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Christmas opening hours
Normal centre opening hours
Monday to Friday 6.30am to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am to 4pm.
Crash courses
Find out more about crash courses.
Sessions
We have 4 session types:
- member lane swim - dedicated lanes for adults with a pay monthly or annual membership
- casual lane swim - suitable for those over 12 years, including free swim card users
- family and casual lane swim - suitable for all including free swim card users
- adult lane swim - suitable for customers aged 16 and over.
Children must be accompanied by a responsible person, please be aware of our responsible person to child ratios.
Private sessions are not open to the public.
You can only pre-book sessions if:
- you are a member
- the session has 'bookable session' next to it on the timetable.
Cancellations
Some sessions may be cancelled due to events. Please check our events and cancellations page before attending.
View Medway Park events and cancellations
Term timetable
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 7.45am to 8.45am - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 9am to 12pm - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 12.15pm to 1.30pm - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 12.30pm to 1.15pm - aqua gym (diving pit)
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm - staff training
- 4pm to 6pm - swimming lessons
- 6pm to 7.30pm - family and casual swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 7pm to 7.45pm - deep aqua (diving pit)
- 7.45pm to 8.45pm - club private hire (BLSC).
Boom pool
The boom pool is open for the session running:
- 9am to 12pm.
During the school holidays, school swimming and lessons will be family swim sessions and crash courses will be running.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 9am to 12pm - school swimming
- 12.15pm to 1.15pm - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 4pm to 6pm - swimming lessons
- 6.15pm to 7.30pm - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 7.45pm to 8.45pm - club private hire (BLSC).
Boom pool
The boom pool is open for the sessions running:
- 7.45am to 8.45am
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Teaching pool
The teaching pool is open for the session running:
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
During the school holidays, school swimming and lessons will be family swim sessions and crash courses will be running.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 9am to 12pm - school swimming
- 12.15pm to 2pm - adult lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 12.30pm to 1.15pm - aqua gym (diving pit)
- 2pm to 3.30pm - private booking
- 4pm to 6pm - swimming lessons
- 6pm to 7.30pm - family and casual swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 6pm to 6.30pm - diving boards (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 7.45pm to 8.45pm - member lane swim (bookable session).
Boom pool
The boom pool is open for the sessions running:
- 7.45am to 8.45am
- 6pm to 7.30pm.
Teaching pool
The teaching pool is open for the session running:
- 6pm to 7.30pm.
During the school holidays, school swimming and lessons will be family swim sessions and crash courses will be running.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 9am to 12pm - school swimming
- 12.15pm to 1.15pm - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 4pm to 6pm - swimming lessons
- 6pm to 7.45pm - family and casual swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 6.45pm to 8.45pm - club private hire (D.Pit)
- 7pm to 7.45pm - aqua (boom pool)
- 7.45pm to 8.45pm - member lane swim (bookable session).
Boom pool
The boom pool is open for the sessions running:
- 7.45am to 8.45am
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm
- 6pm to 7.45pm.
Teaching pool
The teaching pool is open for the sessions running:
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm
- 6pm to 7.45pm.
During the school holidays, school swimming and lessons will be family swim sessions and crash courses will be running.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 9am to 12pm - school swimming
- 12.30pm to 1.15pm - aqua (boom pool)
- 12.30pm to 1.30pm member lane swim (bookable session)
- 1.45pm to 3.30pm - casual lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 4pm to 6pm - family and casual swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 4.30pm to 5.30pm - diving boards (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 6.15pm to 8.45pm - club private hire (BLSC).
Boom pool
The boom pool is open for the sessions running:
- 7.45am to 8.45am
- 1.45pm to 3.30pm
- 4pm to 6pm.
Teaching pool
The teaching pool is open for the sessions running:
- 1.45pm to 3.30pm
- 4pm to 6pm.
During the school holidays, school swimming and lessons will be family swim sessions and crash courses will be running.
- 8.15am to 12.30pm - swimming lessons
- 12.45pm to 2.15pm - family and casual swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 1.45pm to 2.15pm - diving boards
- 2.30pm to 3.30pm - member lane swim (bookable session).
Boom and teaching pools
The boom and teaching pools are open for the session running:
- 12.45pm to 2.15pm.
During the school holidays, school swimming and lessons will be family swim sessions and crash courses will be running.
- 8am to 9am - member lane swim (bookable session)
- 9.15am to 12pm - family and casual swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 12pm to 1.30pm - adult lane swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 1.30pm to 2.45pm - family and casual swim (walk-in session including free swim cards)
- 1.30pm to 2pm - diving boards
- 3pm to 5.30pm - club private hire (BLSC).
Boom and teaching pools
The boom and teaching pools are open for the sessions running:
- 9.15am to 12pm
- 1.30pm to 2.45pm.
During the school holidays, school swimming and lessons will be family swim sessions and crash courses will be running.
