
Byw'n Iach Glaslyn (Fitness, Swimming & Sports) Porthmadog

Information about Byw'n Iach Glaslyn (Fitness, Swimming & Sports) Porthmadog
Opening hours
- sunday: 10:30-14:30
- monday: 6h-20h
- tuesday: 7:30-21:30
- wednesday: 6h-20h
- thursday: 7:30-21:30
- friday: 9h-18:30
- saturday: 8h-14:30
Our comment from FitFit UK about Byw'n Iach Glaslyn (Fitness, Swimming & Sports) Porthmadog:
Byw'n Iach Glaslyn is a vibrant sports center located in Porthmadog, United Kingdom, offering a variety of facilities including swimming pools, fitness rooms, and a cozy café. Visitors frequently praise the friendly staff who are always willing to assist and provide a warm atmosphere for all guests. Many users appreciate the clean and tidy facilities, making it a pleasant place for families and individuals alike.
The center features a good-sized swimming pool that is considered the best in Gwynedd for families. With separate shallow pools for toddlers, it's a safe environment for little ones to enjoy swimming. Additionally, the café provides decent snacks and coffee, contributing to a welcoming community feel.
However, some areas for improvement have been noted. A few users mentioned that the temperature of the swimming pool could be made warmer and that the changing rooms require more frequent cleaning. Occasional issues with booking clarity and locker accessibility have also been highlighted.
- Highlights:
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Clean and spacious facilities
- Great pool for families
- Cozy café with healthy snack options
- Areas for Improvement:
- Swimming pool temperature
- Cleaning of changing rooms
- Booking clarity and locker accessibility
Overall, Byw'n Iach Glaslyn is a commendable center for fitness and leisure, fostering a strong community spirit and encouraging an active lifestyle.
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Byw'n Iach Glaslyn (Fitness, Swimming & Sports) Porthmadog: Opinions
Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, easy to book facilities, clean and tidy.
Thank you for your great review! We're delighted to hear that you found the staff friendly and the booking process easy. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!
Fantastic experience: Very friendly staff nice basic cafe and friendly people there and free wifi and power ports are available
Thank you for your kind review! We're happy you had a positive experience. Hope to see you again soon!
Fantastic experience: Amazing place… there’s a few sections Library - small but really nice people working there and can get books sent In.. Café - again small, decent coffee, and super helpful people working there Leisure centre-all the things you’d hope for and the swimming pool is decent size
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed all the different facilities at Byw'n Iach Glaslyn! Your feedback means a lot to us, and we hope to continue providing a great experience every time you visit. Looking forward to welcoming you back soon!
Negative experience: Pool was absolutely freezing. My son’s lips turned blue after being in for 5 minutes. We complained but not offered a refund even though we had to get out after 5 mins.
Fantastic experience: I have enjoyed my time at the centre on a NERS course, and will definitely be going weekly on my own to the fitness room.
This is great to hear! We're looking forward to seeing you around the centre!
Positive experience: In our opinion this is the best pool for families in gwynedd
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are glad you are enjoying the pool at Byw'n Iach Glaslyn and hope to see you at the centre again!
Fantastic experience: Love it here XXX the baby swim instructor is the sweetest person xxx
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are happy to hear that you are enjoying the baby swim sessions at Byw'n Iach Glaslyn!
Fantastic experience: Beautiful swimming experience
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your visit to Byw'n Iach Glaslyn and we hope you choose to swim at the centre again!
Negative experience: We went onto the website this morning and attended the swimming pool at the time the public swim started. We were told when we got there that the pool was closed for a private swim and this was on the website. We had two very sad and tearful children on leaving. We doubled checked the website and there was nothing on there that suggested that the pool was closed for private use. While we were there, there were other families also being sent away as they were also not aware that the pool was closed as the website said it was open to the public. Very disappointing.
Negative experience: Phoned beforehand for prices and opening times and we're given different prices when we arrived. The woman on the desk wasn't very helpful.
We apologize that your experience at Byw'n Iach Glaslyn didn't meet your expectations, and we’re grateful for your feedback. We hope you choose to visit again in the future, and if you do, up to date opening hours and prices can be found on our website.
