
Information about Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre
Our comment from FitFit UK about Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre:
Welcome to the Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre, a fantastic facility located in Cowdenbeath, United Kingdom. Our center is well-regarded for its friendly and helpful staff, who consistently receive praise from our visitors. Many customers have highlighted our clean and warm swimming pool, making it a great place for families and individuals alike.
Visitors appreciate our convenient location and the variety of activities available, including swimming, aqua aerobics, and football training for children. The center is also known for being a positive spot for mental health and wellness.
While our customers rave about the staff and cleanliness, some have pointed out areas for improvement. Suggestions have been made for upgrading the changing facilities and ensuring that the pool temperature is consistently warm, especially during colder months.
We’re committed to enhancing our services and facilities based on your feedback. Come and enjoy all that Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre has to offer!
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Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre: Opinions
Fantastic experience: The reception staff are so helpful and extremely pleasant.
Thanks for the feedback Helen, we'll be sure to pass this on to the management team.
Positive experience: Good facilities with friendly staff
Thanks for the feedback George.
Fantastic experience: Staff were lovely
Thanks very much Carrie, it's great to hear your feedback.
Positive experience: Lovely helpful staff can't wait to visit after the much needed refurbishment
Thanks Amanda, we can't wait either!
Fantastic experience: Went with my son for a swim courteous staff and clean beautiful pool enjoyed
Thanks very much for the 5 star rating James. We're glad you enjoyed your visit.
Positive experience: Took the nephew here for his first swim. Unfortunately the water temperature was very cold so it was a quick 10 minute swim. I would recommend heating the pool more especially in November
Hi Lee thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we will pass your feedback on to the management team.
Positive experience: Had my granddaughter's birthday party here. Well done to the staff for their care, are we said at the time only issue was there was no possibility to have hot drinks for parents so 27 unhappy adults, maybe something could be done for the future?
Hi Tony, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We have had the feedback before about hot drinks and this is something that we are looking into.
Fantastic experience: Brilliant place for your mental health being and getting out the house
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review Craig, we are glad to hear your are enjoying your visits.
Fantastic experience: Take my 2yr old Grandson to football training there & all the kids have fun.
Thanks very much for the 5 star review Robert.
Positive experience: The only aquagym in Fife, but they haven't replaced the broken equipment, since before lockdown, so there’s not as much to do.
Hi Mark, the Aquagym has been a mainstay in Cowdenbeath for over a decade, before lockdown we did have a budget put aside to replace the equipment. However largely due to Brexit the cost of the importing the equipment has greatly increased, unfortunately at this stage we are not sure if it is possible.
Positive experience: First time in the place. Friendly staff, nice and clean
Thanks very much for the 4 star review Victoria.
Fantastic experience: Always clean. Staff are always lovely. Baby pool can be a bit chilly at times.
Thanks very much for taking the time to leave a review Ashley. We'll pass on your feedback about the baby pool.
Positive experience: Good pool and some very helpful staff. Could do with a few more lane sessions in the evening. Hence 4 stars.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'll pass on your suggestion about the lane swimming.
Fantastic experience: Visited for swimming club. Changing rooms were clean, staff helpful and friendly. Plenty of parking. Changing rooms small but lots of them.
HI Nicola, thanks very much for taking the time to leave a review. Your feedback is appreciated.
Positive experience: Staff great just facilities poor and need updated. Gym needs to be bigger with more equipment and longer opening hours at the gym required especially Thursday to Sunday.
Hi Sarah, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We will be updating the opening hours soon, keep an eye on our website and social channels for more details.
Positive experience: Staff friendly and helpful the building just needs some updating. Paying for hairdryers and enclosed shower at pool tends to be out of use a lot
Thanks for taking the time to leave a 4 star review, we will be sure to pass on your feedback to the management team.
Positive experience: I am writing this review only having used the swimming pool! The changing area is mixed, not a problem as there are individual cubicles to use! These are slightly out of date and would benefit from an upgrade. The showers and toilet area also could do with a face lift. Saying that, the pool itself is warm, clean and nice to swim in. The activities they provide in the pool, such as aqua aerobics is very popular and looks like a lot of fun. The staff are extremely helpful and very polite. I enjoy using this establishment. If could afford to use more I would.
Hi Wendy, we agree that the changing area could do with an update and we are pleased to let you know that some upgrades are in the pipeline. Further details will be shared once dates confirmed. If you use the leisure centre for just swimming, did you know that a monthly membership is less than £20 per month for unlimited swimming? This cost is less at £13.90 if you are eligible for concession discounts. If you are swimming just once per week a monthly membership is worth considering. Visit our website or ask at reception on your next visit about this.
Positive experience: 25 metre pool. Never too busy. Sauna and steam room are a bit basic and small. Changing cubicles are a bit tight.
Hi Alan, thanks very much for taking the time to leave a 4 star review. Your feedback is appreciated.
Fantastic experience: Convenient location great facility for All ages good for a day out.
Hi David, thanks for taking the time to leave a 5 star review.
Fantastic experience: Cracking facility
Thanks very much for the 5 star rating.
Fantastic experience: Good facilities friendly staff
Hi Annette, thanks very much for the 5 star review
Fantastic experience: Love a swim here. Friendly staff. All the council pools have reduced the temp tho to save money, so be prepared. Once you're in you're fine.
Hi Fiona, we are glad you enjoy your visits to the centre. Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre is managed by Fife Sports and Leisure Trust and we would just like to confirm that we have not changed the water temperature. The ambient temperature within the building may seem colder at this time of the year, this can make you feel colder when not fully submerged in the water.
Fantastic experience: Мы здесь ходим в бассейн. Цена отличная и не так много людей .рекомендую
Спасибо за 5-звездочный обзор
Fantastic experience: Walking football well organised.
Glad you are enjoying the Walking Football Sammy.
Fantastic experience: Clean friendly staff
Thanks for the 5 star review.
Positive experience: Nice and warm
Thanks for the 4 star rating Lorraine.
Positive experience: Very friendly and helpful staff.
Thanks for the 4 star rating.
Positive experience: Great could do with some more swimming nights staff fabulous as always
Hi Debbie, thanks for the 4 star review, we have passed on your feedback to the management team.
Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities, great helpful staff,
Hi Jim, thanks for the 5 star review. We'll pass on your feedback regarding staff to centre management.
Fantastic experience: Lovely staff
Thanks for the 5 star review Evelyn.
Positive experience: Very clean
Thanks for the 4 star rating Kenvyn.
Positive experience: Love early morning swimming but it’s a shame that we spoil the fun of the school kids. Like swimming between 0915-1015 but by 0930 it’s getting busy. We need the other pool manned & open so everyone can enjoy their experience in the pool.
Thanks for the 4 star rating Rona. We'll pass on your feedback to the management team regarding the pool.
Fantastic experience: Great venue both inside and out. Reasonable cist too.
Thanks very much for taking the time to leave a 5 star review Brian.
Fantastic experience: Excellent helpful happy staff
Thanks so much for the 5 star rating Kenneth.
Positive experience: Good little pool but water a little cold but well worth a visit.
Thanks very much for the 4 star rating Dru. We will pass on your feedback regarding the water tempreture.
Positive experience: Staff really helpful, only thing I didt like was the tiles in changing room and side of pool very very slippery
Hi Monica, thanks for the 4 star review. We will pass on your feedback regarding the tiles in the changing room.
Fantastic experience: Excellent experience. Friendly Helpful staff. I have membership Love the Gym ⛹️ Swimming is also good, except during School Holidays.
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for taking the time to leave a 5 star review. we're glad you're enjoying your visits.
Fantastic experience: Fun place to go
Thanks for the 5 star review Craig.
Negative experience: No working showers other than the pool showers which is locked after midday until 3pm so if you wish to use the sauna or steam room between these times you will need to either wait until 3pm or until you get home to shower, so not very hygienic, it's unbelievable how neglected the place is becoming, little or no effort to fix things
Hi Billy, sorry you feel that we are only a 1 star facility, your comments have been passed on to the management team to look into.
Fantastic experience: Decent pool
Thanks for the 5 star review Dave.
