Shaftesbury, United Kingdom
Barton Hill
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+44 1747853181
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Not what I was looking for. Came in expecting to be serenaded by the hit songs of the Mancunian brothers, but instead my ears were assaulted by the gleeful cheers of children. I wanted to be sick. Thankfully, the water was very cold, which was good. If anything it wasn’t cold enough! Not great.
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Clean. Beautiful blue pool . Just the right temperature. Well organised and welcoming. Ring to book. Has not got it's own car park and disabled access would not be easy but steps into the pool. Very small children would need supervision as its quite deep. I had a wonderful swim after 6 months without.
A really nice place to be. Relaxing. Staff are helpful.
Great pool, brilliant staff, amazing aqua fit classes!
It turns out I've driven past the main road to this pool on numerous occasions, yet it took a global pandemic to for me to discover this gem in Shaftesbury... It's an outdoor community pool run by a smallish town council - therefore the management have completely excelled themselves in getting their pool open for the remainder of the 2020 season, at a time when most of the bigger operator have not opened many of their pools (including all the pools near my home of Trowbridge). It is well worth the drive from Trowbridge (or anywhere else for that matter)... The pool itself has a really good feel - it maintains some of it's history, like the quirky gates at the entrance, but also feels well maintained and looked after - you really get a feel that this placed is 'loved'. The staff are impeccably friendly and very capable. If anyone needs reminding about something for safety (ie children not taking risks jumping off floats) this is done in a very supportive way - no whistle-happy lifeguards here! I mostly come here to get fit after the COVID lockdown (and to enjoy the atmosphere of outdoor swimming), but was able to bring my family along last week for our first family swim since lockdown began. Our 3 year old daughter had a great time and absoloutely loved every minute. Finally, the COVID-safe measures all feel very well thought out with a good one-way system, hand sanitiser, socially distant markings in the changing rooms and pre-arrival information sent out the day before each booked session and so on. Social distancing in the pool is relatively easy and there are only a limited amount of people in the pool at any one time. I'd Highly recommend the Shaftestbury Oasis for a COVID-safe swim, but am sure we'll be back again, long after COVID-19!
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