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Great swimming opportunities for wheelchair users
I visit this pool regularly with my Mum, who is almost entirely reliant on a wheelchair. The access to the pool is graduated and they have a pool chair which you can borrow so you can get into the pool. The staff are always very helpful and willing to lend floatation aids etc. It tends to be a quite quiet during the week, but with different kinds of users; children, 'serious' swimmers and disabled people (obviously some of these groups cross over; someone could be all three!).
There are two disabled changing cubicles with showers. Where the water is shallow, they have a ledge to sit on, where there are bubble jets you can ask to be put on - the closest option to an accessible jacuzzi available locally.
The only criticisms would be that the bar around the side of the pool is difficult to grab onto, and the locks aren't great on the cubicles; they can only be locked and unlocked from the inside, which isn't great if, like me, you're trying to combine privacy with safety.
I visit this pool regularly with my Mum, who is almost entirely reliant on a wheelchair. The access to the pool is graduated and they have a pool chair which you can borrow so you can get into the pool. The staff are always very helpful and willing to lend floatation aids etc. It tends to be a quite quiet during the week, but with different kinds of users; children, 'serious' swimmers and disabled people (obviously some of these groups cross over; someone could be all three!).
There are two disabled changing cubicles with showers. Where the water is shallow, they have a ledge to sit on, where there are bubble jets you can ask to be put on - the closest option to an accessible jacuzzi available locally.
The only criticisms would be that the bar around the side of the pool is difficult to grab onto, and the locks aren't great on the cubicles; they can only be locked and unlocked from the inside, which isn't great if, like me, you're trying to combine privacy with safety.