Fantastic experience: Now the new floor is down its amazing. First of our Monthly discos. It's great to be back. #letsroll #unitedsk8s #skating #skatinginscotland
Thanks for the 5 star review United SK8S, it's great to have you back!
Positive experience: Nice pool and sports centre, always warm and public toilets available, handy if you are working in the area.
Thanks very much for the 4 star review Berglas.
Fantastic experience: I was there many moons ago, playing football on the outside pitches, enjoyed those Friday nights, don't do them any more
Hi Mark, thanks for your 5 star rating. If you played many moons ago, did you know you can still get back to the beautiful game. We have Walking Football on a Thursday 11.00am - 12.00pm, ask at reception for more details 01383 602305.
Fantastic experience: Very helpful and friendly staff!
Hi Jim, thanks very much for the 5 star rating, we are glad you are enjoying your visits.
Fantastic experience: Very good.
Thanks so much for the 5 star review Oliver.
Positive experience: Staff not the best,
Hi David, we pride ourselves on our high level of customer service at Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre. We are sorry you feel we have fallen short in this instance. We would like to know more about why you are unhappy, please either request to speak with a Duty Manager on your next visit or email [email protected] and will look further into this for you.
Fantastic experience: Great wee leisure centre
Thanks very much for the 5 star review Ross, it's very much appreciated.
Positive experience: Friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Ladies shower not working
Hi Liz, thanks so much for the 4 star rating. We will pass your comment regarding the showers on to the management team.
Fantastic experience: Been swimming here since April. Lovely pool which is one of the warmer pools I have used. The staff are amazing, from the lovely helpful reception girls who always take time to chat to the pool life guards who look after you in the pool. Started aqua aerobics last week and loved it. I thought I wouldn't manage with 2 knee replacements but you take it at your own speed and ability. Look forward to many more happy swims
Thanks so much for the lovely 5 star review Pamela, we are glad you are enjoying your swimming.
Fantastic experience: Nice swimming pool
Thanks for the 5 star rating Farrah.
Positive experience: Classes were great, as was the instructor. Nice and clean. Only downside trying to get booked into the very limited numbers for classes.
Hi Karen, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. The classes and numbers are limited because of the sports hall is unavailable and we are following Covid guidelines put in place to ensure customer and staff safety at this time. Please note when the restrictions get lifted we will be able to increase capacity to fitness classes. Keep an eye on our website and social media pages for updates.
Fantastic experience: Great centre,has two pools one for kids,also has a good gym and outdoors football pitches.Next door is an Aldi store so easy to nip in for goods while kids swimming.
Hi Drew, thanks very much for taking the time to leave a 5 star review. It is very much appreciated.
Fantastic experience: Joined last week swimming 4 times a week staff very friendly great place to clear ur head and relax
Hi Gary, 4 times a week - wow great effort! Thanks very much for the 5 star review.
Fantastic experience: Glad it's back open even tho you have to book online at least it won't be crowded like before the lockdown
Hi Ross, thanks for taking the time to leave a 5 star review.
Positive experience: I came to play football on the astroturf pitches and a member of staff wouldn't let me use the toilets. The pitches are good but the fences around them are too low.
Hi Alastair, thanks for the 3 stars, customer feedback is important to us. What do you feel that we could do better to achieve a higher star rating?
Fantastic experience: Pleasant staff great to be back in the water. Everyone happy to help and keep you safe
Thanks so much for your 5 star review Linda, we're glad you are enjoying swimming again.
Fantastic experience: Nice Gym, friendly people
Thanks very much for the 5 star review John.
Positive experience: Nice place and staff
Hi Roy, thanks for the 4 star review.
Fantastic experience: Helpful staff no problem for them to help in anyway
Thanks for the review and 5 stars William.
Fantastic experience: Warm friendly place, very friendly and helpful
Thanks very much for the 5 star rating Roma.
Fantastic experience: Staff are working hard to make this place work and should be commended. The place is spotless and well organised. I felt safe.
Hi Dale, we appreciate your feedback, thank you for the 5 stars too.
Positive experience: I was not there
Hi John, why don't you pop in for a swim or visit the gym and you can let us know what you think.
Fantastic experience: Great facilities and excellent staff
Thanks very much for the 5 star review, it's much appreciated.
