears resemblence to its former self as do the slides and the kids really did have a fantastic time. However at that price its unlikely they will get to visit again any time soon. read more

I'm afraid my experience of The LC so far haven't been great. We were camping locally over the Summer and, as the weather was bad, we decided to check out the fantastic sounding swimming pool. Sadly we never got to see the pool because the queue was so long and they were selling tickets for two hours later - we didn't want to hang around waiting for that long! While the staff can't help how busy it gets, I do feel that they could have been more informative, as we had been there for a long time before they let us know what was happening. In the end we took our 4 & 1 year old daughters to the soft play there which was fantastic, especially the toddler sensory room. read more

Um - am I the only person who's not that impressed with the LC? I was (lucky?) enough to be given two free tickets to preview the LC before it opened and went down with my 11 year old daughter. The place looks very clean and modern but I did feel a little intimidated. There were plenty of cubicles to get changed in, which is much nicer than the communal ones for us ladies with a few more wobbly bits than we'd like! Not sure that I'm keen on them being unisex although I appreciate it's probably a lot easier for dads bringing their daughters etc. The pool itself looks very nice, with lots of separate areas depending on what you want to do. Unfortunately, I didn't particularly want to do any of them. The surfing area looked fun but I don't surf. My daughter is too old to take to the tiny tots area. The lazy river lived up to it's name and barely had enough oomph to pull my daughter round, let alone me. I would have liked a swim but unfortunately the pool isn't designed for that. I did have a go on the slides which, admittedly, were quite fun. However, the queues were quite long so we seemed to spend a lot of time standing around doing nothing. I can say that I've been but I don't imagine I'll ever pay £7 to go there again. Sorry read more

The LC is a really good watery leisurey centre type place. We popped in on a rainy day, and the kids loved it. Book tickets in advance for your session to make sure you don't wait too long. Loads of stuff to do, a fun looking climbing wall and surf wave, neither of which we used. The poolside cafe was good, with Huge portions and reasonable prices. Staff helpful amd very friendly. Cost for 2 adults amd 2 kids £20. Well worth it. read more

How much hassle can one venue make? The Labour Party in Swansea managed to shut down the previous leisure centre which cost them the election due to public outrage. When the new administration decided to open a new leisure centre, you'd think the public would be happy. No. After years of moaning it finally opened, and has proved anyone who doubted it wrong. A fantastic and modern facility with simply the best gym I have ever seen with up to date machines and plenty of them. The water park is great fun although can get a bit busy. More than worth the price tag and a must attend for any visitors to the area. Only downside is that it is very much a water park and not a swimming pool. read more

State of the art gym is fantastic and the pool is a great place to take the kids.

Visited the Leisure Centre for the first time since its revamp, though I was a regular in the old days. It used to be the only place in the area with a wave machine and water slides but other centres have caught up now. It is very much along the lines of the Cardiff pool, but on a slightly bigger scale. The main attraction is the Master Blaster water roller coaster, which you can ride in either single or double rubber rings. Double rings are better as you stay facing forward rather than being spun around by the jets of water. It really is good fun, but on a Saturday afternoon the queues can be 15 minutes long. The other two body slides are quite good - one in the dark, the other a bit longer and twistier. The lazy river is too short to be much use, but the wave machine is quite powerful. The lagoon is a nice area for small tots and there is a surfing machine for which you pay an extra £4.50. There is a small free car park and a larger chargeable one. When we got to the reception desk at 3pm we were told the next swimming session would be in 45 minutes, so we had quite a long wait, which was a pain. I'm not sure it's worth the trip from Cardiff now that we have our own leisure pool, except for the Master Blaster which is unique in the area. read more

This is our favourite place to come when the weather is not good enough for the beach - but of course lots of other people have the same idea! We have only experienced the pool bit of the leisure centre. Our kids all love the variety on offer here compared to our boring pools in Bristol: if time wasn't restricted they would spend a good couple of hours queueing and sliding on the rides, and leaping about when the wave machines are turned on. Excellent. But quite pricey for a large family - and we wouldn't dream of coming here any time other than absolutely first thing, when it opens. By 1030 or 1100 in the morning, the place is so heavingly full that it no longer qualifies as a swimming pool and you begin to feel like one among hundreds of peas in a churning saucepan (*except the water stays tepid - they don't actually boil you alive, but you get the idea). read more

got scammed by there staff pressure selling us a 3 month (newyear special offer) membership just after xmas only to find out they signed me up to a 6 month contract , they been trying to find a conformation email for 6 months but they can only find what they should of sent me & not what WAS sent to me, the original person who signed me up has been avoiding me and is always on a day off when i ask to speak to her (suprise suprise!) , we used to spend roughly £40 a week taking the kids swimming & food ect but now use another local pool that doesnt try to scam us just to hit sales targets , scammers at there best hiding behined a big name! its already cost the lc a few hundred quid in lost revenue & ill continue do my best to keep people aware of your scam around the xmas period! read more

joining the gymbe warned to remember to check your direct debit is set up and also to write to cancel your membership. my direct debit didnt get set up properly by the lc (i did not cancel my direct debit), once i stopped gyming after the summer hols my account was left to build up while i thought the payments were being debited from my bank account. they tried ringing me once without telling me on the answer phone what the call was concerning so i did not ring them back. few months down the line ive now been reffered to the solicitors with almost £300 owed for gym membership. i think its very poor for the lc not to have sent a reminder letter or at least to have said by phone that the account was overdue. several friends and also friends of friends experienced similar circumstances. it loks like many people have now been billed for months of unused gym membership, and no reminder letter or phonecall from the lc made. they are quick enough to leave the account build up and twice as quick having solicitors collect in the money!!!!!! i would say the gym and exercise package is awesome value for money but after this experience i will never ever go back there and certainly make sure i tell everyone about how they make their money!!! read more