Our pools

• Chester-le-Street pool
• Consett Leisure Centre
• Freeman's Quay pool
• Newton Aycliffe pool
• Spennymoor pool
• Teesdale pool
• The Louisa Centre
• Woodhouse Close pool

What's available at our swimming pools?

We provide a wide range of activities across nine swimming pools, including:

• swimming lessons
• general and family swimming sessions
• aqua classes
• slide, wave and splash sessions at our pool at Spennymoor Leisure Centre
• Splashability - swimming sessions for children and young people with disabilities
• Dementia friendly swimming at Freeman's Quay, Chester-le-Street, Spennymoor and Teesdale leisure centres. 
• Sink 2 Swim 12 week challenge - an ideal introduction to swimming and a meaningful challenge in its own right: Sink 2 Swim Fitness Challenge (PDF, 2.9mb)

We are also the home of several swimming and aquatic clubs across the county. Six leisure centres have 25 metre pools and a learner pool, and Spennymoor is a leisure pool with a wave machine and water slide.

Aqua classes

See fitness classes or download Aqua class timetable (PDF, 166.3kb)  to find out about our pool based classes - including aqua cycle and aqua jump. Don't forget you can use our leisure centre to book a class or activity online and see timetable information.

Join online

Sign-up for a gym or swim membership online, or see our leisure centre memberships page for more information about our memberships, including prices.

Other pools

Peterlee Leisure Centre is managed by Harpers Fitness (Leisure Connection Ltd) in partnership with us.

There are also a number of School swimming pools offering various aquatic activities.

Your family's safety - supervising children

Your family's safety is a top priority. Children under eight years must be accompanied by an adult. You must also supervise children taking into account their swimming ability and the water depth. We operate an admissions policy to ensure a safe environment for everyone: