Braintree Swimming & Fitness

I hate how even as a member you have to book in for timed swimming slots.There isn't enough general family swim sessions available in the big pool.The big pool is always really cold.The changing rooms always feel a bit grimy.The children's swimming lessons are good and my child is progressing with them. However even these can get cancelled at short notice.

Cleanliness could be improved in the changing rooms and have better changing facilities for babies other than units in the hallway. The pool its self is great and good value for money

Really enjoyed coming here. The learners pool was just a bit small for my liking, I'm not sure if that's because of the lessons going on at the time I went or if the larger area is always fenced off.

We went there today to take our grandson swimming. He's been there a lot and is addicted to the slide! We had the centre pool to ourselves. However, we were not allowed to use either of the other pools as they had school swimming lessons on.There should have been a serious discount for this. However, it's braintree, so there's no chance there....Staff friendly and helpful abd the place was reasonably clean too. Ample free parking spaces, including disabled parking spaces.

Love this pool and the gym. I do a lot of lane swimming of which they have a tonne of availability throughout the week. The pools are always very clean as are the changing rooms. The gym is on the smaller side but has really modern and nice machines. Staff are really helpful and friendly. I think the price is really fair and good for a gym+swimming membership.

Please, please can somebody wipe the light bulbs and shades in the changing rooms. Maybe it wouldnt look and feel so dingy in there. Place is going to ruin and the pool is so filthy. How can other pools be crystal clear and yours is light green colour? Its like swimming in the river !! Gym has no presence and has no atmosphere! One set of collars between two barbells. Seriously fusion, sort it out!

A really nice, clean and open fitness centre. The building is well maintained and wel lit so it very nice to be in. The pools are large and well kept, changing areas kept clean with plenty of boothes to change in. Reasonably priced with lots of products and services available whatver your needs.

Never answer the phone. Tried a few times now. Just a message re website. Have left a couple of messages in the past but never heard back. Tried to ring again today again no answer. So guess I won't go lol.

It's a go-to pool, but only because it's the only one in the area. Unfortunately it is often dirty, humid, smelly, and falling apart. Toilets are often closed, metal is rusting and it generally needa a renovation. Unfortunately that's nothing the staff can actually do, but for what they can do, it is kept reasonably clean and safe.

I went for the first time today with my 18 month toddler, whilst he was splashing away in the baby pool someone who worked there shouted at me from above and told me I could not be in the pool as there was no lifeguard and I had to wait 15 minutes, I explained that the reception staff let me through so it was unfair to kick me out, especially when on my own i would have to dry my toddler and then wait?Anyone with a child would know how much effort that would involve, especially when you are on your own. I explained to the staff member this is not good enough and why was I let through if there was no one on duty? He was not interested and was not helpful at all.After 15 minutes a lifeguard came on duty so we went back in, the small pool was taken up by lessons which only left the tiny pool, as he is too small to go on the slide alone I sat with him on the slide, the lifeguard then whistled and shouted no adults on the slide. At this point I thought to myself this place is not a good place to bring your toddler.The place generally is run down, it does not look clean and multiple door handles / locks are broken. I am hugely disappointed that this is my local poolI would advise any parent who is looking to take their child swimming to avoid and I certainly will not be taking my little boy back there.