Information about Woodgreen Leisure Centre

Woodgreen Leisure Centre, Woodgreen Ave
OX16 0HS, Banbury
+441295262742

Opening hours

  • sunday: 8h-19h
  • monday: 6h-22h
  • tuesday: 6h-22h
  • wednesday: 6h-22h
  • thursday: 6h-22h
  • friday: 6h-22h
  • saturday: 8h-19h
Woodgreen Leisure Centre has a wide range of facilities to help you with your fitness journey. Located in the heart of Banbury we have a state-of-the-art gym, group classes, a 50m outdoor pool and sports hall. So whether you are just starting out, or exercise regularly, we've got everything you need.

Our comment from FitFit UK about Woodgreen Leisure Centre:

Woodgreen Leisure Centre in Banbury offers a fantastic experience for all visitors, boasting a large outdoor 50m swimming pool that is perfect for families and individuals looking to enjoy a refreshing swim in the summer heat. The pool area is noted for its cleanliness and well-maintained facilities, making it an ideal spot for both casual swimming and more structured activities.

Many users have praised the friendly and helpful staff, who go above and beyond to ensure a welcoming atmosphere. One visitor highlighted the supportive environment for beginners, emphasizing how staff like Olivia helped make the experience enjoyable for those new to exercise.

However, some guests have pointed out issues with customer service, citing slow response times and difficulties in reaching staff through phone or email. Additionally, while the pool facilities are well-regarded, some areas like the changing rooms may benefit from updates. The gym also has a good range of equipment, though it has been criticized for inconsistent opening hours.

Despite these concerns, the positive feedback overwhelmingly highlights the enjoyable swimming experience, the excellent cleanliness, and the center's value for money, especially acknowledged during the warmer months. If you are looking for a place to unwind and enjoy some quality time, Woodgreen Leisure Centre is a fantastic choice!

  • Large outdoor 50m pool - Ideal for summer swimming.
  • Friendly staff - Helpful and supportive environment for all levels.
  • Clean facilities - Visitors remark on the cleanliness of the pool and locker areas.
  • Good value for money - Especially during peak summer months.

Services, Machines and Guided Classes

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Woodgreen Leisure Centre: Opinions

4.3/5 (79 Opinions)
matthew yates 11 months ago

Negative experience: Where do I start since me and my partner joined we have had nothing but trouble. They haven't taken payment so I went in on the 1st of the month to pay then I'm now getting bombarded with £20 added fees. The staff on reception are absolutely useless with no training at all. They will tell you what you want to hear then do nothing. The manager has replied to 2 emails and has reassured me that she is just clarifying with hand office and will get back to me ASAP. That was 4 days ago and she now hasn't replied to my last 5 emails. Keep well away or just pay as you go.

Leah Gorman 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Water is very clear and very nice and relaxing for a hot day water is perfect temperature

Alison Hope 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I love this place.The staff could not be more helpful.They go above and beyond to help people.I am a complete beginner when it comes to exercise, not being at all athletic.They completely put me at my ease and made the whole experience more enjoyable.Olivia in particular has helped me feel more comfortable with exercise.I didn't like exercise at school and this stayed with me until I started going to Woodgreen.

Phil Sinnott 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Just dropped my wife off

Tyler Candler 2 years ago

Negative experience: Pointless having a number if you don't answer it

Joy Elwell 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Just Wonderful

Iga Wos 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Brilliant place for an outdoor swim in the heat of the summer. Friendly staff, lots of place to sit/lie down afterwards. Highly recommended.

Cristi Mihalache 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely place!

Daryna Holikova 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good classes

Kevin Blakemore 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Banbury’s outdoor pool has few peers in the UK, it’s certainly one of the best and exceptional value for money. Go and enjoy a swim. ‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️

Ian Humphries 2 years ago

Positive experience: Improved experience

Dougal Coates 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice clean poo,l great swim in the sun during the 2022 heatwave.

Joanne Watts 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Busy but a wonderful swim session in the sunshine

Brenda Williams 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love the pool

Gerard Thorpe 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Visited the pool twice while on holiday. Friendly staff, clean locker area and a superb pool. Will definitely return!

