
Information about Romsey Rapids Sports Complex
Opening hours
- sunday: 8h-18h
- monday: 6h-22h
- tuesday: 6h-22h
- wednesday: 6h-22h
- thursday: 6h-22h
- friday: 6h-22h
- saturday: 8h-18h
Our comment from FitFit UK about Romsey Rapids Sports Complex:
Romsey Rapids Sports Complex is a vibrant water park and leisure centre located in Romsey, United Kingdom. It is an ideal destination for families looking for fun and excitement. The centre features a massive swimming pool complex with rapids, slides, and a splash area, providing endless entertainment for children and adults alike. Visitors have praised the facilities for being great fun for families and noted that the staff are friendly and attentive.
While many families enjoy their time at Romsey Rapids, there are some areas for improvement. Some users have reported issues with cleanliness in changing rooms, and concerns have been raised about busy periods resulting in crowded conditions in the pool. Additionally, there have been occasional issues with equipment not working as expected, such as the flume and rapid features being temporarily out of service.
Despite these drawbacks, most visitors highlight the affordable pricing and the overall enjoyable atmosphere of the centre. If you're looking for a place where kids can splash, play, and burn off energy, Romsey Rapids is worth a visit, especially if you arrive during less peak times to avoid crowds.
Services, Machines and Guided Classes
Romsey Rapids Sports Complex: Opinions
Fantastic experience: Good pool facilities. Can get very busy but time slots help with this. Needs a bigger Carpark, but would highly recommend.
Positive experience: Massive swimming pool complex with plenty of things to see and do,great fun for all the family. Big accessible car park and food and drink vendors upstairs.
Negative experience: I was with my kids today at Family fan. The river wasn't working, the showers weren't working. And there was so much chlorine from everyone that my eyes hurt. I don't know what happened today but the price wasn't worth it.
Negative experience: BEWARE OF SHARP TILES At the end of the rapid, and by the kids tiled slide pool! This has been like this for over 15 years, i cut my foot many years ago and again today in exactly the same place! Huge lack of maintenance and house keeping, Very unhygienic changing room. Wont be returning here
Hi Graham, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear this. We will be sure to pass on your feedback to the management team at the centre to look into this. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: Thoroughly disappointed and upset with the customer service here. I would usually always recommend this place to anyone with children just as I did to my partner. So she went with her son, but upon arrival to romsey rapids she bought arm bands but struggled to get them inflated and when she asked a life guard he refused to do it for her, she then approached staff who gave her the same answer…this is unacceptable if you ask me and it resulted in her crying. How can you refuse to help a paying customer inflate their arm bands that they bought from you…extremely dissapointed by this.
Hi Alex, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are really sorry you feel this way. We appreciate all customer feedback and will be sure to pass this onto the management team at the centre. Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: The Rapids is a fun place to go with the kids.
Thanks so much for leaving us a great 5 star review ⭐ Maxine :)
Negative experience: How do you get someone to answer the phone I've tried three times today & been on hold for more than ten minutes each time, incredibly frustrating
Hi Kelly, thank you for getting in touch and I apologise you were having trouble reaching the team. If there is anything we can help with, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: Is a good place for leisure . Pool is fine and very friendly fir kids . The gym area a bit overcrowded with machines and sometimes the music is to loud . Clean toilets . Why they are not fixing the sink from disabled toilet? There are7 weeks out of order......?
Hi Camelia, thanks you for taking the time to leave us a review. We really appreciate your feedback and will pass this onto the management team at site. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: Cannot believe the behaviour of the staff in Costa this morning. All 3 girls shouting and screaming over the banister at a member of the public with a baby. Something about staff filming a child. This type of behaviour from staff is not acceptable and should not go unnoticed.
Hi Grace, thank you for taking the time to get in touch. We are sorry to hear this and will be sure to pass on your comments to the senior management team at the centre. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: ❌️❌️ this place should be ashamed for allowing staff at Costa coffee to video children and send it to other staff members including management.❌️❌️ When confronted about it the girl used bad language and answered with "I can do what I want". This is absolutely discussing behaviour and she should NOT be allowed to work next to a children's play area ❌️❌️ This has been reported to head office and the police.