Positive experience: Fun
Thanks for the 4 star rating Joseph.
Fantastic experience: I go 10 times a day ( I wish )
Hi Derek, thanks for taking the time to leave a 5 star rating. 10 times a day - wow that's some effort ;)
Fantastic experience: They do what they can to make it the best !
Hi Victoria, thanks for the 5 star review, it's much appreciated.
Fantastic experience: Great place and the staff are excellent. I have been going on a weekly basis for over 30 years and met some great people through this time. Only issue I have is that the sauna/steam room is in dire need of an upgrade. It looks run down, tired and unsightly (especially the steam room). I speak for all the regulars who go there and the ones who have went elsewhere because of this.
Thanks very much for taking the time to leave a review. We will pass your comments on to the management team and highlight your feedback about the Health Suite. We're glad to hear that you have been making good use of Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre for over 3 decades.
Positive experience: Gone down hill, very clean. Owner and family really nice.
Hi Donald, with you saying 'owner and family', we would just like to double check that this review was for Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre? If yes, what in your opinion could we do better to achieve a 4 or 5 star review.
Fantastic experience: Good place for many different sporting or family activities. Plenty car parking next to entrance
Thanks very much for the 5 star review Graham.
Fantastic experience: Great place for gym work .going for a swim .weight training
Hi Ian, thanks for taking the time to leave a 5 star review.
Fantastic experience: Great facility with friendly staff
Thanks very much for the 5 star review Raymond.
Fantastic experience: Clean building with friendly helpful staff
Hi Julez, thanks for the 5 stars and review.
Positive experience: Good but very cold
Hi Catherine, thanks for you review. We will pass your feedback regarding the temperature.
Positive experience: Great local facilities
Hi Nigel, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Your comments are positive, but you only gave 3 stars. What in your opinion can we do better to achieve a 4 or even a 5 star rating?
Positive experience: A good day out with the kids
Thanks for the positive review Steven, what in your opinion could we do better to achieve a 4 or even 5 star review.
Positive experience: Quite right to be more pricey at weekends when Cowdenbeath is wall to wall people. According to one local song, people there don't own a television set and all of them do seem to be going to the Leisure Center instead. ☹️
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the 4 star rating Kepler Mission. If you visit our website you can see our prices, we don't have any that are more expensive at weekends, in fact several prices are actually cheaper at the weekends. Did you know Google has a handy graphic that highlights the times that the centre is busiest. This may help you avoid busy periods, but as you stated yes the weekends are the busiest. We don't want to contradict a local song, however we can confirm that the vast majority of Cowdenbeath residents now own a TV :)
Negative experience: The swimming pools floor is gross and the showers barley worked.
Hi Dylan, Thank you for spending time to leave us a review. We are sorry the standards you experienced did not meet your expectations. At Cowdenbeath Leisure centre we try hard to create a welcoming, clean and enjoyable experience. We are aware of the sand from our filter system on the pool floor area and we are working hard to resolve this. The pool floor is cleaned with our underwater hoovered and the water tested regularly. Regarding the showers, the intermittent loss of pressure has been reported and this is been investigated. Once again we can only apologise about the visit you received and hope this will not stop you visiting our centre again.
Fantastic experience: All your diy needs under one roof
Hi George, we'll take the 5 stars thanks, please note however your review has been added Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre and not a DIY shop.
Positive experience: Nice little sports centre
Thanks for the review Will. What in your opinion can we do better to achieve a 4 or even a 5 star rating?
Fantastic experience: Lovely staff
Thanks very much for the review, we will pass on your feedback to the management team.
Fantastic experience: Great place plenty of activities going on.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a 5 star review Larry.
Fantastic experience: nice friendly staff good selection of foods
Thanks for the 5 star review James. Although to be honest you may have reviewed the wrong location, did you mean to review Aldi next door?
Positive experience: Nice hall
Hi Mike, thanks for your 4 star review.
Positive experience: Good facilities but swimming pool changing area needs a good update.
Hi Colin, thanks for your review. We will pass your comments onto the Management Team.
