Victorian pool
4
4
Date of visit: April 2018
I have experience of challenges around: moving around and speaking or communicating.
Overall Rating
Good
Recently upgraded gym and pool. It's a lovely building - it's doesn't have perfect access but will be usable for many. There's a pool hoist and a very big changing room.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
A ramp from street level goes up to the main entrance where there is a large automatic door. To get up to the pool and gym there are stairs or a platform lift. It's a bigger than average platform lift and it travels a short distance, around 3-4 feet. The pool changing room is huge - there's no hoist despite being roomy enough for one. There is a pool hoist however. I can't use it myself so I'd love to hear from someone who has used it. The biggest issue is the access to the gym. There are stairs which mean only part of the gym is accessible.
Parking & Transport
Excellent
Disabled parking spaces outside the front door. Buses on the nearby Marchmont Rd and Grange Road.
Accessible Toilets
Excellent
Decent sized, well equipped bathroom. Enough room to swing a long haired dachsund.
Staff
Excellent
Very helpful and friendly.
Additional Information
There are issues regarding the layout and stairs in the gym. But there's a great Victorian pool which is accessible.
