This is the best family friendly pool in Birmingham, or if it isn’t someone needs to tell me. As part of a leisure centre there is a whole load more to the place than just the pool but the pool is the only bit I know about.
The water doesn’t get deeper than about six foot so you can supervise a toddler in armbands and hold a newborn without too many problems, has a flume/slide although I haven’t often seen it in action, mushrooms that spout water, large bucket sized coloured cups that tip water randomly, a big “tap” showering water, a jacuzzi for adults, small slide in shallow area for little ones… and a wave machine.
You can wheel a buggy through the changing rooms to the side of the pool which makes things so much easier, not sure how hygienic that is but I won’t be complaining as the convenience wins out.
The changing rooms aren’t very big and it is a bit of a free for all to get somewhere to change in busy periods. Family changing rooms are provided and a great idea and open to all sexes which makes a lot of sense. The baby changing stations in at least one of these has been crudely screwed up out of action for as long as I can remember which looks a bit tatty.
Lockers work by way of a wriststrap thing you have to pay for and lose 50p on the transaction or at least that used to be the system. I never bothered with it and just piled everything in the buggy and wheeled it to the side of the pool.
The cafe does the normal sort of things, beans on toast/sandwiches/jacket potatoes etc.. but doesn’t take cards which I always forget. The cutlery is plastic and the plates are paper which can be interesting if you get a hard spud.
On a Friday they used to do a softplay in the gym and a swim thrown in for a few quid and over the holidays there are loads of events.
There is a lovely playground outside with a pirate ship, swings and climbing equipment suitable for small kids, up to about 7 or 8 I suppose, a great bonus.
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