Whether you’re an adult, a child, or simply young at heart – learning to swim isn’t just a life skill, it’s a rite of passage to a new lease on life. Learning to swim brings freedom, fun and endless opportunities to create lifelong memories in and around water. Places Leisure follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Framework to deliver swimming lessons that build water confidence from the first splash for a lifetime of water safety and enjoyment.
Welcome to Ferndown Leisure Centre
We’re passionate about helping you stay physically active and emotionally engaged in fitness, sport and wellbeing. Our mission is to put our heart and soul into ‘creating active places and healthy people’ - it’s about creating a place for everyone.
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Our courses
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Swimming lessons
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Gymnastics
Find out moreFully developed by British Gymnastics, our action-packed Gymnastics programme provides students with a fun and progressive journey. Gymnasts will experience an immersive, creative, and exciting programme, moving at their own pace. Gymnastics helps to build strong, healthy muscles and bones, and increases flexibility, balance, and coordination as well as discipline, self-esteem, and social skills.
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Trampolining
Find out moreBounce to new heights with one of our trampolining courses! Following the British Gymnastics Trampolining Proficiency Awards Scheme, our trampolining courses are designed to teach everything from simple aerial tricks all the way up to big-air stunts. Our courses are adaptive for all abilities. Trampolining helps children build strong, healthy muscles and bones, and increases flexibility, balance, and coordination as well as discipline, self-esteem, and social skills.
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Cherry Grove ,
Ferndown,
Dorset,
BH22 9EZ.
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Opening times
Closes today at 9.30pm
- Monday: 6.30am - 9.30pm
- Tuesday: 6.30am - 9.30pm
- Wednesday: 6.30am - 9.30pm
- Thursday: 6.30am - 9.30pm
- Friday: 6.30am - 9.30pm
- Saturday: 7.30am - 5.00pm
- Sunday: 7.30am - 8.00pm
Bank Holiday Opening Hours
Sunday 22nd Dec - 8am - 5pm
Monday 23rd Dec - 6.30am - 9pm
Tuesday 24th Dec - 8am - 12.30pm
Wednesday 25th Dec - Closed
Thursday 26th Dec - Closed
Friday 27th Dec - 8am - 6pm
Saturday 28th Dec - 8am - 4pm
Sunday 29th Dec - 8am - 4pm
Monday 30th Dec - 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 31st Dec - 8am - 12.30pm
Wednesday 1st Jan - Closed
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Operated by Places for People Leisure Ltd. in partnership with Dorset Council.
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