What is this in UK swimming pools?

That pool is so dirty. I wish this was some kind of urbex shot of a closed down pool, because it looks unfit for humans. Why can't we clean anything anymore?

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pokaprophet@reddit

It’s what your parents said and I’ve seen them all over Europe

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AidsPD@reddit

It IS the door to the outdoor pool that only opens in hot weather!

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The one I go to is open all year round. It's fun to go out in the warm steaming water- leads out to a jet propelled lazy river loop thing. I normally don't do not than one lap when it's super cold though.

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ArmchairAnarchist00@reddit

Which pool is this (can pm me). I’m looking for a pool with a lazy river

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Scared-Ad-2121@reddit

Center parcs have brilliant rapids, not sure about the other ones but the Longleat one has a lazy river too. It's not the fanciest you get through in about 30-40 seconds though. The rapids truuuly is fantastic though thoroughly recommend

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ArmadilloFront1087@reddit

Yep it’s great, just careful around the deep parts of it. You can really whack your knee off the underwater step bit if you’re not careful!

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ceestars@reddit

https://www.placesleisure.org/centres/the-triangle/

There are actually indoor and outdoor lazy rivers.

It's fun enough, but I wouldn't say it's worth travelling more than an hour to.

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MattyLePew@reddit

I absolutely love the Triangle, but completely agree, if it isn’t within 30-45 minutes of where you are, it likely isn’t worth the travel.

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ksvfkoddbdjskavsb@reddit

Bluestone has a good lazy river that goes outside - only problem is that it connects either side of the main pool rather than being a proper loop so you have to dodge people as you swim across.

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MesoamericanMorrigan@reddit

I went to the Basingstoke Aquadrome recently which also has slides

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davehemm@reddit

Went to a swimming pool in northern Finland last Christmas, they had one of these and it was -25C - was a bit nippy getting out of the outside pool and into the hot tubs.

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Undeniable-Quitter@reddit

Don’t be daft!

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Jonesy1966@reddit

I have a condo in Dallas, TX, that has this same swim-though

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OnceIWasYou@reddit

I believe it's the build up of regret for buying a swimming pool in the UK. It seeps out of the pores.

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mamafish21@reddit

Maybe you should listen to your parents. They're right.

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Dreadheaddanski@reddit

The very rarely used entrance to the outside section

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Zephinism@reddit

I had this at my local pool in Switzerland it would open in the summer to extend the lazy river, so not a UK only thing.

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QueenSashimi@reddit

They had one of these at this amazing swimming pool I used to go to as a kid, in Germany. Always fun in the winter to go through those cold plastic flappy things to the outside where there'd be steam coming off the pool.

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SoftwareFew9236@reddit

That looks like a gross pool

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Bgtobgfu@reddit

That’s what I was thinking

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jamescisv@reddit

There used to be some at Doncaster Dome, and the flaps were all different kinds of disgusting and slimey.

So, naturally, we used to dare each other to lick 'em.....

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Bigluce@reddit

OK, enough about the women there, what about the swimming pool?

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tem1985@reddit

Well done. I hated reading it but well done.

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Prince_John@reddit

Jesus, my eyes! 🫣

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AussieManc@reddit

They have these in places in Australia. Admittedly less grim-looking

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Bgtobgfu@reddit

Honestly I’ve seen this in many countries. It’s not a UK thing.

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Cultural-Summer-2669@reddit

Perth?

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MrStilton@reddit

Pretty sure that's in Hamilton.

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This-Risk-3737@reddit

That pool looks absolutely disgusting.

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Dyllom_4949@reddit (OP)

So yes I am indeed DAFT. I live in Scotland and haven’t been to a pool like this since I was in primary school, this area was never open to my knowledge hence why I couldn’t believe my parents. The area is actually in Motherwell beside Glasgow and was a photo sent to me by my girlfriend.

I am genuinely so happy that this is an outdoor area and I hope next time I go swimming in hot weather I can enjoy it

P.s I will still believe deep in my heart that this is the area they keep the sharks… that or the bars beneath the wave pools

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Dyllom_4949@reddit (OP)

AGAIN turns out this is Hamilton water palace I am genuinely daft from this can you guys tell me if this is ever open and if this leisure centre has good facilities

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firemanlala@reddit

That's the door, for letting in the sharks, when you want to improve your speed training.

