Newry Leisure Centre

For a newly built swimming pool it's a bit of a disaster. The water and air temperature are always cold and the floors are always slippery. How hard could it be to install nonslip flooring in a public pool? The staff are a dreary bunch, especially the reception staff who sit behind a Perspex screen and mumble incoherently at you. Even though I'm a Newry resident and pay for this facility from my rates bill, I tend to go to Lisburn pool instead. This place really needs an overhaul and needs to employ staff who appear to give a care about their customers. Badly managed and badly planned public facilities.Hygiene is a real issue, looks like nobody working there actually cleans the place.

Recent visits to the pool have been disappointing. The showers and changing facilities are filthy and in need of a deep clean.We visited the kids soft play area and it was filthy too. The aroma tells me there had been at least one toilet-related accident that hadn't been cleaned properly (stale urine), and the floors and play surfaces were disgusting.NMDC are well enough funded by rate payers, and subsidised by entry fees to the leisure centre and other facilities in our communities.This facility, like so many others in Newry, is a good reflection on how the council operates. Leadership and competent management is severely lacking.

Great wee play area for my grandson. £1.50 admission and stay as long as you like.

Good soft play for free entry, can get too busy for younger toddlers in the later mornings.

I absolutely love this place, it is new, modern, the facilities are top notch and there is loads of space.All of the gym equipment is fitted with monitoring systems and can set up your workouts based on gender, age and weight and experience.Left PureGym for this and definitely worth it.

Excellent information given by receptionist so very pleased with my visit to Newry Leisure centre.

I have to express my disappointment with booking system. There is an app to book courts but for some reason Badminton is not listed there so you need to call in to book it. Apparently you cannot book more than 8 days in advance but it seems this depends on a person on the other side. 1 lady will book you in another will refuse... terrible service. I am trying to call their 2 numbers and the line drops straight away, seems they have their phone switched off... how am I supposed to book the court ?? I am calling the 3rd number the one that is advertised on Google and there is NEVER an answer and I would be calling 10 times per day morning and afternoon... so it seems nobody is bothering to answer the phone....This is very poor service

Went around 7pm, awfully busy, kids lessons, very loud. Usually fine the rest of the day, plenty of space to swim.

Excellent kid's pool with plenty of room and depths to suit all ages/abilities. Jacuzzi/sauna area also for the adults as well as the large main pool. Also has the indoor soft play area for the kids which makes it a morning or afternoon out.

great place for stopping by,,loads of brand name strores...nice and clean place