Vauxhall Leisure Centre
London, England, UNITED KINGDOM
Adult Admission Price & Policy
Drop-in/Casual
£7.00. (Debit and credit card payment only.) [October, 2023]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards
Pool 1
25m, 3 lanes, 1.05m depth, indoors,
28.6ºC (83.5ºF).
Location
Historical County
London Metropolitan Area
GPS
51.483724, -0.123436
Teams That Use This Facility
We have no web links or contact information for teams that train at this facility.
Facility Notes
Lane swimming is offered in 50-minute sessions, beginning at 10-minute intervals with up to 25 swimmers in the pool at one time. Advance booking is required; see the Book an activity - Swimming page on its website.
No shoes are permitted in the changing area.
Facility Reviews
It's a great pool: quite new, clean, and well maintained. Check the timetable on its website before going in order to avoid "School Swim Lessons - Private Booking" which will usually mean you can't easily swim laps.
Paid public entry is available, as well as memberships. There's bicycle parking outside and a gym upstairs.
[May, 2019]
Paid public entry is available, as well as memberships. There's bicycle parking outside and a gym upstairs.
[May, 2019]
One thing to note, the centre is completely "cash-free" (including the vending machines), so don't forget your debit/credit card. There is a staffed front desk, but you are encouraged to use the self-service touch screens instead. Ironically, the lockers use (returnable) £1 coins...
They could probably do with more lockers, but there are hooks and benches by the poolside that you can use at your own risk. Agree that changing rooms/pool areas are clean and tidy. The individual cubicles are a little bigger than normal and have a couple of hooks thoughtfully provided. There are open-showers at the poolside for pre/post swim rinsing, and three separate shower cubicles. The latter have those annoying push-button taps that provide a generous 2.5 seconds (yes I timed it!) of hot water per go, which is really no good if you have hair longer than a couple of inches to wash. The pool is 1.05m deep throughout, with 3 full lanes, and one "half" length lane. The pool was lovely to swim in.
[May, 2019]
They could probably do with more lockers, but there are hooks and benches by the poolside that you can use at your own risk. Agree that changing rooms/pool areas are clean and tidy. The individual cubicles are a little bigger than normal and have a couple of hooks thoughtfully provided. There are open-showers at the poolside for pre/post swim rinsing, and three separate shower cubicles. The latter have those annoying push-button taps that provide a generous 2.5 seconds (yes I timed it!) of hot water per go, which is really no good if you have hair longer than a couple of inches to wash. The pool is 1.05m deep throughout, with 3 full lanes, and one "half" length lane. The pool was lovely to swim in.
[May, 2019]
It was crowded on a Sunday morning, with four to six swimmers per lane. The water temperature is reasonable for lap swimming. The lanes are speed-segregated, and etiquette is minimal outside of the fast lane, despite posted instructions about waiting, etc. I couldn't find any training devices.
The staff is friendly; the changing areas are decent and pretty clean; no outdoor shoes are permitted in the changing area; and showers last less than 2½ seconds (I didn't time it).
[October, 2023]
The staff is friendly; the changing areas are decent and pretty clean; no outdoor shoes are permitted in the changing area; and showers last less than 2½ seconds (I didn't time it).
[October, 2023]