Anna Kalifa 3 years ago

Positive experience: Басейн для плавання на довгі дистанції, на швидкість, і навіть для тих хто погано плаває. Мене все задовольнило)) тільки не працювали, деякі роздягальні. Не змогла справитися з замком, щоб зачинити двері(( Прийшлося всім складать в один шкаф

E Hadobas 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I went there for the First time and I was surprised how nice is it there.

Chris Saunders 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Superb place. Did a brilliant job in adapting times for recent hot weather. Flexible when less busy.

Rob Lockyer 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: We love this open air swimming pool. The site has good facilities and the water is very clean and doesn't smell of chlorine. An excellent place to spend a hot afternoon

Pam 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Perfect place for family in the summer

Kate Skyrme 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Huge outdoor pool in Banbury. Gets really busy when weather is good at weekends but plenty of space. Has changing cubicles, lockers, a cafe and grass areas to sunbathe. See website for swim timetable. Lane swimming is bookable in advance, public swimming pay on entrance. A little bit of holiday on your doorstep!

Sam Shaw 3 years ago

Positive experience: Refreshing. Nice size. Could do with updating in the interior. Shame the cafe doesn't open outside anymore .

matthew feasey 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely, clean pool, hot showers. Sunny day. What more could you ask for?

storm wills 3 years ago

Negative experience: Nice selection of equipment and quiet enough that you can use what you need to most of the time. However the gym is consistently open late and this really ruins schedules for people who wanna work out before going to work. Also they really clean the clean the showers, there was a pair of pants on the door for like 3 weeks before they disappeared.

Marcus Lander 3 years ago

Positive experience: Nice outdoor Olympic sized pool. I enjoyed it even if the children found it a little chilly.

Anthony Smith 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Superb 2 hours of fun today in competition despite losing today, next week another team. Even with players new to the game, practice with us 1.45 pm on Friday and have fun for the next 6 months. Friendly people to play with and encourage you with your game.

Sue Mcgill 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always good there nice to have it back after such a long shutdown fingers crossed for next year

Susan Ward 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Totally fab. Fantastic.

Nicola Webb 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Brilliant place to swim. Very clean, welcoming staff, safe. I shall return often.

Debie Kingsnorth 4 years ago

Positive experience: The pool was great and well organised but it lacks any disabled facilities no changing space or disabled toilet. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

Alin Covaci 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Helou

Sally Colson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best swimming pool ever . My favourite place to be

Lisa Morris 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely warm water

Nicola Blee 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this pool... Wish it was open all year round... ♥️ Staff are friendly and helpful... Changing rooms could do with a revamp, but that's not really a big issue.... ♥️♥️

Paul Cary 4 years ago

Negative experience: They don't answer the phone and the online booking system doesn't work so how do you book a safe session?

Jackie Davin 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Such a fantastic facility. Wish it was open all year round.

Nick Bullen 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to vote and get covid tests. The swimming pool is very wet.

King Deano 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Test was quick and easy. Staff were friendly too.

Pauline Howes 4 years ago

Positive experience: Has plenty of things to do staff helpful

Dawid Dudek 5 years ago

Negative experience: Not nice service showers are a tragedy

Brian Phelan 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic community resource, well run by a great team.

Annette Murphy 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Ultra clean. Excellent team of staff. Wonderful 50 M pool.

anna sorrell 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: 50metre open air pool , very clean , covid rules complied to. Wonderful friendly staff , great place to exercise.

Gordon Young 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great swimming facility at any time of the day. First thing for that righteous feeling at the start of the day, swimming on rainy days and evening training under flood lights. Only negative is it's open seasonally and closes during the autumn and winter.

Samuel Stuczynski 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Brilliant pool. Friendly atmosphere. Water warm enough to have a good swim. Recommend

Peter Sutton 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: First post Covid swim and they have done a great job of making it safe and very well organised for swimmers.

Haggie Janko 5 years ago

Negative experience: They need to put Sona and Steam rooms to make this gym better 24/7 service should be available

Ian Ross 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Reasonable prices and a library

Jan Havlak 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place with great facilities. Very easy to access with spacious car park and great friendly staff

Rachael 5 years ago

Positive experience: Awesome, but overpriced.

John Hurren 5 years ago

Positive experience: Used the bowling facility, but the place lacks atmosphere.

