Burntwood Leisure Centre

Great leisure centre, my children have swimming lessons here too, always come away with smiles on their faces. Very clean and staff always helpful.

I took my 20 month old and my 7 year old swimming last week.I’m not trying desperately to find another place with a baby pool, because this place was vile.Whilst it has a baby pool and main pool the pools and changing rooms smell like nappy bins. Going to the side of the pool the drains reeked.We were gagging walking into the changing rooms on initial entry and the smell remained even in the pool.I felt dirty being in that water! All for the rip off price of £15!!

EDIT **Initial review made in November 22.Update February 23. The local authority have taken over this leisure centre again & improvements are already being made. This is great news for this centre, it’s staff & community. **This centre has regrettably been taken over by ‘freedom leisure’.The centre still has amazing, committed staff who try their best under freedom leisure’s ‘guidance’ to maintain some of the lovely ‘family feel’ that used to be…unfortunately Freedom seem to be purely a business - prices are constantly increasing, but there is a continued lack of attention to the building inside & out.The park used to be a hub for families with young children before & after swim lessons…photos show where Freedoms attention is - unfortunately not in the places where community used to thrive.

Very disappointedOrganised a group netball session at the centre after ringing several times to check the correct booking and price (stating NETBALL court)No members of staff picked up that ONE badminton court ( 1/4 of the size of a netball court) had been booked.All members arrived (several coming +1hr away from Worcester) to be told the wrong court had been booked by ‘trained’ leisure centre staff even after follow up calls were made to double check.Won’t be returning

This is a very good centre it has loads to do. I go because of the lad I support we go to the gym which has loads of equipment and also the walking football on the astro turf which is very well kept. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

Love bringing my little one swimming however the changing rooms are always dirty/messy especially the baby ones had to remove used swim nappies a few times and sinks been dirty and changing tables.Staff are all lovely and friendlyThe jaffa cake slices of cake is amazing and the coffee is good too, the food is well priced .

Car park is ridiculous in the evenings, almost always full, footballers parking in the disabled areas and nothing is done about it. End up parking on gravel hundreds of yards away.Big delays at Reception as they are always serving coffee!Swimming sessions are too short, there is always some gym equipment broken and not repaired for a while.Sauna area is closed off an hour before the gym! Difficult to go because it closes during a busy time for the gym.Good price for family membership, but too many shortcomings.

Take my little one here for swim lessons every week. The teaching pool is always warm as well as the changing rooms and they are always very clean. Plenty of parking on site. Parent and toddler spaces & disabled spaces

Not the best! We spent half our available swim time trying to find a locker with a working mechanism! Once located the key's ankle/wrist strap was broken so whilst trying to find a safe place to secure the key during our swim: my daughter slipped over on the wet pool side and smacked her head.Accidents are going to happen but the circumstances surrounding it: ie decrepit facilities, was vexing!