Information about Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre

Yew Tree Ave
M19 3PH, Manchester
+44 161 641 9911

Opening hours

  • Monday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Thursday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Friday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre boasts a state of the art gym offering world class cardio, resistance and strength equipment, a wide range of fitness classes, a 25 metre, 4 lane pool and a 17 metre teaching pool. Our swimming lesson programme teaches over 700 adults and children to swim. From intensive short courses, weekly group lessons and private one to ones. The Library is an integral part of the Centre with access to a wide range of library services and a suite of PCs as well as free wifi and children's library.

Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre has two swimming pools, a stylish 60 station gym, spacious fitness studio, a health suite comprising of a sauna and steam room and your local neighbourhood library with over 25 PCs. Our swimming lesson programme teaches over 700 adults and children the vital lifeskill of swimming. We have a variety of lessons to suit you including short course intensive lessons, weekly group lessons or private one to ones.  This facility is part of a unique collection of community and elite facilities governed by MCRactive, a not for profit organisation established and overseen by Manchester City Council. It is operated by Better under the MCRactive brand.          

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Better is a registered trademark and trading name of GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), a charitable social enterprise and registered society under the Co-operative & Community Benefit & Societies Act 2014 registration no. 27793R. Registered office: Middlegate House, The Royal Arsenal, London, SE18 6SX. Inland Revenue Charity no: XR43398 VAT registration no: 219749179.

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Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre: Opinions

4.9/5 (53 Opinions)
MKD 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: My boys have been attending swimming and swimming lessons there and I can 5 star all the teachers especially Jamie he is such a dedicated swim teacher and very helpful always assist the parents at all times. He is just the best and knows he's job very well. Thanks so much Jamie and all the staff too who are always there for us all. Keep it up !!!.

Chantel Brown 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: My 22 year old son gose swimming at the arcade centre it seems really good the Library i has a lot of books to choose from not sheen the gym but i think it's small

KAMLESH GARG 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Very Good

Em Fearon 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I've only been going to the gym for a week or so after deciding to get back on track with training after the new year. I'm fairly new to the area. On first arrival - the fitness instructor Mike introduced himself and immediately offered his service if I needed any help. Since then, he's gone above and beyond to show me how to use equipment properly and has made me feel a lot more confident and comfortable in the gym. Mike is truly a credit to Arcadia gym and I feel more motivated to make a change due to his kindness and hospitality.

Hoboesque 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great library facilities and helpful staff

Mohammad Fiaz 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Nice place to visit. Lot of activities available Exercise. Swimming sauna etc. Self check health machine Plus library

NoobzGaming123 idk 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: It's excellent place to swim but how much do u have to pay to go swimming and can my 5 year old sister come to swim too? I don't know if young children are allowed to go swimming on the pool I loved to go swimming here every Fridays when I was in year 4 love this place

Doud Ali shah 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Gym is immaculate and very clean with freindly staff.

Maryam’s Hijama Cupping 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I usually go to Manchester Aquatics but they have been closed for some time now for refurbishment and reopen in spring 2023. Please could u tell me if Arcadia has ladies only days for sauna / steam / swimming ?

Margaret Day 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Although the Arcadia has been open for over 5 years, and I live locally, I first visited it last Tuesday. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be a major understatement. After entering through the automatic doors I was immediately impressed by the modern clean interior. The reception staff were only too happy to help with any enquiry, Sarah and Jamie in particular assisted me to obtain an over 60's swimming card - which to my great delight was free, and Sarah gave me a guided tour around the centre so that I could find my way around unaided on my next visit. I've no hesitation awarding 5 stars, the facilities and the staff totally deserve it

Faraan Babar 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: This is a very successful library I have been into it brings me back memories when I began watching all of my favourite programmes in there from 2016. Gossip Girl: Seasons 3-4 Republic of Doyle Seasons 2-5. Lost Girl Seasons 1, 2 and 4. Pretty Little Liars: season 1 Everybody Loves Raymond: season 6 GTA 5: Lester's Hiest Story playlist GTA 5: Car Dealership shop playlist of Sessanta and Kenny Dixon Friends: Ninth season Money in the Bank: 2022

Manchester UK 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I used to go gym it's looks small when i seen first but when I started I feel it's not . Gym is so clean & staff is very helpful I really happy to join .

Brian Cliff 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great class run by NHS for people who have breathing problems, Thursday's 11-12. I think you have to be referred

Em Green 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I've only been going to the gym for a week or so after deciding to get back on track with training after the new year. I'm fairly new to the area. On first arrival - the fitness instructor Mike introduced himself and immediately offered his service if I needed any help. Since then, he's gone above and beyond to show me how to use equipment properly and has made me feel a lot more confident and comfortable in the gym. Mike is truly a credit to Arcadia gym and I feel more motivated to make a change due to his kindness and hospitality.

Mrs Yorgo 2 years ago

Positive experience: The staff was very helpful. The pool and changing rooms were very clean, but the water of the pool and the showers were cold.

doreen Jamieson 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Acqua Arobic class and the Arobic teacher Lucil who is a very good teacher in my opinion I also like to attend Jamie,s class also although I haven’t been for awhile Everything about Arcada is just perfect and it is position in the right setting for all to reachAnother reason why I like it so much is that I am able to use the library at the same time . Arcacda is highly recommended

Asaf Shafi 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: The staff are brilliant. All of them. Friendly, professional and very helpful. They create a positive atmosphere. There is a real community feel to the place. Facilities are absolutely perfect. I even had my friend join from Salford and both staff and visitors knew her name on her first day and made her feel so welcome that she swam 22 lengths on her first day. I swam my usual half length and then had a kip in the steam room for 10 minutes. Perfect. 5 stars

Christine Clarke 2 years ago

Positive experience: I have tried several times, unsuccessfully, to sign onto the swimming lessons as they had been brilliant in the past. The app is unwieldy and doesn't allow me to book onto the course, despite the fact it claims there are 10 spaces. Called in just now, 16.30, to try to sort it out. There was no one on reception and no sign indicating it was closed. I hunted down a member of staff, who said reception closes at 16.00. I expalined that, as there was no sign to inform anyone of this, how was I to know. There was a young man and a woman, I think may have been his support worker, waiting ahead of me. He had been told to come in at 16.30 for an induction, only to be told that this was wrong as, guess what, they close at 16.00. Really, really unhappy with this. How hard is it to put up a sign? And how hard is it to have a functioning app? Having doubts about whether I want to bother, despite how great the lessons had been in the past.

