Information about Helston Sports Centre

Church Hill
TR13 8YQ, Helston
+441326563320

Opening hours

  • sunday: 8h-17h
  • monday: 6:30-21h
  • tuesday: 6:30-21h
  • wednesday: 6:30-21h
  • thursday: 6:30-21h
  • friday: 6:30-21h
  • saturday: 7h-17h
Better, Helston Sports Centre offers quality, affordable fitness facilities and leisure activities to help keep you active and lead a healthy lifestyle. Extensive refurbishment work has taken place, and the £450,000 investment was completed in October 2018. This included a brand new gym filled with 42 stations of top of the range Technogym"¢ equipment as well as a new studio with sprung floor and feature lighting. With an extensive weekly programme of more than 20 fitness classes including Pilates, Circuits and Group Cycle, alongside a 25m six lane swimming pool, and a successful Better Swim School catering for children of all ages and abilities, there really is something for everyone at Better, Helston Sports Centre.

Our comment from FitFit UK about Helston Sports Centre:

Helston Sports Centre is a welcoming community sports venue located in Helston, United Kingdom, offering a variety of facilities for fitness and leisure enthusiasts. Users have appreciated the dedicated staff, highlighting their friendliness and helpfulness.

The centre features:

  • Excellent swimming pool, praised for its cleanliness and good temperature.
  • A well-equipped gym with a wide range of machines and classes available.
  • Cost-effective membership options that include access to multiple facilities.
  • A family-friendly swimming environment, perfect for kids and swim training.

However, some users have pointed out areas for improvement:

  • Changing rooms need modernization and regular cleaning to enhance user experience.
  • Showers can be inconsistent, with reports of some not functioning properly.
  • Concerns about the booking system and the availability of facilities at peak times.

Overall, while there are areas that could benefit from upgrades, Helston Sports Centre is regarded as a great place for fitness and family swimming, making it a valuable local resource.

Services, Machines and Guided Classes

Fit
Swimming
Pilates
Swimming pool

Helston Sports Centre: Opinions

4/5 (86 Opinions)
Mandy Feldon 11 months ago

Negative experience: My son is on a junior membership to the use the gym. After 3 months of using the gym they wouldn’t let him in because they said he hadn’t had an induction. He had one when he first started but they hadn’t added it to his membership. If the gym thought he hadn’t had an induction why was he let in for 3 months? Makes me question, are they allowing juniors in without an induction? Can’t call the manager of the gym. Can only speak to a call centre.

Kerryanne Phelps 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I joined this week and have loved my time there so far! I feel more motivated since going here x it’s a good gym

Mike Rawding 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Have a subscription can use any classes gym and pool it's cost effective and an excellent venue

Abby Shacks 1 year ago

Negative experience: £40 a month is ridiculous really when the changing rooms are grim and the showers don't work. Even if the changing and shower rooms were nicer it's still way more expensive then other gyms in the area...

Mike Carter 1 year ago

Negative experience: Has decent equipment but they never clean the place tbh it's pretty gross there are brown stains on the walls in the bathrooms and the weight rooms are always in a right state

Si L 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: There are so few places like this left. Community sports facilities. Great place for a lane swim

G And**son 1 year ago

Negative experience: Dated changing rooms, staff are either not around or don't know what's going on.. Lessons keep getting cancelled

David Johnson 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Kids use this venue for swim training. Nice pool. Very clean.

Kelly Wright 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely family fun swim kids really enjoyed it

Ben Lambert-Hope 2 years ago

Positive experience: I’m not local to the area and this was just a passing visit to the pool only for context but I would recommend. Booking for swimming is through the ‘better’ app which works well. The changing rooms here are little bit dated with an open plan layout (but clean and tidy) and no individual showers. Lockers are available that take 20p coins (not returned at the end) but you are allowed to take small bags to the poolside with you. All the staff were really helpful and friendly and pool clean and well maintained.

Terry Barton 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very helpful and knowledgeable staff and nice facilities

john Billing 2 years ago

Positive experience: Good facility, good price, changing rooms dated and showers not the best

Jo Birnie 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fabulous facilities. Clean and modern. Really helpful staff.

Christine Jilbert 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities and good swimming. Facilities. Working nights late swimming ideal for me on nights off.

