Marshall Street Leisure Centre & Spa
London, England, UNITED KINGDOM
Adult Admission Price & Policy
£8.05; Senior Citizens £4.45. [August, 2023]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards
100f (30.47m) x 36f (10.97m), 5 lanes, 0.9m - 3m depth, indoors,
27.5ºC (81.5ºF).
Location
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Facility Notes
The facility, which was built in the 1930s, was part of an £11 million redevelopment project completed in 2010 that also included the construction of 37 "luxury loft apartments"; the money wasn't all spent on the leisure centre and pool, but a lot of it must have been.
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Facility Reviews
A jewel of a pool in the heart of London, a short walk from Carnaby St. Permanent slow, medium and fast lanes allow relatively stress-free overtaking. A long, narrow, open-plan changing area/showers (for the men, at least) has generous lockers.The hairdryer is pathetic and the loos have little privacy; otherwise it works well.
Specially overcrowded weekdays at mid-day and from 5 to 6:30 PM; out of those time frames, the pool is surprisingly (for London) empty.
Nice pool with three wide lanes. The water and ambient temperatures are on the cold side and and showers, too, or at least a few of them. They often reserve lanes for groups from 8 PM so you're left with one, two, or none.
[March, 2013]
[March, 2013]
The pool is a gem, but the cramped changing room facilities, which were part of the recent renovation, seemed to have been designed by someone who has never set foot in a gym or a swimming pool.
[October, 2013]
[October, 2013]
Delighted to see this beautiful marble-lined pool (in which I regularly swam some 40 years ago) back as a public facility, now as then heavily used by the large numbers of workers in the heart of London's West End. The pool is of a now largely superseded length (100 Imperial feet): 33 lengths approximates to 1,000 metres. Good lane discipline observed. The men's locker room is reasonably well appointed but a little cramped when the pool is crowded (as it can be at lunchtimes). Lockers require a £1 coin (refundable).
[February, 2014]
[February, 2014]
This is a delightful pool: Elegant marble; clean; a perfect temperature; and with three very wide lanes that make it easy to pass. The women's changing room is just fine, with private showers, good lighting, and suit dryers. I love this pool in heart of Piccadilly. If taking the Tube, use Exit 1 at Piccadilly Circus.
[September, 2017]
[September, 2017]
The locker system referred to in the February, 2014 review, above, has now been changed. Be sure to take a padlock with you.
[September, 2018]
[September, 2018]
It's padlocks only for the lockers, now. That, coupled with the £7 admission charge and the fact that there is no "T" on the bottom at the ends of the lanes, which ensures you see the angels at least twice a swim from hitting your heels on the lovely marble edging on the pool, you might want to check out Oasis Sports Centre for out-of-towners.
[November, 2019]
[November, 2019]