Positive experience: Visited Barclays bank there
Fantastic experience: Excellent
Fantastic experience: Lovely and clean.....temp of water spot on
Fantastic experience: Good swim water my friend and I had the pool to ourselves.
Fantastic experience: All the staff are very friendly there.
Positive experience: Very welcoming and friendly staff
Fantastic experience: Lovely swimming pool with a shallow pool for babies & toddlers. Friendly staff, pleasant place to be...and keep fit!
Positive experience: Best swimming pool in Gwynedd for little ones. Very warm and clean pool with small steps in and out and a ramp too. Family changing room consisting of three small cubicles one with a changing table and a share shower. Lockers take 20p but are located in the ladies so it's a pain to take your stuff back and forth otherwise would have have 5*
Thank you for letting us know about this, and we are very happy to hear that you like our pool!
Fantastic experience: Very clean. The swimming pool is excellent. The water temperature is just right. Most pools have the temperature set too high.
Brilliant! we are very happy to see this! Thank you!
Positive experience: Great place to take the kids swimming. There's a big pool and a small pool which is 0.6m at one end going to 0.9m so very shallow and safe. very attentive pool attendants/lifeguards. Very clean changing rooms with family rooms too. Water could do with being a tad warmer ;)
Fantastic experience: Thanks to all the staff very accommodating & goud facilities. Good time had by our group.
Thank you! this is amazing to see!!
Fantastic experience: Staff was very friendly my children and I loved the place.
Wonderful! We are very happy to hear about your experience with us!
Fantastic experience: Good swimming pool
We are very pleased to hear this!
Fantastic experience: Lovely, always nice and vegan. Kiddy pool good as well
We are very happy to hear this!
Fantastic experience: It is what it is
Brilliant! This is amazing to see!
Fantastic experience: Campfa gorau Port.
Gwych!! Rydym yn falch iawn o glywed hyn! Diolch!
Positive experience: Lots of people not wearing face masks.
We are very sorry to hear this, we will be dealing with this matter and make sure that everyone knows that face mask needs to be worn in our centers. Thank you for letting us know!
Positive experience: Excellent facilities - very good pool
Wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Positive experience: Almost better now that you have to book as lanes are clear to swim through. Always been a lovely airy pool. Pity not many ball sports played nor developed here.
Thank you for letting us know!!! We will take this into consideration
Fantastic experience: Frandly service
Thank you! We are happy to hear that you had a wonderful experience with us.
Fantastic experience: Awesome staff ready to help any way they can weather you are a totally newbee or a vetrain of the gym support is always around
Thank you so much for your kind feedback!
Positive experience: I normally use swimming facilities in a neighbouring county. This swimming pool area in Byw'n Iach Glaslyn was clean, decent drainage on the floor so no pools gathered (with toddlers, a boon) and the showers were nice and warm. The two pools are at different temperatures. The toddler one is slightly warmer. Staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. We asked quite a few questions as we weren't familiar with the facilities and all questions were answered politely and directions given - even with the large queue. Da iawn pawb!
Thank you very much for your review!
Positive experience: Needs a dam good clean if they want five stars from me I'm afraid. Changing rooms could definitely be better.
We are sorry to hear about this! We will take your review into consideration.
Fantastic experience: I havnt been to the Leisure centre for years, but I took Mum to Dementia go at the centre. I was surprised that the library is now located in the centre, I was surprised by the lovely cafe within the leisure centre. I was very pleased with the help and kindness shown to my mum and I from the caring staff. I felt very happy with my visit and I am looking forward to taking mum again. When I can, I will use the swimming pool and join in the many activities available.
Thank you very much for your review!
Fantastic experience: Y Gora
Positive experience: I love the coffee area here. Lovely comfy sofas and chairs. Food is mainly snack food eg. sandwiches, backed potato with various fillings, quiche etc. I recommend the egg sandwiches and the stilton and broccoli quiche. Prices are not too bad, quiche and plain baked potato cost £6, more if you wanted salad and a filling. The tea is disappointing, weak and no taste. Also the seating area is not large and can get crowded in peak times, but a great place to meet friends or have a break after swimming etc
Thank you for telling us about your experience in the centre! We hope that you can visit us again soon.