Christmas holiday timetable
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 7.45 to 8.45am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 9am to 12pm - casual lane swim (boom pool)
- 12.15pm to 1.30pm - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 12.30pm to 1.15pm - aqua gym (diving pit)
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm - staff training
- 4pm to 7.30pm - family and casual swim
- 7pm to 7.45pm - deep aqua (diving pit).
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (boom pool)
- 9am to 12pm - family and casual swim
- 12.15pm to 1.15pm - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm - casual lane swim (boom pool and teaching pool)
- 4pm to 6pm - family and casual swim
- 6.15pm to 7.30pm - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (boom pool)
- 9am to 12pm - family and casual swim (boom pool)
- 12.15pm to 2pm - adult lane swim
- 12.30pm to 1.15pm - aqua gym (diving pit)
- 2pm to 3.30pm - family and casual swim (boom pool/teaching pool)
- 4pm to 6pm - swim academy gala
- 6.15pm to 7.30pm - family and casual swim.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance.
The pool is closed for maintenance for the rest of the day.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance.
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (boom pool)
- 9am to 12pm - family and casual swim
- 12.15pm to 2pm - adult lane swim
- 2.30pm to 6.30pm - family and casual swim
- 6pm to 6.30pm - diving boards.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (boom pool)
- 9am to 12pm - family and casual swim
- 12.15pm to 1.15pm - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm casual lane swim
- 4pm to 6.30pm - family and casual swim.
- 6.30am to 7.30am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 7.45am to 8.45am - casual lane swim (boom pool)
- 9am to 12pm - family and casual swim
- 12.30pm to 1.30pm - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance.
- 8am to 9am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 9.15am to 12pm - family and casual swim
- 1.30pm to 2pm - diving boards
- 12pm to 1.30pm - adult lane swim
- 1.30pm to 2.45pm family and casual swim
- 8am to 9am - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 9am to 12pm - family and casual swim
- 12.15pm to 1.15pm - member lane swim. You must book this session in advance
- 1.30pm to 3.30pm family and casual swim.
Pool types
The diving pit is 12 metres by 12.5 metres with a depth of 3.8 metres.
The diving pit is primarily used with the diving boards. When the boards are not in use the pool can be used for:
- clubs
- classes
- private hire
- staff training.
The dive boards are open to children aged 12 and over.
Swimmers should be able to safely swim 25 metres before they can use the diving boards due to the depth of the water in the dive pit.
A traditional 25 metres by 12.5 metres rectangular tank pool with a depth of 1.25 metres to 2 metres.
Entry is by ladder steps.
It has 6 standard lanes when laned off.
It is used for:
- casual swimming
- fitness swimming
- aqua classes
- clubs and galas
- schools
- lessons.
The teaching pool is 12 metres by 7.5 metres with ladder steps entry and a depth of 0.75 metres.
The teaching pool is used for:
- families
- weaker swimmers
- pre school children
- lessons.
The boom pool is 12.5 metres by 7.2 metres with a depth range of 1 metre to 1.25 metres.
The boom pool is primarily used for swimming lessons and aqua classes.
The pool can be entered using ladder steps or using low rise steps with a handrail.
Swimming prices
Prices stated below include centre day admission fee. If customer has an
- adult: £6.30
- under 16s: £4.30
- over 60s: £4.30
- school: £2.90 per pupil (day admission fee does not apply)
- disability swim: £4.60.
Free swimming cards
Under 16s and over 60s can swim for free with the Medway free swimming card. You must present your valid card at reception when arriving for any pre-booked swim.
Swimming pool admission policy for children
Children under 4
Children under 4 years of age must be accompanied in the water by a responsible person over the age of 16 on a 1:1 ratio.
The ratio becomes 1:2 if any child under 4 is wearing a suitable buoyancy aid that is ‘kite marked’ or carries a BS EN number.
Buoyancy aids accepted under this policy are those that fully support the child's weight in the water and remain secure in and out of the water. For example, armbands or a float jacket or suit. Buoyancy aids that are handheld, such as floats, are not considered appropriate.
Children aged 4 to 7
Children aged 4 to 7 years of age must be accompanied in the water by a responsible person over the age of 16, with no more than 2 children per responsible person.
Responsible person over the age of 16 may supervise up to 3 children aged between 4 to 7 years of age in the Teaching Pool or a designated ‘controlled area’, such as a boom pool or laned off section of shallow water.
Children aged 8 to 11
Children aged 8 to 11 years of age must be accompanied into the facility by a responsible person over the age of 16 years.
The responsible person is not required to enter the water but must remain within the facility and supervise the children.
Children aged 11 and over
No accompaniment is necessary.
Private lane and pool hire
Schools, parties and clubs can hire lanes or the pool by emailing medwayparkbookings@medway.gov.uk.
Terms and conditions
Times and sessions are correct at the time of publication.
All sessions are subject to availability and may change at short notice.