Lagan Valley Leisureplex

Many many positives for this place. There is one gigantic negative which I will come to at the end.
This is an old fashioned Leisureplex, complete with pool, water slides, annoying children, a place to get food etc It is a great family day out. The staff have the traditional bored look on their faces as a 6 year old runs past them for the second time with a massive inflatable ring to go down the same water slide they have been in charge of for the last six months. Children absolutely adore it. I even adored it. Good fun.
Now comes the negative. They have unisex changing rooms. The ‘cubicles’ are lined side by side and after a particularly difficult moment on holidays one year in a different unisex changing rooms whereby a mobile was being used inappropriately and resulted in a cheeky wee so and so nearly getting a kicking from our entire family. Needless to say I have never been a fan of unisex changing rooms and this is the biggest problem for Lagan Valley. There is no problem with separate changing rooms for men and women. Unisex changing rooms lead to too much running about trying to find one that is empty and too much chance of getting into an argument…
All in all, if they sort out the changing rooms, then it will be fine. Until then, I probably won’t be back.

Very good range of activities and services. The Leisure Pool is great for kids, the swimming pool is a good size, with the diving pool separate. There is a fantastic gym, expensive though. Also a host of other exercise and fitness classes, the new gymnastics centre has just opened on the grounds. So Its one of the best centres I’ve been to.