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6 Best Swimming Pools In West Sussex
There is nothing to choose between these on score. The county's six all land between the high threes and a flat four, close enough that the ratings offer no guidance whatsoever. So decide on the practical grounds instead: which one you can park at without a fight, which runs a session at the hour you actually need, and which has water shallow enough for the smallest person you are bringing. Space outside is recorded at Splashpoint, at The Pavilions In The Park and at The Triangle Burgess Hill. Indoor only covers Arun Leisure Centre, Westgate Leisure Centre and The Dolphin Haywards Heath.
Top swimming pools in West Sussex
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Swimming PoolsArun Leisure Centre
Swimming PoolsThe Pavilions In The Park
Swimming PoolsSplashpoint
Swimming PoolsWestgate Leisure Centre
Swimming PoolsThe Dolphin Haywards Heath
Swimming PoolsThe Triangle Burgess Hill
When a list is this evenly matched, the winning move is a telephone call, not more reading. Ask about the family session times, the supervision ratio for the ages you are bringing, and whether armbands are supplied. Three minutes on the phone will separate these six far better than any amount of comparing scores, and it removes the two things that ruin a swim: arriving at the wrong time and arriving with the wrong number of adults.
Swimming Pools in West Sussex: FAQs
If the scores are effectively identical, what should decide it?
Distance and timing, in that order. A pool twenty minutes nearer home is a pool you will actually use again, and a session that starts when your children are at their best is worth more than any facility. After that, think about the changing arrangements: a site with family cubicles is a different proposition from one with two communal rooms when you have three children and one of them is four.
What does outdoor space at a leisure centre usually mean?
Rarely a second pool. At a modern leisure site the phrase generally covers a terrace, a patch of grass or a play area, which is what Splashpoint, The Pavilions In The Park and The Triangle Burgess Hill most likely have. It is genuinely useful — somewhere to sit outside while somebody finishes a lesson — but do not build a July afternoon around it without checking what is actually there.
How long does a swim take, door to door?
Around two hours for most families, of which perhaps half is spent in the water. Changing, showering, hair, the queue for the hairdryer and the negotiation about vending machines fill the rest. Knowing that in advance stops you scheduling something immediately afterwards and then rushing everybody, which is how a relaxed morning becomes a stressful one about ten minutes before you leave.
Can we turn up without booking?
At some of these, at some times, yes — but the timetable is the thing that decides it, not the door policy. Public pools give a large share of their week to lessons, clubs and lane swimming, and a family arriving mid-afternoon on a weekday can easily find there is no session they are allowed into. Check the timetable online the night before and you will not waste the journey.