Riverside Leisure Centre

James Melrose
4 Star
I've only used the pool here. There's a 25m pool and a children's pool. The prices are reasonable and the staff are friendly. The only issue I have had here was with the old locker locks which have been replaced now. A great place to come with kids, however check the timetable on the website to see whether the type of swimming you want is catered for (learner pool, lane swimming, etc.). At busy times a wristband system is put in place limiting people to 90 minutes (I think) in the pool.
Wednesday 26th October 2022

mike bollard
3 Star
OK so I have been a member for probably 10years initially joining as they did BJJ martial arts classes there. The facilities when fully operational are good but not of high standard but the price for membership is quite reasonable so you get for what you pay for. The pool and health suite are the best bit I would say at the momen. The gym is OK but a bit too machine led for my liking. Try for yourselves
Wednesday 6th July 2022

Aaron Smith
4 Star
Good swimming facilities, but the lockers are a Constant source of aggravation, they replaced them during the refit with some kind of new field contact centre ones, 80% of which are the broken or the batteries are dead or somebody’s locked the movie there is nothing is in them. The first 10 minutes every swim session is a game of try and find a locker.
Sunday 19th June 2022

Shelley Oliver
3 Star
Staff are friendly but could really do with getting the scanning entry system set up at the front door, or more staff on the desk at peak time as you can be waiting a while if you’re stuck behind someone signing up or booking lessons etc. The cleaner at peak times after work once a week (usually Mondays) could do with getting access to a squeegee because they clearly don’t have one. The floor gets flooded and no area is safe, leaving those of us who get changed at the gym unable to take our shoes off without getting wet socks. Have had to clear myself a little patch with toilet roll on a number of occasions now.
Monday 7th November 2022

Rog
1 Star
As an Exeter local, I'm obviously aware of the vast difference in budgets between what the council spend on facilities for students and tourists - ie the city centre - and the meagre sums spent on facilities for people unfortunate enough to actually live in the city. Riverside is perfect example of that. Millions have been spent on the new St Sidwell's Point Leisure Centre, built, coincidentally, right next to the new student accommodation block. Riverside on the other hand, looks like it was refurbished from stock bought from the Poundland down the road.... Surely it is not unreasonable that a Swimming Pool/Leisure Centre should have lockers that actually work? Not in the Riverside. Amongst the dirty changing rooms, with leaks and cracked tiles, are lockers whereby you swipe your wrist band over them, and then they open. Except they don't. None of them. When this was pointed out to the 'still life with emery board' on reception, she tried to lie her way out by saying some old-fashioned ones with coins are still available. They aren't. This was followed up by the regional winner of the bulldog chewing a wasp competition, who said to contact the council. As there is no student accommodation in St Thomas, the council have done..... Nothing.
Wednesday 20th July 2022