1 / 2Eccles Leisure Centre
📍 Manchester, North West
Leisure centre with a 25-metre pool, 85-station refurbished gym, sports hall, and birthday party options. Morning sessions are quietest; after-school hours bring crowding and noise from unsupervised teens.
🏆 Funzaroo Verdict
Best for families with younger children who can visit during morning sessions when the pool is at its quietest. Parents of teenagers should know gym access for under-16s is restricted to two machines with a cut-off time.
ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go
💬 What Families Are Saying
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Benjamin Knight
7 years ago
“Went swimming here this morning. It was clean and modern. There were 5 changing cubicles in the mens wet changing room - as everybody asks and nobody ever says! The pool is big enough for most activities. This seems a long way from some of the other reviews I've read. I've posted photos of the changing room as there are none online. Limited obviously, owing to privacy of users!”
Tony
4 months ago
“Decent amount of equipment in the gym. However, between 3.30-6pm gangs of young feral teens are allowed to roam wild in the gym, creating mayhem, messing about on machines and blocking access to equipment. OCCASIONALLY there will be a staff member to control them. The free weights area is SUPPOSED to be for 16+, but again it is abused. And good luck finding a full pool to swim in. Every time I have been - at various times - part of it is roped off for lessons.”
Jenny Baborak
a year ago
“Nice gym which I have been visiting for 2.5 years now and happend to become something like my second home. I would appreciate a bit more hygiene and regular cleaning - machines are visibly dirty and there is quite a bit of dust and spiderwebs here and there. Also group sessions are always too loud and keep their music on maximum which I find too much disruptive. But besides this, I am overall happy with the gym.”
💬 What parents mention
Overview
Eccles Leisure Centre offers a 25-metre pool, refurbished gym with 85 stations spanning cardio, resistance, and free weights, plus a multi-purpose sports hall. Learn-to-swim programmes and aquatic classes run year-round. Accessible facilities include wheelchair access and a pool hoist. Five private changing cubicles are available in the men's wet change area. Under-16s in the gym are restricted to treadmill and leg press only.