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Gullflyinghigh@reddit

'I am not that daft' was said with such confidence as well.

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shortymcsteve@reddit

They used to have the pool open all year, I’ve swam through those exact doors when snow was on the ground. It’s to keep the heat in, and also to stop bugs and birds coming into the indoor area.

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DameKumquat@reddit

Anyone know a pool that has a functioning outdoor lazy river section, in the UK (ideally south)?

I went in one in Austria years ago, and it was dark and snowing, and snow coming down onto your head in the warm water was just magical.

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ginfrared@reddit

Whatever it is, I hate it 😩

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caniuserealname@reddit

You know, you could have walked over and just peaked out the window and seen that your parents were right.

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ceffyl_gwyn@reddit

It is a swimming lane to the outside part of the pool. It's not closed off. Those are heavy but movable sheets of plastic you just brush through when swimming through them. They're usually translucent, these just seem a bit aged hence the colour.

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RouKyasarin@reddit

It is closed off in this photo. You can see the shutter roller door above it through the window and it leads all the way to the pool floor. :)

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thisisgettingdaft@reddit

But when it is open, this is what it is. Leaving a large open gap means cold air streams in. So They have these heavy duty plastic curtains to keep the cold air out.

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RouKyasarin@reddit

Oh yeah 100% right about that! I wouldn’t want them touching me so I’d be mermaiding my way under haha. I’ve actually never seen them before personally!

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ceffyl_gwyn@reddit

Ah yes

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Nevernonethewiser@reddit

It's a door to an outside part of the pool.

They have one at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, that's one place I've seen it in action.

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oscarx-ray@reddit

It leads to this outdoor pool.

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FeedingTheBadWolf@reddit

OMG IS THIS THE DOME IN DONCASTER??

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eventworker@reddit

Nope. buildings outside are far too large and too close.

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FeedingTheBadWolf@reddit

Ah. Ok. I haven't been since I was a kid but they had flaps like that there

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JuanitaMerkin@reddit

I’ve never seen this in my life.

It looks like that pool used to continue outside but the archway has been blocked up?

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OMF1G@reddit

There's pretty clearly a shutter on the outside to open up when they use it!

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JuanitaMerkin@reddit

Looks just like the pool tiling to me so hardly “pretty clear”

Really not worth getting so worked up about.

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OMF1G@reddit

Not worked up, just letting you know!

It's horizontal lines on a shutter, completely different to the tiles around it.

Maybe not that obvious though I agree!

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InitiativeConscious7@reddit

Hamilton pool I presume, it's to the outside pool

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WDeranged@reddit

It's there to distract you from all the black mould.

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victotororex@reddit

I think that’s Hamilton - the outdoor bit hasn’t been open in about 20 years in my experience :( (those are the doors keeping you in)

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Koda614@reddit

It is a doorway that leads to an outdoor pool area. It's closed off in this picture. At one of my local pools that was equipped with that the rule was that it would only open if the outdoor temperature was 20 celcius or above.

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Gr3yC4t@reddit

They keep all the sharks in there, let them in at nighttime.

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Springyardzon@reddit

Looks like another set of flaps I won't be going in.

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Lau_kaa@reddit

It leads to the outdoor pool. I've seen them in the Netherlands.

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MeasurementFew4314@reddit

At my local swimming pool it's leads to a permanently shut offoutside area they can't be arsed staffing anymore.

Or at least that's my take.

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sc_BK@reddit

That's the entrance to the heavy petting area.

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MrKDilkington25@reddit

It's where they keep Jaws the shark.

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BerryOk966@reddit

Thats Hamilton Water Palace.

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frontroomhog@reddit

If you go to a centreparcs there is a large indoor pool area and some outdoor pools. These are there to help keep the heat in. You go through them to the outside areas. Some caravan parks with onsite pools have them as well. If you have only ever been to a leisure centre then I doubt you have seen them.

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