Hi Carla, Thank you for taking the time to get in touch. We are sorry to hear this. I have passed on your comments to the senior management team at site. If you need to get in touch with us further regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: First time visiting this pool. Booked online and was checked in quickly at the entrance. Fairly impressed by the site, mostly clean but there was some rubbish in the changing rooms and everyone wearing outdoor shoes in there as well which is unpleasant given people are then walking back through barefoot and into the pool. Could do with a shoe rack at the top of the stairs with no outdoor shoes allowed in the changing area. We had a good session but could have stayed longer as my son was disappointed it was over. Overall a good experience, just a shame about the muddy shoes.
Hi Matthew, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass this onto the team at the centre. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: I cannot advise that you travel any distance to this facility with your children for Family Fun swimming. I have been to Romsey Rapids maybe 6 or 7 times. On two of these occasions, so over 25% of visits, we were ejected from the pool along with everyone else due to low chlorine levels. What is the point? I'm not going back.
Hi Jacqueline, thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are sorry this has happened. I will be sure to pass on your comments to the senior management team at the centre. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: Just been to Romsey Rapids for a special quiet SEN only session arranged by a local group. Upon arrival with my autistic daughter and family we we told along with the rest of the group that the session had been double booked and we wouldn’t be allowed in. My daughter who had been looking forward to the activity for weeks had a meltdown because of the disappointment caused. Complete lack of understanding of the SEN community. I appreciate double bookings occur but advance warning would have helped.
Hi Lianne, thank you for taking the time to get in touch and we are so sorry to hear this happened to you. I will pass on your comments to the senior management team at the centre. If you would like to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to get in touch at [email protected]. Thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: It's a great pool for kids, great facility. Changing rooms need updating.
Hi Toby, Thank you for your review! We really appreciate it and will pass on your comments to the team. Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Busy but the kids loved it
Hi Rebecca, Thanks so much for the 5 star review! Great to hear the kids loved it! Thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: Used the Health Suite only. A bit disappointing. The male changing rooms are only big enough for 2 people at a time. The lockers don't lock, unless you have brought your own padlock (what's that about!). The sauna was only at 70⁰c. The steam room was hot enough but had enough menthol in the steam to sting your eyes. Some of the other customers were using phones to have loud conversations in the relaxing area, loud enough to hear every word in the sauna. Some people weren't using towels to sit on. All in all a bit of a strange experience.
Hi Peter, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and we are sorry the experience you had was not as hoped. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass this on to the management team at site. Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Had a great Costa here, looks like a very clean and well organised sports centre
Hi Julian, Thanks for your lovely 5 star review! We hope to see you back at the centre soon :) Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Haven't been for years. Took our 8year old, 7year old and 5 month old, wasn't busy. we got a family changing room straight away, water was warm enough for the baby and slide queue was small. Rapid was fun but forgot about the double whammy of the pumps at the end so lifted the baby over it :) great price, very clean and lots of friendly staff
Hi There, thank you for leaving us a fab 5 star review! Great to hear your all had a fun time! I will be sure to pass on your feedback to the team at site! Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Very good service was excellent staff were very helpful and friendly
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave us such a fab 5 star review. I will be sure to pass on your lovely comments to the team at site :) Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: We all had great fun here. Swimming and 18holes of mini golf was a bargain.
Hi Joseph, thank you so much for leaving us a 5 star review! Lovely to hear you all had great fun! We hope you visit us again soon :) Thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: Good fun with my toddler.
Hi Matthew, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! happy to hear you and your child had a great time at the centre :) Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: Filthy with rust everywhere. Changing rooms and showers horrendous!
Hi Bartosz, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear this. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass this onto the management team at site. Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: It was a good experience. Need to be more clean.
Hi Rana, thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass this onto the team at site. Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Recently moved near the area and love the layout and facilities. Our kids had an amazing time, the lazy river isn't very deep so our 6 year old coped really well
Hi Elliott, thanks so much for leaving us such a lovely 5 star review! Great to hear your children had such a great time :) we will pass on your lovely comments to the team and site! Thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: We had a fun time at the rapids. The rapids and the flume slide provide fun for all ages. Pirate ship fun for toddlers too! Yo ho ho.
Hi Steve, great to hear you had such a fun time at the centre! Thank you for you taking the time to leave us a review, we will pass on your comments to the team at site :) Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: It’s been 25 years since my last visit but I now have the excuse to return with my own children and it is just as good as I remember. The kids are now big fans too. Fair price, free parking and great fun. The warmer small pool and pirate boat were perfect for the 3 and 5 year old whilst the 7 year old spent his time in the rapids and on the flume. Staff were friendly, changing area was clean with plenty of cubicles and lockers work fine with a £1 coin. Pool wasn’t too cold and an hour flew by. It was pretty busy in there but that didn’t detract anything from the experience. If the kids suggest they want to go back I will not hestitate to take them again.
Hi Gary, Thank you for leaving us such a fantastic 5 star review! Great to hear your children enjoyed it just as much as you :) We will be sure to pass on your lovely comments to the team at site. Hope you are looking forward to your next visit! Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Staff: Having never visited this complex before as we are from another part of the country, we were very impressed. As soon as we arrived a young lady asked us to come up to a part of the building she referred to as "The Bridge" which overlooked the pool, so she could book everyone in at the same time. We waited for a few minutes while my daughter overlooked the pool in amazement. From entering the complex all of the way through to leaving, everyone seemed happy and enthusiastic. When we were waiting to enter the pool, there was a call out for all life guards to get to the pool side ready for people to enter the pool, I have never seen so many life guards all appear at the same time, usually most places I go have 1-2... This place had about 10 working, all at the same time! The Pool: Nothing short of amazing! We had rapids, slides and overflowing buckets of water, everything was working and accessible for all ages. There are zones for all ages ranging from 0.75m to 1.2m which can be accessed without ever leaving the pool. The water itself was warm and clean, everyone in the pool appeared to be thoroughly enjoying their experience. Parking: Parking was free for up to 4 hours (no ticket needed) and plentiful. Conclusion: If we are ever back in this area, we will definitely be looking to visit this complex again.
Hi Lloyd, thank you for taking the time to leave such a great 5 star review! I will be sure pass on your lovely feedback to the team at site! We hope you get to visit us again soon. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: Rip off wanting swimming lesson for 2 children but have to pay £20joining fee each bs anything to get money
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Sorry to hear you feel this way. I will be sure to pass on your feedback to the senior management team. Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Second visit, nice pool for kids and family to enjoy, price is very reasonable perfect for family as we still had to travel to the distanation , nice slide which kids love to go on , can get busy good number of staff having to keep an eye on. Will visit again for sure.
Hi There, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5 star review! Great to hear you are already looking forward to your next visit. I will pass on your lovely comments to the staff at site :) thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: So busy in the school holidays but clean and well run. Lots of fun for the little ones!
Hi Toby, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Great to hear your little ones had lot's of fun :) I will be sure to pass on your lovely comments to the team at site! Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Absolutely loved this place just wish we had a bit more time instead of just an hour.
Hi Amanda, thanks for leaving us a 5 start review :) Great to hear you loved your visit to the centre. I will be sure to pass on your lovely comments to the team at site. Thanks, Maxine
Negative experience: Arriving at the leisure centre I was rather disappointed with the very unenthusiastic member of staff at the desk. We had booked for swimming and she seemed annoyed with our question when pointing in the direction of the stairs. Once in the swimming line the member of staff there also lacked care in their role. We were given wristbands but were not given information about our time in the pool. How long it was for, what the sections were or when the bucket flowed out (which it didn't during our swim.) The facilities were good just a shame the staff did not offer a friendly or welcoming service.
Hi Stef, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear the experience you had wasn't as we would hope. We really appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass it on the the management team at site. We hope you are not put off and will try us again soon. Thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: It was ok maybe could have had an extra 30 minutes there but you only get a short time there because you have to leave when you colour band is called
Hi Andy, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Sorry to hear you don't feel you were given enough time in the pool. We appreciate your time and we will be sure to pass this onto the management team at site. Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: This is a great swimming pool to bring your family to
Hi Jazz, thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely 5 star review :) Thanks, Maxine
Fantastic experience: Great place for the kids. The swimming pool and attractions are fantastic. The facilities are clean and tidy.
Hi there, thanks you for taking the time to leave us a fab 5 star review! We will be sure to pass on your lovely feedback to the team at site :) Thanks, Maxine
Positive experience: Nice gym with free parking and lots of classes. Can be very busy at peak times
Positive experience: Overall we had a good swimming experience. The pool was VERY busy, it's a shame there's no weekday availability as my little one gets quite overwhelmed. The pool was warm enough so she didn't get too cold. She loved the splash pool and slide, just a shame the flume and the bucket were not working! Think it needs a little TLC but overall we had good fun
Negative experience: Way too many people let in the pool. Couldn't move and felt unsafe . I wonder legally how many people can be in there at one time as surely today was over the limit
Negative experience: The water slide has been out of order for weeks, and they are still charging full price. To every question I asked, the manager ( looks like a teenager )responded with I don`t know. When is it being fixed, have you arranged with somebody already for it to be fixed, who is dealing with it, is anybody in charge of arrangig for it to be fixed, I don`t know, I don`t know, I don`t know. What a disgrace. I am surprised the manager has kept his job despite his incompetence. They only employ teenage staff, the toilets are filthy, there is mold everywhere in the pool . I cannot explain how anybody would think a teenager can keep toilets clean and provide an acceptable level of service.
