South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre

South Woodham Ferrers, England, UNITED KINGDOM

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Facility Overview

Facility Name
South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre
Address
Brookfield Road
South Woodham Ferrers, England CM3 5JU
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone
(01245) 606 606

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
Peak hours £6.20; off-peak £5.20. (Both require free "ourChelmsford Lite" accounts. [September, 2021]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25m x 13m, 6 lanes, 0.9m - 1.8m depth, deck level, indoors, 29ºC (84ºF).

Location

Historical County
Essex
GPS
51.64551, 0.62031

Teams That Use This Facility

Masters Swim
Woodham Ferrers Swimming Club
See the Youth Swim team website, linked to its name, below.
Youth Swim
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Youth Swim
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Facility Notes

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Facility Reviews

The pool is new (it opened in 2005) and has good, clean water. It's often quiet, unless there's a club session. Lane swimming is available in the morning and at other times during the day. The changing facilities and showers are not great, but it's not a serious problem.
The changing rooms aren’t cleaned as often as they should be and there should be a ‘no shoe policy’ in the changing rooms as there is always a muddy river flowing through them. It gets horrendously busy at the weekends.
The pool is rather warm for training - nearer 30ºC? During the early morning lane swim, they set-up three double-width lanes in the six lane pool. It would be so much more effective if there were six lanes! Swimming in the fast lane means you are constantly moving in and out, overtaking other swimmers. If set up with six lanes, it would enable folks to swim in the correct speed for them. It's a frustrating swim in the only decent pool in the area!
[August, 2017]