Overview

A fantastic facility, wheelchair accessible and with staff that Edinburgh Leisure should be extremely proud of.

Transport & Parking

I parked in the accessible bays with the car park of the centre. I counted at least 6 wheelchair accessible spaces, and there are also parent and child spaces available too.

Access

The access in to the centre is level from the car park. The front door and gym are accessed via automatic doors, which was great. There are two lifts to get you down to the pool area, one from the gym and another beside the cafe area. The gym has a handcycle for use as well as many other machines that worked for me as a manual wheelchair user. The staff can work with you to show you all of the machines that would be useful to you, and are also available (with membership) to assist you during your visit. You can book this assistance in advance to be sure that support will be available when you attend. There is a main swimming pool, which has hoist access. There is also a smaller swimming pool, which is much warmer and has hoist access too. The only reason the centre didn't get 5 stars for access, is that there is a slight slope from the car park to the front door which some manual wheelchair users might find tricky.

Toilets

There were lots of accessible toilets dotted throughout the centre, which was fantastic. The accessible changing room also had a shower bed, which would allow people who require support to lay down while showering, which was a great feature.

Staff

The staff member who showed us around the centre was out of this world. Abbey was very knowledgeable and took her time in explaining how we could best use the facilities and answered all of the questions we had around accessing the centre. It was very refreshing to know that we were getting the information we needed and being valued as a customer. Can't recommend this place enough!

Anything else you wish to tell us?

There is a soft play and trampolines in the centre too, as well as a great cafe for meeting up with friends etc. I highly recommend going along.

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