Stratford Park Leisure Centre

Had a wonderful experience at this swimming pool. The water was clean and well-maintained, and the entire facility was tidy and organized. The staff were friendly, attentive, and ensured a safe environment for everyone. The pool is spacious, making it perfect for both relaxation and exercise. A great place to spend time with family and friends. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a pleasant and enjoyable swimming experience

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*edit* after complaining to the council I am glad to say I received my money back and cancelled the yearly plan. This does not changes my option about the facilities. Disappointing facilities I signed up for a yearly couples membership because my wife wanted to join this location. Before committing, I asked for a trial session to test the facilities before signing a contract, but it was denied and offered a daily pass instead for £8, if I didn't wanted to pay, they offered tours but had to wait 10 minutes for it, which I didn't have the time for. After signing up, I quickly realized the quality here is unacceptable: -Equipment: About half the machines don't work properly (broken, off or something else), and the ones that do require ridiculous "tricks" just to get started. -Hygiene: The bathrooms consistently smell terrible. -Staff: Even the staff candidly admitted to me that they dont prefer this facility and understood my frustration. I requested to pay for the 4 weeks (I had attended 3) and downgrade the contract to a single membership for my wife so I could switch to a functional gym. Management refused to cooperate or accommodate this request. If you are serious GYM user, save your money and look elsewhere.

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My review is mainly aimed at the gym. I’d avoid it if you are even remotely serious about body building or the like. Stacked with cardio machines which I’ve never seen more than half used at once, with a very basic and limited set of weight machines/free weights. Often have to wait for machines as there’s one thing for each body part generally (unless you want to do pull-ups, then you’re fine). The fact that some staff (who I assume get free access?) actually pay to go to the gym I swapped to says it all. However, if you do want to just do cardio and insist on wasting money (there’s plenty of hills and pavement - we do live in a beautiful area!) then they have to covered for rowing machines, step machines, excess treadmills. In theory there is a decent stretch for sled pulls but this invariably involves having to turf people off that area as it’s used for stretching and gentler floor exercises. In over a year I never had the chance to use it. It is, however, air conditioned and has a nice view.

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The indoor pool is disgusting, dirty and they over-packed it during the lane swimming session, so its impossible to swim more than a few strokes without hitting into someone. Changing rooms are also dirty. They should keep the outside pool running as I imagine this would be bigger and better.

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