Jack Davies 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: There's gym equipment and the staff are happy to answer questions like Josh very helpful young chap

Simon Huddleston 3 years ago

Negative experience: Went for a Shower only had £3 with me its card only had to put money in the charity box looked at me gone out with £3 sterling got in changing rooms need 20p for locker not card only now . No plug in basin sinks 2 out of 5 showers worked properly is it me or has the world gone “mad”

Gill Garratt 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Much improved since I last went a few years ago. Great swimming pool, much improved changing rooms, big studio for classes. Richard Spin bicycle classes are legendary. Take part & raise your hear rate & have fun!

Tristan _ 3 years ago

Positive experience: Pretty good. The changing area is quite basic: it feels like an old school changing room but I can see that individual cubicles wouldn’t be possible with the space and money available. The lockers take a 20p but it’s okay to leave belongings poolside. For me, the temperature of the water was too warm though. I’ll definitely go back.

Keira Mann 3 years ago

Positive experience: Had not gone swimming in a while and this was a lovely place to re-start. I went in the evening and it was very peaceful and the pool was rather warm however the showers could do with a looking at as they kept turning off however other than that. Splendid time!

Cleone Newman 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and good to go swimming.. I had to go and get moving with my hips.. So hopefully this will do a trick for me..

william richard 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good clean facilities

Elizabeth Mabbett 4 years ago

Positive experience: Nice pool

Elizabeth Jameson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good pleasant staff

Tim Cochrane 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities really helpful staff

Colin Campbell 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Easy to get here and facilities are good!

Adrians Grēberis 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice

Stuart Murray 4 years ago

Negative experience: One warm shower out of three. So stand and weight. Not good enough. No phone's in the buildings. So any questions you have to personally go there. Joke

Tessa McLean 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Still fairly new to the area but loving it. Not too crowded, easy booking but would be good if you could attend twice in a day if there was space.

Helen Napier 4 years ago

Positive experience: So lovely to be able to swim undisturbed by people blocking the ends just having a chat. Staff all very friendly & helpful. Showers could be a little cleaner though.

Chris Magor 5 years ago

Positive experience: Generally really pleased with the return to gym. Clear instructions and good distancing. However, today was a little uncomfortable as another client had a sneezing fit but carried on exercising. We left immediately.

Kyra Mcclung 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great selection of workout equipment, classes and a pool. Plus the better gym membership allows for use of multiple gyms.

Eileen Spicer 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Helston sports centre is s great centre,they have set out the gym really good, because of the virus,very clean,well done,

Cornwall aerial and wifi services 5 years ago

Positive experience: Gyms good, the business is way to national

Teddy Salkeld 5 years ago

Positive experience: The pool is very nice and changing rooms are a bit dirty but it's ok goggles are very expensive but apart from that it's ok

Tina Stickley 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely pool. Friendly staff.

Helston Sports Centre
Helston Sports Centre

Hi Tina. Thank you very much for the 5 stars and lovely words :-)

Lesley Treloar 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to get fit the staff are super helpful and accommodating. Brilliant swimming pool and top of the range gym for general fitness and weight training. But I wish the Monday morning 1hr yoga class was a bit longer though, as do others.

Helston Sports Centre
Helston Sports Centre

Hi Lesley. Thank you so much for your lovely comments - we are pleased to hear that you find our friendly team helpful and that you enjoy the centre. I will pass your comments re the yoga class onto the manager for consideration. Thank you :-)

Sue Kennedy 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love the Swimming Pool, water is good temperature & not full of chlorine.

Helston Sports Centre
Helston Sports Centre

Morning Sue. Thanks for the 5 stars. We are glad that you enjoy using Helston Sports Centre :-)

Trav Williams 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good facilities available

Evil Vincenzo (Vinnie) 5 years ago

Negative experience: Never been

Emma Williams 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I'm a member and I'm giving it 5 stars because of the staff they fantastic and work very hard, and I enjoy my swimming there, but the place needs an update.

Verity Hill 5 years ago

Negative experience: They keep reducing the hours the swimming pool is available. Often on private hire and closing earlier in the evenings. Very frustrating.

Graham Richards 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great sports centre and indoor swimming pool

Lady Bug 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pool warm

Mel Knight 6 years ago

Positive experience: Friendly staff, nice sized pool

Jill Bennett 6 years ago

Positive experience: Very friendly reception . Went to the adult only swim nice pool although had to get use to a shallow end when lane swimming. Was shown around gym area impressed. Only thing missing was a cafe .