Gaggles Greyay 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: A lovely place

Jonathan Harris 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for good weather swimming does get busy though

Maciej Curzydlo 6 years ago

Negative experience: Długie kolejki

Madalina Dunareanu 6 years ago

Positive experience: The People working there IT s not so friendly. When was The Time to close the pool , they was with all People like they was The boss.

tuspac 6 years ago

Positive experience: Nice place to swim lovely staff

Glyn Evans 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good parking outside. Really helpful reception staff who showed me around as it was my first visit. Went for wetsuit swimming. Ample space to change in cubicles, lockers need a pound. Pool was at 17C fortunately, as it was only 5C air temperature. All nice and clean everywhere. It wasn't particularly busy in the pool even by 10am.

Gaz Thorne 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities

Elaine Cresswell 6 years ago

Positive experience: Enjoyed our bowls match with good company.

Ali Dugan 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: lovely place for families with kids

Shelly Redpath 7 years ago

Positive experience: My son and I had some lovely swims . Great to be out doors . Was enhanced by good weather. Staff helpful and pleasant .

Kay Rayner 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic! Huge heated outdoor pool. Very clean and very cheap! Well worth a visit.

Paul Achia 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great Place for the Library

Alex Goddard 7 years ago

Negative experience: The pool and staff are brilliant. Though because I work for a living (7.30am till 5.30pm) it's very differcult to find a time to go when it's not canoe club or team cherwell whatever that is its the same story at spice Ball which is very disappointing for what is supposed to be a public facility.

Lenka Sherry-Sole 7 years ago

Negative experience: Visited today with a baby, 3 year old and 6 year old. It’s 29 degrees outside so perfect for outdoor swimming however the water is absolutely ice cold so therefore the children were freezing and miserable after 20 minutes. Yes it’s boiling hot weather but it doesn’t mean it’s ok to not heat the pool. Very disappointed and wish had stayed at home with the paddling pool. Waste of time and money and left with disappointed children. All the small children there were shivering not just mine.

Rezwana Azam 7 years ago

Positive experience: I loved it

Jill Liversage 7 years ago

Positive experience: I enjoy doing the over 50s class there, Ildico the instructor is very good and is a very pleasant caring lady, it is very reasonably priced, however the group has become to big now, there is only one receptionist so there is always a very long queue to pay, so it's best to book in advance and get there early.

Charley E 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym and helpful yoga classes.

Anita Peter 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: I miss so much

Bluella Jo 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic facilities and a great price

Neil Chamberlain 8 years ago

Positive experience: Great outdoor pool. Needs some family changing rooms though

Richard Simkiss 8 years ago

Positive experience: A modern gym in a slightly dated building. The pool and changing facilities are always very clean (which is what i go there for) the pool is always less busy than other public swimming pools in the area and swimming in a 50m pool is so much more enjoyable (less dull) than a 25m pool! From a selfish perspective I just wish they opened an hour earlier so I could always go before work.

J SK 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely clean facilities, friendly staff and really reasonable prices. The pool is huge with a separate splash area for smaller children and one separate flume slide for bigger kids. My children thought it was the best place ever and cannot wait to go again!

Tom H 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice welcoming staff. Especially Kate the manager, who not only helped us with the membership paperwork, but also took the time to make my 14 year old daughter feel confident when she was deciding if this was the right gym for her to go to. I'm so sorry to the guy who gave my daughter the gym induction as I've forgotten your name. However, the skill and customer service he showed while doing his job is certainly not forgotten! Thank you. I highly recommend the centre's excellent new facilities and it's cleanliness. And obviously the team of staff who make everything run so smoothly!

christine dyckes 8 years ago

Positive experience: Excellent facilities now it has been refurbished! Free parking is a bonus in Banbury too!

Keith Holliday 8 years ago

Positive experience: Still having building finishing problems

Andy Perks 8 years ago

Positive experience: Re-opening at the end of January?

Joseph “Jay” Smith 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very pleased with the updated gym, recommend people give it a visit and see what they think for themselves!

Jack Eaton 9 years ago

Fantastic experience: Having an open air 50 metre pool has been a great resource during covid times. The wetsuit swims early in the season were great when we couldn't get into Spiceball.

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