Positive experience: Good fun when the rapids are actually on but the water is always a bit cold, even in the hot tub bit. But still doesn't stop us travelling from Bournemouth and the price is really reasonable.
Positive experience: Relatively clean ,friendly staff. Downside for the swimming is they don't always put the rapids on and the slide is not always available the water has been cold the majority of the times visiting.
Positive experience: Flume was shut which was a shame although we knew that when we booked the price was still the same cost which is a bit disappointing as we didn't get that facility. Kids had fun but it was quite over crowded especially on the rapid.. water was cold and needs a good revamp and clean ! But lots of potential
Positive experience: Kids enjoy it but it's a bit overcrowded, getting rather run down in the swimming area and the reception weren't very helpful
Positive experience: It's fine. My kids have a great time mooching through the lazy river, but it's really hard to swim because of the volume of people. That's not the fault of the ownership or anything; just a fact of life.
Fantastic experience: Amazing place to bring the kiddo. Book in advance, as turning up is often sold out.
Positive experience: Car park was quite a long walk from the hotel, they were very accomidating for a wedding party though.
Positive experience: Only use the Gym for set group classes.. Very good range of classes on offer. Excellent instructors.
Hi Roy, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review :)
Fantastic experience: Great day
Fantastic experience: Great place to take the kids. Reasonably priced too. I think the changing rooms need cleaning more often as when i went with the family last week, the floors were quite dirty from dirt from shoes etc. Would recommend to families with children
Hi Keirron, thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We really appreciate this and will ensure it reaches the team. Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: Ok for the money but needs uplifting. Bench press seat broken for weeks now, several showers and toilets broken. Needs some TLC. red sauna stinky. Good staff. How about adding multiple items to the checkout at the same time when booking instead of going through the process of adding another. Update: No change. I was a facilities manager for 7 years - it's not hard to get the basics right! Health suite needs a good refresh, fix the chest press machine please.
Hi Colin thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We appreciate this and will ensure this is raised with the team. Thanks, Chels
Fantastic experience: Great place to take kids, my daughter really enjoys swimming they also do a carers ticket as well so we will be taking her more often. With the slides and plenty or different areas so much to do.
Positive experience: Took my grandson to family fun session, plenty there to keep him occupied. On the downside, thought it was a little overcrowded because it was very difficult to find space to swim without bumping into someone. It was very clean and good facilities, enjoyed a coffee in the Costa café after our swim
Hi Barbara, thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We will ensure this reaches the team and we hope you see an improvement on your next visit. Thanks, Chels
Negative experience: Absolutely terrible. No mention of pre booking on website. A wasted journey and a patronising and sarcastic human behind the desk. Don’t waste your time. They clearly only care about the money they take and nothing else
Hi Kyle we're sorry to hear of your experience, please could you reach out to our central customer service team via [email protected] as and we'd be happy to look into this further. Thanks, Chels
Fantastic experience: It's a good swimming pool. We live in Salisbury but come to romsey for swimming. It's great!
Fantastic experience: Having visited a fair few years back, I couldn't really remember what Romsey rapids was like. So I decided to take my son along with some of our friends. It's so nice to find a fun pool for kids. Most places these days are just a simple pool, but Romsey has so much for kids to do and plenty of space for everyone. Free parking and a much needed Costa after a energetic morning. Well worth a visit!
Hi Richard, thanks so much for sharing this with us. It's great to hear you had a nice time, we hope you are looking forward to your next visit!
Positive experience: Love the rapids. Can be hard to book because it is so popular. It's great that smaller kids can use the large slide as well!!
Positive experience: Really love this place but 3 stars given as I was really disappointed last time we went. I booked my family to do their golf and swim sessions (offer they had if you booked together you got it discounted) we went for our swim at the slotted time then went to go and do the golf only to be told that it was closing in 10 mins so cannot do it. When arriving the lady on reception did not make me aware that we wouldn't have had time to do both. I also complained that I booked these times online why did it let me book it when we realistically cannot do it.
Hi Kelly, we're sorry to hear your experience wasn't as expected. Please could you reach out to our central customer service team via [email protected] and we'd be happy to see how we can help. Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: Attended for the soft play, which was clean and well maintained, if fairly small. Feel sorry for the café staff who were rushed off their for the entire time I was there
Negative experience: My daughter has been attending swimming classes here for over a year. They are reasonably priced and I have seen her progress. She’s recently moved up to stage 3, going into the deeper pool which she was really nervous about. Going in for the first time, she asked me to walk her in and just mention it to the teacher. I did that, hoping the teacher will spare 3 seconds to reassure her and at least say - hello, don’t worry, you’re in good hands. Instead, I got a curt reply on the lines of - they’re all nervous. My daughter got in the pool reluctantly and then got told right away to swim into the middle with no floats which she refused to do. The teacher just repeated ‘come on, swim’ at her a few times before they all got practising with floaties and she eventually joined. Towards the end of the lesson, the teacher gathered them at the edge of the pool and started explaining some things and I watched my daughter hold her hand up for 3 minutes to ask her to speak up, and the teacher completely ignoring her. We came back the week after and my daughter wouldn’t even get out of the car. I understand that these lessons are very busy, there’s lots of kids and only half an hour but being encouraging and supportive goes a long way, particularly with kids. I’ve previously seen another teacher (who doesn’t work there anymore) impatiently make faces at a kid who was taking longer to do something. I think revising staff’s attitude would be beneficial. Lessons should be fun, teachers supportive and praising, so it doesn’t feel like a chore.
Hi there, we're sorry to hear about this and hope you have been able to discuss this further with the team, but should you need any assistance please reach out to our central customer service team via [email protected] and we'd be happy to help. Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: Nice, clean leisure centre. Pools look good, we went during the week so was quiet.
Positive experience: The kids enjoyed it. As a spectator, I will say it wasn't very wheelchair friendly, found it hard to get around (tight), and to Costa, and disabled toilet wasn't well signed either.
Hi Sarah thanks so much for raising this with us, we appreciate your feedback and will ensure this reaches to the team for review. Thanks, Chels
Fantastic experience: Nice clean centre with a warm pool, I use it in the mornings when I can for lane swimming. The staff are always friendly, even at that time in the morning. There is always plenty of spare lockers and changing facilities. The showers a quite warm they are fine for me, but I think maybe a little too warm for young children, I know mine wouldn't like it. Overall I enjoy swimming there and plan to bring my family soon.
Hi Kirk, Thank you for the kind words and your 5-star rating. We're so please that you're satisfied with Romsey Rapids. Your feedback means a lot to us and we're grateful for your support :) Thanks, Charlotte
Fantastic experience: I went with my wife and daughters (9 & 11) and as soon as we got to the car afterwards, my 9 year old said, "We have GOT to come back here!" There's 3 general areas: the Lazy River rapids, a splash park and a still zone for swimming lengths. The only downside that my wife and I were aware of was that the current in the rapids was quite strong, so you could get separated from your children if you're nit careful. There's also a hot tub and a water slide (plus two slides for children) and the hour passed in a flash. Well worth a visit.
Hi Phil, Wow, what a fantastic review! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're so pleased you all had a great time and look forward to seeing you again in the future. Thanks, Charlotte
Negative experience: Updated review heard from some customers they are now experiencing racism and comments in changing rooms like go back to ur country” it has been reported to management but nothing has happened The name places off people and ur whole company is suppose to welcome everyone.
Positive experience: Decent enough pool, and the rapids are fun, but the changing room area really wasn't especially clean. More could be done to ensure muddy shoes aren't taken into the changing area, to keep the place just a bit cleaner. Otherwise, a fun afternoon.
Hi Peter, Thanks for your review. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave it :) we're glad you have run at Romsey Rapids and have passed your feedback onto the team to take into consideration going forward. Thanks, Charlotte
Negative experience: Rude staff at the till won't be coming back. little miss thing on the till with a face full of makeup looking like she has been dragged through the paint aisle in B&Q snotty little kid needs the sack swearing infront of children.
Hi There, Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear about your experience. If you would like to get in touch via [email protected] with more information we would be happy to investigate your experience further. Thanks, Charlotte
Positive experience: It's not a great swimming place It's all shallow pools. Deepest is 1m20. It's a great place for kids to learn to swim & play & splash around. But it's lacking for adults really
Hi Heather, Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We really appreciate it and we're sorry our facilities aren't what you are looking for. Thanks, Charlotte
Positive experience: It's great but the time slots are too short for us as we travel an hour to visit. Changing facilities are also awful, every time we come we stand waiting for family changing rooms.
