Reviewing this place primarily for the pool and the facilities surrounding that, seen as that is what I use it for really, although they do have plenty of classes, gyms, suites, squash courts, and plenty of interesting gubbins (and a ridiculously placed vending machine full of chocolate, I may add).
There are two pools, the kiddy pool, and the larger one, but last time I was there it was pretty badly controlled with screaming kids and their parents who didn't care about them, and strangers around them even less EVERYWHERE, 6 and a half foot blokes doing starfish floats in the middle of the pool, and teen girls with full faces of make up standing in the middle of the lanes and chatting about unprotected sex...
When it's sunny, it's either terribly pleasant, or absolutely blinding, the huge windows, you don't particularly notice the fact people cold star and watch you in your spandex gear from outside, but you do really notice how depressing the place becomes when the sun goes behind a cloud, it's definitely got a "Oh, the film is sad so it's suddenly and conveniently raining, how original" sudden change to it.
The changing rooms are of the village type, and are reasonably clean. It can be quite a trek from the showers to your locker if they're by the door though, so don't do what I did, and ensure you bring a big enough towel! read more