The real family fun pool of the three councils — four pools including a leisure pool and toddler pool, a 50m winding water slide and a thermal suite.
Banbridge Leisure Centre — The real family fun pool of the three councils — four pools including a leisure pool and toddler pool, a 50m winding water slide and a thermal suite.
This is the reason to come. The main pool is a 25m six-lane tank for lane swimmers. Alongside it there is a 10.5m leisure pool, an 8.5m learner pool and an 8m toddler pool, so every age has somewhere to be. Overhead runs a 50m winding water slide, the flume the older kids will queue for. A mixed-age family can genuinely all get in the water and stay happy.
The centre runs family swim sessions, Swim School lessons, holiday activities and birthday party packages across the pools. Phone the centre on 028 4062 8800 or check getactiveabc for current session times.
Banbridge Leisure Centre is at 15 Downshire Place, Banbridge, County Down, BT32 3JY. On-site parking. Tap below for directions.
Most council pools give you a rectangle and a shallow end. Banbridge gives you four pools and a 50m slide winding above them. That is the difference between a swim and a day out, and it is why families drive in from across the area.
Bring towels, dry clothes and a bit of patience for the slide queue at the weekend. Book your session ahead, and let them wear themselves out in the water.