Fantastic experience: The staff are really friendly. The cafe has good healthy food, there is a vending machine but during the day the cafe is manned. There is a library based there as well giving the whole place a warm community glow.
We are glad to hear that you have enjoyed your experience at Byw’n Iach Glalsyn, Porthmadog.
Fantastic experience: It's our home from home very obliging cheerful caf'e fitness rooms Sauna swimming pool. Disabled welcome would recommend.
Great! Were glad you had a great experience with us!
Fantastic experience: On holiday great centre.
We are always glad to hear that are customers are happy with their experience!
Fantastic experience: Great swimming pool
We here at Byw’n Iach are glad to hear that you were pleased with our swimming pool at Porthamdog. We hope you could visit us again.
Fantastic experience: Very popular leasure center used by children and adults. Swimming pool and exercise equipment. Friendly staff on reception desk that also houses the entrance to the library. There is a posting box near the cafe for returning books if library is closed. Small cafe that opens at 10am. Limited light meals but good coffee. The cafe has sofas for comfort reading with a coffee but the cafe does get busy and noisy. Parking is free near the library but limited. The larger car park is fee payable.
We are very glad to here that you have enjoyed your experience at our Glaslyn Center in Porthmadog. We hope you can visit us again in the near future.
Fantastic experience: staff amazing
Fantastic experience: Lovely leisure centre has pretty much everything inside. Great that so many children use the building and not out on the streets! Great for the community well done.
Fantastic experience: Spacious surrounding's and very helpful staff.
Thank you Arfon!
Positive experience: This place is good for swimming, going to the gym, and other fitness stuff. There is also a cafe inside with a view of the pool 1 and 2.
Thanks for the kind words Kalock Corner
Fantastic experience: Fab swimming pool and hot showers.
Positive experience: Great pool. Showers are fab. Lockers much improved with the 20p locks. Dropped a star on the gents loo in the changing rooms . Smell of loo Not been cleaned. Urine.
Positive experience: Great for parties for children. Helpful and friendly staff
Fantastic experience: Beautiful surroundings after a good work out can relax in the well fired cafeteria.
Positive experience: Good car park , helpful , polite staff, clean changing rooms, good swimming pool.
Fantastic experience: Great aminaties friendly staff .
Fantastic experience: Lovely cafe, library, friendly people
Positive experience: Free activities for the kids.
Positive experience: Kind, friendly and helpful staff. Excellent gym. Nice cafe.
Thank you very much for letting us know that you enjoyd your experience at our Glaslayn Center in Porthmadog.
Positive experience: Nice little cafe
Positive experience: Friendly staff, affordable , quality facilities
Negative experience: the place is fine, staff are awful.
Fantastic experience: Carwn y lle yma.
Fantastic experience: Whether you take the kids or go on your own Great leisure centre Squash courts, 2 gyms, 2 pools (swimming and leisure) library and a cafe Car park is free But small Normal and family changing rooms
Fantastic experience: Very nice friendly staff, clean facilities. need more locker keys. Great vegetarian café for snacks and meals (stops serving meals at 2)pm
Positive experience: Very clean place and nice staff
Thanks for the review Vincent!
Positive experience: Great place to swim, play squash, multi-court games room and a fitness room. The town library is also here.
Positive experience: New coffee shop is great.
Positive experience: Great leisure center
Fantastic experience: Well organised venue! has a range of activities on throughout the year! Brought me up through my grassroots level, and allowed me to train when on holiday visiting family in Port.
Negative experience: Tennis courts have been out of action & now the steam room is never to be fixed. I will be cancelling my membership. Good staff but the council are letting go down the pan.
Positive experience: Good swimming facilities, but electronic locker keys not fit for purpose. Ques at reception due to lack of staff.
Positive experience: Changing rooms (males) can be filthy at times :-(
Fantastic experience: Great for the kids and grownups
Fantastic experience: 100% great ! Good value for money, and friendly staff at all times. Nice cafe to enjoy after sessions, and facilities well-maintained. Ladies in my life say the pool is good too.
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