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Freeman's Quay pool timetable
Freeman's Quay pool information, including timetable and what's available in our pool.
Free swimming during the school holidays is available for children and young people aged 18 and under. Apply for a free under 19s Thrive Card in advance of your first session. Please be aware that some of our swim sessions have an age limit - the inflatable session is suitable for ages 8 years and over who can swim 25 meters. Younger children can attend fun sessions or general swimming with an adult.

You will need to book online in advance for an aqua class. Bookings can be made up to seven days in advance.
Swimming timetable
See our timetable below for the week ahead. You can filter by activity or pool, and you can select a date in the future. To print the timetable for a day, select the 'Print this page' button at the bottom of the page.
The timetable is subject to change, and swim times may be disrupted due to activity set up.
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Times for Thursday 26 May 2022
Pool closures
Swim prices and activities
Save on every swim and aqua class, when you buy a thrive card. Call in or contact us for more information.
Swimming
General swim sessions are open to all ages and abilities, great for families to create their own fun. Group Price Non thrive card holder £4.20 thrive card holder £3.80 Concession £2.80 Under 18s Free - during the holidays Family / group swim (up to four people) £11.00
Aqua classes
Visit our leisure system to book a class or activity online or to find out the latest timetable information. For more information about our aqua classes, see our Exercise classes page.
Class Price Aqua classes (30 minutes) - non thrive card holder / thrive card holder / concession £4.20 / £3.20 / £2.70 Aqua classes (45 minutes) - non thrive card holder / thrive card holder / concession £5.50 / £4.50 / £3.60 Aqua classes (60 minutes) - non thrive card holder / thrive card holder / concession £6.50 / £5.50 / £4.20
Memberships
If you are interested in becoming a member, see our Leisure centre memberships or swim memberships page for more information.
Pool information and facilities
- large (25 metre) pool, depth 1m to 2m
- small pool, depth 0.5m - 1m
- male and female changing rooms (with hairdryers)
- mixed swimming changing rooms (with hairdryers)
- lockers - £1.00 refundable
- disabled changing room with hoist
- disabled access throughout the building
- baby change
- Zoggs swim items for sale
Your family's safety - supervising children
We operate an admissions policy to ensure a safe environment for everyone. Children under eight years must be accompanied by an adult. Children who are eight years and older can be admitted to a swimming pool without an accompanying responsible adult but should be able to swim 25 meters confidently. Our supervision ration for children under 8 years is as follows: This policy applies to children under the age of 8 years and is specifically for our general swimming, fun sessions and pool parties. The following will be refused entry to the pool (or possibly to the whole building at the discretion of the Operations Manager on duty); The following will be refused entry to the pool (or possibly to the whole building at the discretion of the Operations Manager on duty);Pool type Children's age Number of adults All other pools 0 to 3 years One adult per one child All other pools 4 to 7 years One adult per two children
Future pool closures
The pool will be closed on the following dates and times:
Date | Time of closure | Pool |
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Saturday 21 May | 11.00am - 1.00pm | Large pool |
Sunday 22 May | All day | Both pools |
Saturday 11 June | 11.00am - 1.00pm | Large pool |
Sunday 19 June | 11.00am - 1.00pm | Large pool |
Saturday 2 July | 11.00am - 1.00pm | Large pool |
Saturday 13 August | 11.00am - 1.000pm | Large pool |
- Freeman's Quay Leisure Centre
- Freeman's Quay Leisure Centre
- 03000 268 488
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Our address is:
- Walkergate
- Durham
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DH1 1SW