Rob McLeod 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good facilities with very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable staff.

torr macfarlane 6 years ago

Positive experience: Nice pool. Shame no health suite

Daniel Waite 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I've only used the swimming pool, so can't comment on the gym. The pool is great for length training, and taking your kids. The staff are all professional and friendly. The pool is always clean and has a nice temperature

Angela Bonney 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: lovely swim friendly staff

Shane King 6 years ago

Positive experience: Good selection of machines. Usually quiet which is good but can sometimes get really busy. Small car park.

Jesse Lewis 6 years ago

Positive experience: Nice gym and pool, and the services were clean.

Ben Nisbet 6 years ago

Positive experience: Great opening ours and friendly staff.

Marie Arthur 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love this swimming pool, mostly quite if you go at right time also disability friendly. Really great pool.

Derek Bowler 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Much improved by the current operators. Better parking and upgraded equipment.

J “Sicknote” Roots 6 years ago

Positive experience: Average gym. Not enough free weights

Joanne Clement 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly and helpful staff and they always have a smile on their faces. New gym is lovely and the kids weekly swim lessons are very professional.

lady pip 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always been made feel welcome and everything I needed

Xanine Powell 6 years ago

Positive experience: Had what I needed in the gym, generally a bit run down regarding the building. Nice staff and reasonable parking.

David Hearne 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Revamped sports centre at Helston is superb. Great job by a friendly team

Mark M 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great circuit class this eve

Stephen Vincent 6 years ago

Positive experience: Friendly staff. Good facilities

Sue Wooderson 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very friendly staff, great facilities with new gym opening shortly

Lynne Harper 7 years ago

Positive experience: Very nice place, needs a face lift but the staff and facilities were very good.

Andy Markwick 7 years ago

Negative experience: New spin bikes please!!

Ste Thornley 7 years ago

Positive experience: Pool OK

Theresa Donaghy 7 years ago

Positive experience: Nice friendly place to go.

Hells Gate 7 years ago

Positive experience: Nice pool but rules are very strict no diving no arm bands past red line plus more share of broken green glass fond on edge of pool close to falling in lockers retain Ur money changing rooms could do with an update friendly staff

Chris Lugg 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very pleasant staff, a good facility

Julie Fielder 7 years ago

Negative experience: Wow when did swimming get so expensive £5.20 for a swim. Changing rooms not very clean and the lockers keep your 20p. Not for me.

Burnie Nixon 7 years ago

Negative experience: Very old and staff not overly helpful.

Trevor Tobiasen 7 years ago

Positive experience: Sorry I have not been here.

Henry Creed 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Brilliant price for services

James Deane 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place. Great swimming. Gym and keep fit area. Showers and changing rooms with toilets. Parking sometimes tight when college or sports centre busy. Child minding on site but no details known.

Karen Spooner 7 years ago

Positive experience: Nice pool. Lane swimming rules rarely followed here.

Gavin Saunders 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Recently taken over by the Better group, which has led to a good number of improvements. A useful local facility.

Joseph Lander 7 years ago

Positive experience: A variety of activities and an Olympic sized pool. Minimal parking.

Shrooom1 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming, very professional. Fully equipped gym, pleasant surroundings. Highly recommended.

Phill W 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and good facilities

Shannon Burnett 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: I always come here for a short swim in the large pool and they also offer swimming lessons to those whom cannot swim and would like to get some exercise.

Darryll de Witte 8 years ago

Positive experience: Not too shabby

Tash J 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Gyms been recently been updated and now have a nice big room in the studio for classes.

Bob Callaghan 8 years ago

Negative experience: Today the pool had a notice saying " it's a couple of degrees colder in the showers". The pool was actually much colder than the usual chilly and the showers were ice cold. Unusable really. They still took full entry fee though. I shan't be back until it's all fixed.

Chloe Adam 9 years ago

Fantastic experience: The pool is very good especially if you want to go up and train for ur swimming club that only lets u swim 6h a week and u want to train even more

Mike Lingwood 9 years ago

Positive experience: It's OK not amazing. Facilities are 'well used' and could do with some money being spent on it really

Mark Bennett 9 years ago

Positive experience: Just a standard pool, the manager banned me from swimming under water ? Because he at one time had to resuscitate someone, he's got a bald head, a beard and some real issues! He'll tell you off, lol

Henry YT (Henry Youtube) 10 years ago

Fantastic experience: awesome place

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