Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex

This place is great for the kids but gets full so quickly you often get turned away. An expansion maybe needed or reserve a time slot. Not going to come back here having a disappointed child because they can’t swim is not worth it!

As leisure centres go, Spectrum is pretty good.
It houses a lot: pools (large one with wave machine, teaching pool, lane pool, diving pool, 3 flume slides and some other small slides and loads of kid-​focused water features); ice rink; bowling alley; gym; courts for various racquet sports; and I think a climbing wall (though that was just based on a sign rather than actually seeing it).
It’s quite nostalgic for me as it’s around where I grew up, so I’ve spent many a birthday party in the pool, and learnt to skate at the rink. Returning now after a few years away, I think it compares very favourably to similar establishments I’ve since visited (and I don’t think I’m being sentimental as I otherwise don’t think Guildford has too much to recommend it!).
Basically: good variety of facilities, able to cope with a lot of people, reasonable prices.

So this is another of our summer holidays leisure pool options. Train to Guildford then bus to the Spectrum which is outside of town. Fairly easy trek and you pass a lido close by which I keep meaning to visit when the suns out. So Spectrum is an ice skating, multi leisure pool and ten pin bowling experience — we normally get a combi ticket for ten pin bowling and swimming.
Pools first — in fact 4 pools to cater for everyone’s needs. The main pool is strictly leisure plus a diving pool with springboard, 3m, 5m and 10m boards, a 25m lane pool, and a kids shallow pool. Good selection of slides for all ages but none of them contenders, The kids enjoy the three lane race slide best. This is geared for family fun — the slides are all pretty slow and short — they snake around the pool within the building which means they are never going to be long enough for any speed. Shower jets, wave machine, bubble jets, inflatable ring slide. various little kids slides. Main pool is simply too small and is always uncomfortably busy — pretty poor wave machine. Sessions are 90mins (we always mange to overstay) — not really long enough but good value at £15 for an adult and two under 10’s.
Unless your kids are in swimming clubs its pretty hard to find a pool where they can dive in London any more. Over the last 10 years practically all of them have brought in diving bans for health an safety reasons. Pools we used to dive at wont let us now. But Spectrum is like no other for diving. So kids can dive in the 25m lane pool — a great start — perfect for my 9 year old to practice her racing dives. But the diving pool is the wildest of all — 3 boards in action at the same time — you can somersault, run, jump, dive, spin — yes actually have some fun — all the other diving pools we know are really strict about one at a time and what you can do. Awesome — worth the four stars alone. You get lots of people just watching and the queue that snakes around the pool show how much the kids love it.
Grim Wimpy burger bar (yes they still exist) — this is really, really awful — and a Costa upstairs — they do pizzas in the basement bowling area. Loads of green space outside for picnics — which is what we normally do.
We probably visit a couple of times a year — the main pool looks good but kind of flatters to deceive — but the diving is just the best. Skating rink ls large and we will use one time we visit. Its great having the bowling as it makes for a proper day out. Recommended — despite the main leisure pool probably being best suited for under 10s with not much thrill factor.

What a fantastic time we had here on Friday. We were put onto this place by friends who just raved about it all the time, and they weren’t wrong. We couldn’ believe just how much you an do here. It was very clear that all the kids were having a great time, as well as the mums and dads! Thoroughly recommend here and guarantee we shall return

First time here with my 4 year old yesterday on a cheeky day off work. My wife has been telling me how great it is and she was not wrong. The leisure pool is great! Loads of flumes and a wave machine plus general splashy fun! Recommend!

The Burger King has been replaced with a Wimpy. Why oh why oh why? The staff are extremely slow, the burgers were barely edible and extremely greasy. Change back to Burger King please.
Also the amount of toilets available in the building is substandard. In the pool area most of the time half the toilets are out of order. When theref is any event on there are always long queues, meaning you miss part of the event you went to see.
As for the parking, unless going during the day in term time the parking is terrible. If you are going for an event such as a gala or hockey match make sure you arrive at least an hour early as you may need most of that time to find a space.

I’ve only been here to ice skate though the whole leisure complex is much larger, comprising tenpin bowling and swimming among other leisure activities available
I came to the Friday night Extreme Ice Disco with a friend. It cost £5.30 for two and a half hours skating with a resident DJ playing tunes.
The hire skates were in reasonable condition and using my usual trick of studding handkerchiefs down the side of the skates to stabilise my ankles, they fit quite well
The rink is Olympic sized but was still busy on Friday evening. It was mainly a young crowd here but the behaviour was quite good, probably as alcohol wasn’t available.
Although not the best or most experienced ice skater, I still had fun and was even able to have a few forays into the middle of the rink with the aid and support of my friend.
By the end of the evening, there was quite a lot of melted slush on the surface but for the number of skaters, the ice held up well.

Probably the best public leisure facility in the town. Like the fact there is a pay as you go for use of the gym (called Energy Level) after paying a introduction fee. Lots of classes for all ages, from toddlers to adult. A wide range of activities, from pools to ice skating, ten pin bowling and lots more.
The prices are reasonable (except for the on site Costa Coffee).

Guildford Spectrum offers a whole lot of activities ranging from swimming to bowling to ice skating, gym, spa and even conference facilities. It is decently priced and has cheaper student prices too. Look out for their booklets offering other better deals. Their is ample parking space and there is a park and ride facility available too.

Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre is based about a mile outside town and is home to Guildford Flames ice hockey team. There is a Park and Ride bus service that runs to/​from the leisure centre approx every 10 mins. As well as bowling, ice-​skating and swimming, there is a fun pool for all the family. There is a gym and an athletics area. The Spectrum runs a wide variety of classes so caters to the interests of a large cross section of the community. There are 3 on-​site catering establishments — Burger King and 2 others that I can’t remember the name of.

Ive been here a few times once for bowling and a couple times for ice skating. Its a great place for having fun and chilling out. It has 3 main parts from what i can remember — a bowling alley a large ice skating rink and and large swimming pool area like a large fun pool. Even though i have never been swimming here it looks like great fun and always seems to be busy. The bowling alley and ice rink are basic but fun. There are a couple of food areas to purchase food i think a burger joint and one other area and there is loads of parking just out front of the complex. When i went there was regular buses from guildford to the spectrum all easy to use.

Guildford Spectrum is a great place for Ice Skating. Ive been here a few times. Its a nice place for having fun and chilling out. They have nice swimming pool, bowlong alley