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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Kim Reid, General Manager

01202 877468

Memberships for everyone

We offer a range of payment options and discounted memberships; select your preferred package below and choose from the options available.

  • Premium

    Includes gym, swim and classes with 15 days' advanced booking from the start time of your session

    Prices from £36 per month

    *Requires a one-off joining fee

  • Premium 16-18

    Includes gym, swim and classes with 15 days' advanced booking from the start time of your session

    Prices from £23 per month

    *Requires a one-off joining fee

  • Premium 19-25

    Includes gym, swim and classes with 15 days' advanced booking from the start time of your session

    Prices from £28 per month

    *Requires a one-off joining fee

  • Swim

    Includes swimming with 15 days’ advance booking rights from the session start time for bookable activities

    Prices from £23.5 per month

    *Requires a one-off joining fee

  • Places membership

    Our Places membership allows you to book online and pay as you move with 8 days’ advance booking rights from the start time of your session.

    Pay as you go

    Choose from our wide range of activities

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Our courses

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    Gymnastics

    Fully 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

    Bounce 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

Facilities

  • Gym
  • Pools
  • Sports hall
  • Squash court(s)
  • Studio(s)
  • Activity room
  • Outdoor tennis courts
  • Outdoor pitches
  • Meeting room(s)

Centre accessibility

  • Accessible parking
  • Lift
  • Hearing induction loop
  • Accessible shower
  • Accessible change
  • Wheelchair accessible equipment
  • IFI accredited equipment
  • Pool hoist
  • Accessible pool steps
  • Assistance dogs welcome
Dorset Council Operated by Places for People Leisure Ltd. in partnership with Dorset Council.
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Timetable

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4SepWednesday
Morning06:00-12:00

06:30 - 07:30

Instructor Led Fitness Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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07:30 - 08:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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08:30 - 09:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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09:45 - 10:45

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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11:05 - 11:50

Aquafit

Main Pool 45 mins

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Afternoon12:00-18:00

12:00 - 13:15

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 75 mins

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13:20 - 14:20

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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14:40 - 15:55

Schools

Main Pool 75 mins

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15:30 - 17:30

Learn to Swim Junior

Teaching Pool 120 mins

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16:00 - 18:00

Learn to Swim Junior

Main Pool 120 mins

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17:30 - 20:00

Pool closed

Teaching Pool 150 mins

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Evening18:00-22:00

18:10 - 19:40

Clubs

Main Pool 90 mins

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5SepThursday
Morning06:00-12:00

06:30 - 07:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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07:30 - 08:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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08:30 - 09:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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09:35 - 10:35

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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10:35 - 11:20

Just Swim

Main Pool 45 mins

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11:30 - 12:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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Afternoon12:00-18:00

12:30 - 13:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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13:35 - 14:35

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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14:45 - 15:30

Aquafit

Main Pool 45 mins

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15:30 - 19:00

Learn to Swim Junior

Teaching Pool 210 mins

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16:00 - 19:30

Learn to Swim Junior

Main Pool 210 mins

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Evening18:00-22:00

19:00 - 20:00

Pool closed

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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19:45 - 21:00

Instructor Led Fitness Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 75 mins

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6SepFriday
Morning06:00-12:00

06:30 - 07:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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07:30 - 08:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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08:30 - 09:30

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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09:35 - 10:35

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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10:35 - 11:35

Family Fun

Main Pool 60 mins

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10:35 - 11:35

Family Fun

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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11:45 - 12:15

Aquafit Rehab

Main Pool 30 mins

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Afternoon12:00-18:00

12:20 - 13:50

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 90 mins

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13:55 - 14:40

Just Swim

Main Pool 45 mins

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14:45 - 15:30

Aquafit

Main Pool 45 mins

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15:30 - 18:00

Learn to Swim Junior

Teaching Pool 150 mins

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16:00 - 18:30

Learn to Swim Junior

Main Pool 150 mins

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Evening18:00-22:00

18:00 - 20:00

Pool closed

Teaching Pool 120 mins

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20:00 - 21:00

Clubs

Main Pool 60 mins

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7SepSaturday
Morning06:00-12:00

08:00 - 11:30

Learn to Swim Junior

Main Pool 210 mins

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08:30 - 11:30

Learn to Swim Junior

Teaching Pool 180 mins

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11:45 - 12:45

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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11:45 - 12:45

Family Fun

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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Afternoon12:00-18:00

12:50 - 13:35

Just Swim

Teaching Pool 45 mins

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13:35 - 14:20

Just Swim

Main Pool 45 mins

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13:35 - 14:20

Just Swim

Teaching Pool 45 mins

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14:25 - 15:25

Family Fun

Main Pool 60 mins

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14:25 - 15:30

Family Fun

Teaching Pool 65 mins

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15:30 - 16:30

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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15:30 - 16:30

Just Swim

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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Evening18:00-22:00
8SepSunday
Morning06:00-12:00

07:40 - 10:40

Pool closed

Teaching Pool 180 mins

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07:45 - 08:45

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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08:45 - 09:45

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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09:50 - 10:35

Just Swim

Main Pool 45 mins

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10:40 - 11:40

Family Fun

Main Pool 60 mins

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10:40 - 11:40

Family Fun

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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11:45 - 12:45

Lane Swim Session

Main Pool 60 mins

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11:45 - 12:45

Just Swim

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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Afternoon12:00-18:00

12:50 - 13:50

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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12:50 - 13:50

Just Swim

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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13:50 - 14:50

Just Swim

Main Pool 60 mins

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13:50 - 14:50

Just Swim

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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14:55 - 15:55

Family Fun

Main Pool 60 mins

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14:55 - 15:55

Family Fun

Teaching Pool 60 mins

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16:00 - 16:45

Just Swim

Teaching Pool 45 mins

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16:45 - 19:45

Pool closed

Teaching Pool 180 mins

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Evening18:00-22:00

18:30 - 20:00

Clubs

Main Pool 90 mins

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