Hi Michael, Thanks for your review and we're sorry to hear about this. We have passed your feedback on to the management team at site to take into consideration. Thanks, Charlotte
Fantastic experience: 5 stars, cause the water was warm and I didn't freeze to death as often at water parks while queuing at the slide It's a perfect place for families with younger children. Me and my kids (9 and 12 years old)enjoyed the slide and swimming around the biggest pool-it's only 1.2meters deep. There are many shallow pools and entertainment for very little children and a small jacuzzi. There's Costa cafe next to the pool. Nice place, we enjoyed our visit here.
Hi Marta, Thanks for your lovely review. We're so glad you and your kids enjoyed your visit to Romsey Rapids and hope to see you again soon :) Thanks, Charlotte
Positive experience: When my family and I recently visited this swimming pool, it reminded us of a typical facility you would find in the UK. Although it had a few signs of wear and tear, our overall experience was enjoyable, thanks to the friendly staff and the pool's appeal to kids. The first thing that struck us upon entering was the slightly worn appearance of the pool. It was evident that it had seen its fair share of usage over the years, the facility was clean and well-maintained and we did see the staff continually keeping in to of it, assuring us of our safety and comfort throughout our visit. One aspect that truly made our visit memorable was the exceptional staff. From the moment we walked in, they warmly greeted us and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. Their friendly and approachable nature fostered a positive atmosphere and added to the overall enjoyment of the experience. They were always available when we needed assistance or had any inquiries, ensuring a hassle-free visit. The changing rooms are good, there is plenty of family changing rooms and the single changing rooms are larger and most of the pools we've been to previously, there are only three showers which are small. There may be family shower rooms that we didn't see, but this didn't really cause any issues, it's more of a nice to know. The highlight, however, was undoubtedly the pool's appeal to children. Our kids absolutely loved it! The size and depth of the pool catered to different age groups, offering a safe and fun environment for everyone. The pool was equipped with various entertainment features like slides and a simulated river, ensuring hours of exciting play. We were delighted to see our children thoroughly enjoying themselves and making new friends in the water. One thing worth noting, especially for first-time visitors, is the need for a pound or trolley token to secure the lockers. It's a small but important detail that helps keep personal belongings secure while you enjoy your time in the water. So, be sure to come prepared and save yourself any inconvenience. In conclusion, while this swimming pool may appear a bit worn, it remains a welcoming and enjoyable facility for a day of aquatic fun. The friendly staff create a positive atmosphere, and the pool's appeal to children adds an extra layer of excitement. Just remember to bring your pound or trolley token for the locker, and you're all set to make lasting memories at this typical UK swimming pool.
Hi Michael, Thanks for such an in depth and thoughtful review. We really appreciate you taking the time to write this. We have passed your comments on to the team at site, and hope to welcome you back again soon. Thanks, Charlotte
Fantastic experience: Nice and friendly staff and very fun for families to play in, and a safe place for baby's to play.
Fantastic experience: We did book time in soft play. It didn't feel that we needed it. The big positive is the swimming pool. Very organised, get there on time, they will let you in 10minutes before the booked time. Can't complain.
Fantastic experience: This place has been going for decades! I went as a kid and took my kids the other day. It's really good. And still going strong!? Staff are great. One offered me a locker token as I didn't have one. You do need a pound for the lockers! Parking is free! Warning it does get busy but go at lunch time is a good tip!
Hi Mark, Happy New Year and thanks for such a lovely review :) we really appreciate it and hope to see you back again soon :) Thanks, Charlotte
Positive experience: Been coming here since it opened, when I was the age my son is now. I have many happy memories of the place from back then. My son loves it, having been twice now, but even he says how dirty the changing rooms are. Such a shame, it really is looking a bit neglected these days. Lots of lifeguards around, although many of them look pretty glum! Ultimately it's a good fun place for small people and if you hit it at the right time it's not too crowded. You need a £1 coin for the lockers which caught me out, I just don't really carry cash these days.
Hi Chris, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear your experience wasn't as expected and we will ensure your comments are shared with the centre team. Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: Family fun suitable for toddlers to grandparents. But last visit marred by pool closing within 5 minutes of getting in because of high chlorine levels.