Fantastic experience: Was down today at the sauna and enjoyed myself a young Chinese couple were in They were good company but it was hard to Understand what was said sometimes but Well I cannot speak any of their language So they did better than me
Thanks for the review Andrew, glad you enjoyed your visit.
Fantastic experience: My daughter is mid learning to swim. Instructors are friendly and she's coming on nicely. Good work !!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review Colin. We are glad the lessons are going well.
Positive experience: Good swimming pool changing rooms can be a bit better
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review Bill. We will take on board you feedback regarding the changing rooms.
Negative experience: No didn't use
Hi TheJosiewales, we would love for you to come and use our facilities and hopefully increase your opinion of Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre to a 4 or 5 star review.
Fantastic experience: Staff is always lovely and there is always somthing on.
Hi Diane, thank you for your 5 star review.
Fantastic experience: Very clean and staff are very helpful..
Hi John, thanks for taking the time to leave a review.
Positive experience: Ok
Hi Derek, thanks for leaving a 3 star rating. What in your opinion could we do better to achieve a 4 or even 5 star rating?
Fantastic experience: This is an excellent centre. Good pool, sauna etc. Staff are very helpful and friendly.
Thanks for the 5 star review Lisa, we will pass on your feedback to management.
Fantastic experience: Great toilets
Thanks for the 5 star review Gee.
Fantastic experience: The pools and changing rooms are clean. The staff are brilliant. Always helpful and happy to answer questions. Theres usually plenty seating so you can watch you kids at swimming lessons. Joe had a 1 to 1 lesson today as non of his class turned up. It was ace. He definitely benefited from it. 28th Oct 2023-The kids had Tracey for swimming lessons today. She's a good teacher and doesn't take any nonsense. But the progress Joe has made being her swim class is amazing. I'm so proud of him .
Hi Erika, thanks for the review, we are glad you are enjoying the centre. We will pass on your feedback to management.
Fantastic experience: Nice facility
Hi Paul, thanks for the review and 5 star rating.
Positive experience: Pool a bit cold and light in the shower not working
Hi Janice, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We will pass your comments onto the management team.
Negative experience: I understand that it's probably not the easiest thing in the world to clean but my god, the swimming pool is disgusting. I used to use the gym frequently but even then, the cleanliness of the gym is reliant of members getting up and wiping down their sweaty equipment, and sometimes people don't even do it. I stopped going because the staff were rude as I complained about "wet" equipment in the gym and was told "you're a big guy, you can use a towel". also went back very recently with my fiancé. we went for a swim (disgusting btw), I gave her a kiss on the cheek and immediately was told "you can't be doing that. you're making everyone uncomfortable." Fair to say this Leicure centre turned my 5 star review into a 1 star...
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We have to disagree with your comment about the pool being dirty. It is monitored regularly, we are aware that occasionally sand from the filters does build up at the corners in the deep end but the pool is clean. In our non-manned gym we rely on customers to be respectful of other users and clean equipment after use, we have signs in the gym highlighting this. Our staff clean the gym regularly but are not permanently positioned in this area. In instances where equipment needs to be cleaned we recommend highlighting this to a member of staff, like you did. We are sorry if you feel they were disrespectful, this is not the kind of behaviour we would expect and will pass on this information to our management team. Regarding kissing in the pool, however trivial it may sound, it is unfortunately one of the rules and it is not permitted. The same rules will apply in any other public pool you visit throughout the UK.
Negative experience: The pool is always very dirty and everytime I have been the staff have been quite disrespectful.
Hi Serena, sorry that you feel a member of staff was disrespectful to you. We pride ourselves on our typically high levels of customer care and will make sure your comments are passed onto the management team. We disagree with your comment about the pool being dirty. Occasionally sand from the filters does build up at the corners in the deep end, but the pool is clean and it is monitored and tested regularly.
Positive experience: Nice pool, not too bad for a small town's leisure centre
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review Santi.
Positive experience: Standard leisure centre, loads of free parking next to public park, they are incapable of answering phone though, it's not easy to find out prices
Thanks for leaving a review Stuart, sorry you have had difficulty getting through to the reception. If you visit the locations section of our website, then select Cowdenbeath you will see prices here. We have the cost of all the activities we offer, you can also download a price list from this section too.
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