University of Liverpool Sports and Fitness Centre

What it’s like

A university sports centre with a climbing and bouldering wall, a pool and a sports hall, open to junior and community swimmers and climbers.

The wall is the thing to head for here. Climbing and bouldering runs at £5 for juniors aged 8 to 15 and youths aged 16 to 17, the same £5 rate students pay, while community climbers pay £8. It's not the cheapest bouldering session in the city, but it's a proper university facility rather than a soft play add-on, and that shows in the setup.

Swimming is the other obvious draw for a family visit. Junior and youth swim sessions are £2.25, which is genuinely good value, and community swimming is £5.60 if you're paying the non-student rate. There's a sports hall and squash too, priced the same way across student, junior and youth, so a wet Saturday could easily turn into pool plus a knock about on the courts.

Classes are listed at £4.25 for students, alongside general gym facilities, so there's more going on here than just the wall and the pool if older kids or the adults want to join in properly. The site is wheelchair accessible and has an indoor play element listed among its amenities.

Because this sits inside a university, it's worth treating it as a proper sports centre rather than a soft play stop: you're there to swim, climb or use the hall, not for a café sit-down and a play frame.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

Ages 8 to 17, with adult and community sessions too

• Junior pricing covers ages 8 to 15, with a separate 16-17 youth rate.
• Community rates (non-student) are higher across climbing, swimming and the sports hall.
• Classes are priced separately at £4.25 for students.

Plan your visit

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