Hi Peter, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. Sorry to hear this happened and if there's anything we can do please contact us directly via [email protected] Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: Took our autistic daughter here on her birthday (swimming is one of the only things that regulates her) and it was great! The soft play has a fault on the door so if you go out to the cafe, someone inside will need to let you back in, seems the barcode only works once! The pool is fun, a little on the cool side but she was happy. The queue for the cafe was a little on the long side, perhaps unavoidable with the amount of people using it, but then only 1 member of staff serving.. All in all, would definitely go back!
Hi Steven, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. It's great to hear your daughter enjoyed her time with us and we will be sure to share your feedback with the team. Hope you are looking forward to your next visit! Thanks, Chels
Fantastic experience: So many attractions in there, small and big slides, river and so much more. Just a shame that time is limited for 1h only, 2h would be the best option and more ppl would come.
Hi Edita, Thank you for your wonderful review. We're so glad you enjoy the centre and will be sure to pass your comments on to the team. Thanks, Charlotte
Fantastic experience: Great swimming pool. Plenty to do, different slides depending on age range. Three different pools. Great rapids that carry you around. Lots of changes rooms, good showers, clean and tidy.
Hi Julia, thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your lovely comments are will be sure to share with the team. Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: We attended on a very busy day and everywhere in the complex was pretty much to capacity. The changing cubicle can only be described as disgusting with a discarded sanitary product and tissues on the floor. This was pointed out to a member of staff and he did take action straight away. Other than that we had a great time and will come again very soon.
Hi Simon, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. It's great to hear the team were able to help and you enjoyed your visit! Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: Nice place to take the kids. Reasonable price and a single flume...often busy do maybe for slightly older kids if you don't want to queue with todlers. Costa cafe there.
Hi Philip, Thanks for the review. We're glad you enjoy your time at Romsey Rapids and appreciate the feedback. Thanks, Charlotte
Positive experience: Great pool, 3 kids 13-17 loved it. Busy and my only beef was adults putting bags and coats on chairs and being no where near so I had no where on the balcony to sit down with me coffee and food. This was for almost an hour, not great and think should be a notices up to stop this. But great other than that.
Hi Lesa, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We really appreciate your feedback and will ensure this is shared with the centre team. Thanks, Chels
Positive experience: Not a very nice experience for us as a family of 4 Changing rooms were filthy dirty Pool water wasnt that much better as there was scum on the sides of the pool, Could do with a dam good clean and should have a member of staff cleaning the changing rooms constantly. Wont be going back in a hurry
Hi Martin, thanks for taking the time to provide us with feedback. Please can you contact us directly via [email protected] with further information including the day you visited and we will ensure this is fed back to the senior team. Thanks, Chels
Fantastic experience: The kids love the activity pool with rapids, water jets, flume, etc. Very reasonably priced too at £5.50 for age up to 15. Costa coffee for adults where you can watch from above. Good idea to take noise cancelling headphones and wear shorts though as it's pretty noisy and humid!
Hi Martin, Thanks so much for such a great review. We're so glad you enjoy visiting Romsey Rapids :) Thanks, Charlotte
Positive experience: Fun pool to visit for splashing around with the children, rapids push you round and out across half the pool - just be aware you can't get a swim in, as it's packed. Long queue for the slide (10 mins standing on stairs) with only 1 hour wristbands, time it well!
Hi Jason, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we really appreciate it. We have passed your comments on to the team at site and hope you will be back to visit us in the future when it's not so busy. Thanks, Charlotte
Fantastic experience: Such a brilliant place to swim with the kids. The rapids are super fun and actually are quite fast flowing. The slide is good fun too. My DS could have stayed in longer but they operate a wrist band one hour session. Changing rooms are limited and some quite small especially when it would be mainly families using them. Showers are hot and powerful so no complaints there. There is a Costa on site with loads of space for a coffee and cake afterwards. Well worth a visit, we went into the first session so not many people, once the second session started run half hour later it got a lot busier.
Negative experience: Very disappointed when I went over a week ago the pool was not warm enough at all my little girls lips started turning blue and I had to get her out the pool and I had to get her warm quickly, I asked for help from the life guard she said she would radio through and never did no one came I spoke a receptionist and they was so lovely they said I’m so sorry this has happened I’m not the first to complain I asked to speak to a manger as I asked if they radioed through and never did for medical assistance which is very poor as no one did. When I got home I rang to speak to the manager and I was put through to him he didn’t seem interested at all he said he would check pool temp but it’s normally 29 he said there was no way that pool was 29 degrees, I got no sorry he didn’t seem interested at all and was quite rude and my girls came down with a cold and not being very well and still isn’t well now very disappointed with the life guards and the manager. Very disappointed I didn’t even get a apology and the manager didn’t seem interested when I told him and the fact the life guards didn’t help me to I am not happy at all, also wasn’t impressed with the cleaness.
