Portobello Swim Centre
Information about Portobello Swim Centre
EH15 2BS, Edinburgh
Opening hours
- Monday: 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Tuesday: 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday: 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Thursday: 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Friday: 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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© 2022 Edinburgh LeisureRegistered Office: Craiglockhart Leisure & Tennis Centre, 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1BZ Tel: 0131 458 2100 Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450 | VAT Reg. No: 703 7623 49 Company Reg. No: SC179259
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Portobello Swim Centre: Opinions
Fantastic experience: I adore Portobello Swim Centre. It is my local pool and I have used it for over 20 years. I use it most for yoga and swimming at the moment so attend at least three times a week and the sad thing is it doesn't have a cafe. WHAT! I hear you cry... BUT a little treasure of a treat happens at the weekend when The Little Green Van appears! It is food truck/street food I suppose and has fantastic flat white coffee, hot chocolate, fabulous soups, breads and cakes. I have coveted flat white coffee since I discovered it in New Zealand in 2001. When I returned to Edinburgh I searched and searched finally locating a perfect flat white in my local Portobello deli. Now you can get them everywhere, they vary in quality wildly but The Little Green van won't disappoint. Enjoy an alfresco coffee of your choice at the Edinburgh seaside.
Fantastic experience: It's imposing structure on Portobello promenade is not to be missed, and if you don't even fancy swim, just go in for a look. It's beautiful, a mix between old fashioned and modern. It was refurbished a few years ago so it's facilities are top notch but honestly the architecture of the building is enough for me, echoes of a bygone era!
Fantastic experience: On holiday and popped in whilst the family were playing on the beach. I took advantage of the Turkish baths which was really enjoyable. Two things to note the changing room are unisex which isn't clear when you enter and best to avoid swimming classes as it's very busy and there are very few spaces to get changed without 40 pairs of eyes watching! Still worth a visit for £8.75
Fantastic experience: Super as usual and very friendly attendees. Always there to help. So come along and see for yourself. Cheers
Fantastic experience: Historic community swimming pool right on the sea front, includes a smaller pool and Turkish area with Steam Room and plunge pool. Offers public swimming, swim lessons, gym facilities and fitness classes.
Fantastic experience: Cool place but very old but great gym
Fantastic experience: I love it
Fantastic experience: A lovely swimming pool right beside the beach. Helpful staff. I go early in the morning, so I don't know how busy it gets, but I never experience any difficulty. The other swimmers are friendly too, with good lane etiquette, which makes it a pleasure to get a good swim set done. They even have waterproof cards with swim sets for you to follow: you can leave them at the edge of the pool so you can remind yourself what's next.
Fantastic experience: Been a member here for decades,staff are lovely and friendly as are the "tutors" good selection of classes
Fantastic experience: Turkish Barhs are a great way to spend a couple of hours. Came out feeling calm, regenerated and skin solky soft
Fantastic experience: Portobello very busy today all the food places were busy. Beach was busy. Boat rids barbecue volleyball. People in and out the sea. Lots of People with their dogs. Kids playing area busy.
Fantastic experience: Well over 100 years old and enshrined by history
Positive experience: It's a very nice swimming pool but the only thing is that on shallow water pool you have corners to be in but overall it's a great place to have a dealy swim... I'm going today to the deep water lane swimming session I think I will enjoy it ????
Fantastic experience: Fabulous...as always
Fantastic experience: Good swimming place to combine with a day on the beach. Water sometimes cold. Parking not easy to find.
Fantastic experience: Very clean beach. Beautiful people
Fantastic experience: Great place to enjoy the sunny day or evening
Fantastic experience: Beautiful place... I really liked
Fantastic experience: Fantastic beach in Edinburgh
Fantastic experience: Perfect gym and amazing staffs
Fantastic experience: Small but excellent
Fantastic experience: Fantastic venue and friendly , helpful staff . Currently using the gym (2020) . Clean and safe .
Fantastic experience: Good swimming classes. Beautiful building
Fantastic experience: the water is really blue! a fun place to visit
Fantastic experience: Very organised and extremely pleasant staff. Carrying out the covid procedures effectively. Well done
Fantastic experience: Excellent staff, old school pool. Will visit again
Fantastic experience: I obviously wasnt atc4he swim centre as its shut due to Covid, but I timed it well to walk the fog on a deserted beautiful beach!!!
Fantastic experience: Great pool and facilities right on the beach.
Fantastic experience: Excellent place with lovely staff and great classes and facilities. Looking forward to it reopening sometime. The Turkish baths are great to relax in after a long day.
Fantastic experience: I really miss swimming at this wonderful pool. First in q when it reopens.
Fantastic experience: Great place to take kiddies after school, the big pool has always been at a reasonable depth for non-swimers to be able to stand all the way up and down the pool. Staff are always very helpful and helpful. Happy, tired kiddies....win win....
Fantastic experience: Let us in town video URL at it up I'll send birthday happy Lee Girlfriend
Fantastic experience: relaxing and usually peaceful now and again it is annoying when people choose to natter.
Fantastic experience: Great gym and all the staff now are friendly and know how to behave with all different walks of life in there.
Fantastic experience: Excellent gym classes from ultra enthusiastic staff every day of the week. If you enjoy some HIIT training give it a bash you won't be disappointed.
Fantastic experience: Friendliest and most effective staff of any gym I've been to with a great range of classes and facilities. The building itself is incredible and the place is worth a visit just for that! The Turkish sauna is a must.
Fantastic experience: My son is learning to swim there. I really like it as a facility as it has a real retro feel, like I remember when I was a young boy. Good staff, decent facilities
Fantastic experience: Lovely place. Great classes. Adults only in the small pool between 12 and 1pm during the week
Fantastic experience: This place we visit every Saturday for swimming lessons. Staff are amazing!! Never late, always very helpful and what is for me the most important they do job 100% professional absolutely PERFECT. Thank you guys
Fantastic experience: Loving my swims here friendly staff place clean have joined
Fantastic experience: Very interesting Victorian Pool it's worth visiting even if you only want to have a look
Fantastic experience: Great place for swimming exercise relaxing and a great wee cafe as well, and of course the victorian building and that amazing glass roof over the pool....
Fantastic experience: Lovely setting on the beach. Pool is in an old Victorian building. Staff are friendly and helpful. Pools and changing rooms are clean. There is a balcony over the 25 metre pool for viewing swimming sessions. Disabled access with a ramp outside.
Fantastic experience: Pool good went before xmas very helpful staff as it was first time there if we stayed closer would go 1or 2s a week
Fantastic experience: How lucky are the people of Portobello to have this on their doorstep?!
Fantastic experience: step back in time and steam in the victorian baths. gym cafe classes and a lovely main pool. 25 meters i think. and step outside and you have portobello beach and the best view in Edinburgh
Fantastic experience: I love this place. Really enjoy a Wednesday evening swim which is ladies only. The Turkish bath is very relaxing and make a me feel like I'm on holiday. Staff are friendly, gym well equipped. View from studio and cafe are beautiful. Improvement I would make is cleaner changing facilities.
Fantastic experience: Traditional Victorian baths with modern gym facilities and cafe. Fitness classes held here
Fantastic experience: Nice place with a cafe, gym, weight room, swimming pool and Turkish baths.
Fantastic experience: Brilliant. place to get help in and out the swimming thay have gym and cafe and other things there too
Fantastic experience: Indoor swimming 25m pool and gym facilities plus classes. Relaxed atmosphere. Lovely location on the beach front, so it is possible to swim in the sea and then go into the sports centre for a sauna or shower.
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