Easter Fun! Swimming!!

[Shaggy]

My little 2 3/4 year-old monkey loves the pool at Centerparcs, I have just bought a car, and it looks like its going to be nasty weather this Easter.

This adds up to one thing: Centreparcs being booked up and very expensive anyway, can anyone suggest a good fun pool to go to next week? Something with a pretend beach, waves, that sort of thing. Doesn't have to be in London. Am perfectly happy to drive for an hour or so to get there.

[BeccaL]

The Glades in Bromley has a little slide, waves and a teeny pool for little ones. Only about a 20-min drive max. More expensive than ordinary swimming pools but much cheaper than Centre parcs!! Worth checking their website for session times, and if you can go for the lunchtime session that's usually less busy...

[womanofdulwich]

The Latchmere in Wandsworth is good too. The Glades attracts older children with the slide- it can be a little overwhelming.

[Audrey]

There's one in Battersea - The Latchmere. Its not that big but ok if you need to add some variation for the week!

[Shaggy]

Great -- thanks!

[zshah3]

The arches leisure centre in greenwich is amazing has two slides one in the shallow end and one in the deep end, the shallow end starts off very shallow great for toddlers, they have spray, bubble and wave machines, lots of floats and a jacuzzi in the pool! prices are not expensive, the pool is part of GLL. Bromley is also good but I have always prefferred greenwich as there is much more to do and more younger kids as appose to teenagers.

[sew]

Wavelengths in Deptford is another one.

[Goodliz]

I'd also recommend Bromley.

[mima08]

We went to Latchmere a few weeks ago (before the beautiful weather) and although the pool was great, I really disliked the changing facilities: they were so dirty! They had obviously not been cleaned that day and I am not sure if it had been cleaned all week. Maybe I'm spoiled by Peckham and Dulwich pools but that level of dirt (including dirty nappies on the floor, bins overflowing and a strong smell of....) almost made us turn around... having paid ?9 for 2 adults+1 baby we decided to stay. As I said, the pool was great and maybe it is not normally that bad, but we'll be trying Bromley and Greenwich instead.

[Shaggy]

So many choices!

[buggie]

Has anyone done the family swim sessions at Crystal Palace pool?? The timings seem more flexible than at Peckham & thinking of giving it a try on Sunday.

[Pickle]

Yes, my kids have swimming lessons there and we've done the family sessions. The pool is great, not too deep, ands if you get there at the start of the session it's not too busy.

[Fuschia]

The bridge near sydenham sainsburys is a very nice pool with shallow steps and lots of toys