Carlton Forum Leisure Centre

What it’s like

A 25 metre pool and a smaller learner pool for family swims, plus soft play style parties in the sports hall.

There's a proper 25 metre pool here for lane swims and a 12 metre learner pool that suits younger kids who aren't ready for the big one. Fun family swim sessions run alongside baby and toddler swimming lessons, so you can build up from splashing about with a parent to actual lengths.

Outside the pool, the sports hall covers badminton, squash and table tennis, and there's an outdoor football pitch if the kids want to run about on dry land instead. The fitness studios and health suite (sauna, steam room, relaxation area) are more for the grown-ups, but they mean you're not just standing at the poolside the whole visit if you fancy a sauna while someone else has the kids.

Parties are split by age. The Betty Bug Party is 90 minutes in the sports hall with a soft play castle, aimed at under fives. The Small Pool Party gives you an hour in the small pool with floats and inflatables and an hour in the activity room for food and games, for under nines. The Dino Dash Party is the sports hall one with an inflatable, table tennis and music, for ages three and up. Members get a discount on all of them.

Parking's free, on Huckerby's Field opposite the centre, and there are a few buses that stop within a short walk if you're not driving. It's level access throughout with an accessible changing room and toilets, so a buggy or a wheelchair isn't going to be a problem getting in.

Facilities

Need to know

Parking

Free on site, located on Huckerby's Field opposite the centre

Wheelchairs

Level access throughout. Accessible changing room and toilet with emergency pull cord

Getting there by bus or train

Route 27 on Coningswath Road (1 min walk), route 39 on Fraser Square (8 min walk), Nottingham Minibus N73 on Glebe Road (5 min walk)

Parties

Pool and sports hall party packages available

• Lockers need a £1 coin, refundable when you're done
• Towels and swim accessories can be bought at reception if you forget yours
• The health suite (sauna, steam room) is there if one parent wants a breather while the other's poolside
• Carers get free admission if they're with someone who needs support

Plan your visit

Also on site

• 12 metre learner pool

  indoors

  Learner pool used for swimming lessons.

• 25 metre swimming pool

  indoors

  Main swimming pool used for fun family swims and lane swims.

• D.O.S.E. Studio

  indoors

  Fitness studio with rowers, ski ergs, punch bag and kettle bells, and MyZone technology linked to a TV screen. Hosts instructor-led circuit/HIIT classes Mondays 10.30am and Wednesdays 9.15am.

• Exercise studio and activity room

  indoors

  Studio for exercise classes such as Zumba and Bums and Tums, and an activity room with Keiser indoor bikes.

• Functional training rig

  indoors

  Training rig with monkey bars, battle ropes, punch bag and TireFlip equipment.

• Gym

  indoors

  Main gym with cardio equipment, free weights, plate loaded machines, Olympic lifting platform, multi-use training racks, Kinesis machine and Boditrax body composition machines.

• Health suite

  indoors

  Sauna, steam room and relaxation room, exclusive to Carlton Forum Leisure Centre.

• Outdoor football pitch

  outdoors

  Outdoor football pitch facility.

• Sports hall

  indoors

  Used for badminton, squash and table tennis sessions.

• Upstairs cardio room

  indoors

  Cardio equipment area with rowing machines, recumbent and upright cycles, treadmills, stairmasters and elliptical cross trainers.

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