Adele Corbett 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym, pool and fab yoga classes. Covid regulations always followed properly. Booking simple.

Khadija Temsamani 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I love it but I haven't been since lockdown

glenys dean 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I visit the Arcadia twice a week. Great gym geat staff. It also has swimming pools and a Library. The NHS rent the studio so we go for exercise classes which are structured for certain conditions, everyone who works there is so friendly.

Nargis Lalee 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I love how my leisure centre and library are in the same building, session in the gym, pick up a book, few laps in the pool, drop a book off, amazing. Nice, friendly and informative staff. Good level of hygiene and cleanliness across the whole of the centre. Ample bike and car parking spaces, as well as being conveniently located. Thank you for being pretty great, Arcadia.

amanda WALSHAW 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Loved getting back to the gym, really well organised and easy to do a work out in allotted time and out! Well done to the team!

S Najmee 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very well maintained library. Lots of collection of books. I mostly go with kids so childrens collection of books are awesome. Term time and holiday activities for kids are taking place to entertain kids. Gym is very good. Swimming is what I used most of the time with kids. Fantastic place. Parking available.

Brad James 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic Gym, clean and current social distancing in place. Staff more than helpful! Regarding price, the Classes, Gym and Swim is excellent for price. Would rate 10/10 ... Keep ip the good work guys

Kathleen Canavan 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Newish leisure centre has gym 2 pools and rooms for yoga and classes I go to exercise class and the gym. Also has Library.Very clean.

amna tariq 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best gyming place

Amal Morsi 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing, lovely place and staff, the only centre accomodate the specific needs of every sex and age groups. They have specific sessions such as female only sauna & steam and swim, mother and daughter and female only teenage female only and man only. I wish if they can increase the number of those sessions and add evening sessions for working women. I also wish that other local centres take this centre as a role model and accomadate the needs of the community.

Robert Lovelace 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Welcoming place good pool

Rochelle Brownlow 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym with the best personal trainer Mike. Arcadia wouldn't be the gym it is without his expertise and interest in clients well being overall. The gym has plenty of equipment to use and meets all my needs as a frequent gym user. I would definitely recommend and suggest the PT sessions which are tailor made to meet the required desired results of each gym user.

shaista babar 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: love the Arcadia..love the swimming for ladies only once a week..library facilities great too ..My local

Katherine Thompson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym, great staff and professionally run classes. Very welcoming

Zernain Malik 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I joined the gym 5 months ago with a target of losing weight. It couldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for Mike (the trainer). He trained me and he taught me all about the core stability. We did challenges and he helped so many other people to get to their target weights. If it wasn’t for mike I might have not been so regular. And I invited 3 other people to join the gym with me. all three are permanant members now and mike Trains us every single day. The days mike isn’t at the gym we don’t go to the gym. Best trainer ever. He is so friendly and makes u work so hard.

Ana Safta 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good classes and new facilities.

Ifechi Oguanuo 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good fitness centre. Free and ample parking space. Two indoor pools, both very clean and well kept, with a life guard always standby. Clean and well equipped gym with very friendly and eager to help instructors. Also has a dance studio and a sauna room. Lavatories and changing rooms are kept clean as well. The library and computers are excellent additions. Overall a great place.

Abdul 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice gym swimming pool

laura ringrose 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place where they do a range of swimming sessions including ladies only. They also do a range of classes such as yoga upstairs in the gym for £4 a session. The lifeguards and instructors are lovely.

Helen Sullivan (Sripaksini) 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: We're so lucky to have this great facility

Nicole Hammond 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very clean, swimming session was cheap and the pool was nice and warm. Some parking at the back but not loads

John Cowie 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Classic swimming pool, lovely staff.

amanda mitchell 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pool good n near by to me

Harihar khanal 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Its a good place to join for Gym , and library use

Toys Time 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great swimming lessons bringing my son on loads

Chris Collins 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great teachers for aquaerobics. Friendly staff. Library, swimming pools and gym all under one roof.

Mick Cotter 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: What you would expect from a gym clean and tidy bonus is the hard working staff always happy to help out with a workout if needed

Jonathan Giuffra 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean, good showers and lovely pools.

Rebecca Berg 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Joined here about a month ago. Staff very friendly and helpful. Really clean. A great leisure centre.

Dorett Ricketts 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: It offers so much from swimming locally to library and workout all under one roof. I was sad to see the old Arcadia and Levenshulme Baths and library close but this is a very useful addition to the local landscape..

Nayim Manaf 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facility with a gym, library and pool

Qaiser Shakeel Aslam Begum 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very beautiful European Standard Gym

Ruth Kyle 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing facilities. Clean, cheap, free parking. Perfect

Neil Tilstone 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent brand new facilities, and not too expensive

Paul Arthur 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really love the library. It's open all the time as a self service library. 5*

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