Positive experience: I’d read that this place had been recently refurbished but it looks tired. The jets in the rapids are too high (or the water level is too low) so instead of water pressure whizzing you round you just get repeatedly sprayed in the face
Fantastic experience: Came here with my two children 11 and 13. Free parking up to four hours, cafe and shop in case you forget your trunks! If you're not swimming you can sit to the side and watch. It gets busy over half term and summer so I'd go as early as you can. Changing rooms need £1 for lockers, get early enough and you should get a changing room or family room. Lazy river, jacuzzi, and big slide are the highlights, cue for the slide will be about 1 minute per two people in the queue, but never that lengthy. Showers are fine. Great fun though, definitely recommend
Positive experience: I do like RR, I've been there many times as a child. My only issue is that after all the years and refurbs, the swimming pool is the same, very dirty and dated. The changing village was horrific, and there is nowhere to remove your shoes, meaning people walk their dirty shoes into the changing area, turning it into a swamp. I have nightmares about the gunk and hair on my feet....
Positive experience: Great swimming pool, especially for kids. The changing rooms are often busy, meaning it can sometimes be hard to find a unit for the whole family and they can get quite dirty during peak times. But otherwise a good facility.
Positive experience: My partner and I came here at the weekend with our 10 and 5 year old. Good points: -Everything was on and working( such as rapids, slides, etc) -Reasonably priced -book online for guarantee spot -kids really enjoyed the kids' play area -has a Costa and sitting area, some seats looking over the swimming pool. -plenty of staff around poolside keeping watch Bad points: -Not enough changing cubicles, we lost out on swimming time as there weren't any free due to there not being many. -The changing rooms needed cleaning, lots of muck around the floor & rubbish lying around. -When checking in, the staff member stood next to us, showing us the ipad with the booking slots, showing us everyone's information such as email addresses, etc. So data protection training needs to be addressed.
Fantastic experience: Just had a fantastic family fun session, not too crowded. Changing rooms are very clean and the showers hot.
Positive experience: We went with family and extended family with additional needs, got hear early and they let us straight in so we didn't have to wait in line. Its not the biggest place but was good for an hours fun.
Positive experience: Great variety of classes and nice clean gym facilities. The booking app is also very easy to use. There could be a bit more information when you first start, but overall it’s a great place!
Negative experience: My partner called before booking to use the health spa to confirm that it was all up and running, hot tub, steam room & sauna. All we were told wasn't working was the steam room, which we had no issue with. When we arrived and paid for the day pass noone mentioned timings, etc. We spent 10 minutes in the hot tub (which wasn't even working properly) before we were told to get out as the pool shuts at 1 pm. We went upstairs and used the sauna for again all of 10 minutes before a member told us that it also shuts in the next 5 minutes because of the cost of living crisis they shut to save on electricity. We complained at the deck and got a partial refund. To say we were disappointed would be an understatement, and we definitely won't be returning, nor would we recommend.
Fantastic experience: Great place to swim in a fun way. Definitely for young and old. It's just a bit humid inside, which is understandable. My husband struggled a bit being asthmatic but he would just pop right outside for some fresh air for a while.
Fantastic experience: Lovely and clean. Good range of cardio including stair climbing. Nice staff. Everything you could want. Large swimming pool, but I didn't visit as I like gyms.
Positive experience: Great place to gale the kids, pools nuce and warm with the toddler section even warmer. Changing rooms were nice and clean all round good trip for the kids
Positive experience: We drive over a hour to come here, kids love it however last time we came there was a festival and we arrived 30mins early and it took 45 mins of driving around the car park trying to get parked as everyone used there car park it was manic cars parked on grass verges and infront of other cars. The receptionist still booked us in for our time slot but by the time we got in the pool we only had 30 mins not a hour. Disappointing and felt like a waste of money and driving
Negative experience: Great in theory but the changing rooms massively let it down. Far too busy at change over times and the family changing facilities with baby changing units in them are few and far between. Cleanliness is also an issue even though staff were "cleaning".
Hi Thomas, thanks for the review and we are sorry to hear this, please feel free to send us an email with some more information at [email protected] and we will be happy to look into this further. Thanks, Ellouise
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