Swim – Like There’s No Tomorrow

1 hour session prices 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027

– Adult Swim £4.40
– Child / Concession swim £2.90
– Adult Swim [age 60-65 living in Borough] £1.00
– Adult Swim [age 66 & over living in Borough] FREE
– Under 5 swim FREE

– Family £11.50

Banbridge & South Lake Leisure Centre
No advance booking required

Orchard Leisure Centre
1 hour family swim sessions must be booked in advance through the online swim timetable

Disability Swimming

The Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh offer Disability Swim Sessions on Saturdays from 3.00pm until 4.00pm and Sundays from 3.30pm – 4.30pm.

• Participants with a disability will have the opportunity to swim for FREE at their own pace within a lane allocated solely for them for the entire session.
• A carer will be permitted FREE entry into the same lane, only if the person with the disability needs assistance.
• 6 individual lanes are available per 1 hour disability swim session.
• Pre booking is essential. If booking a disability swim session for the 1st time at the Orchard Leisure Centre, please register by telephoning reception on 028 37515920, you will be asked to provide proof of disability such as Disability Living Allowance(DLA), P.I.P or ‘Blue Badge’ holder on your 1st visit to the Centre. Any future bookings can be booked via the online swim timetable

Changing Places toilets are larger accessible toilets for severely disabled people, with equipment such as hoists, curtains, adult-sized changing benches and space for carers.  The toilets give disabled people and their carers the space and equipment they need to have the confidence to leave their homes and go out.

A wet side ‘Changing Places’ facility with ceiling track hoist, height adjustable changing bench and accessible toilet, sink and shower facilities is available at South Lake Leisure Centre.  Dry side changing rooms are available at Orchard and Banbridge Leisure Centres and a portable hoist is available on request.

The pool at South Lake Leisure Centre also benefits from a movable pool floor to provide shallower depths and walk-in pool steps for easy entry.

A poolpod is a platform lift system transforming access to swimming pools for people with disabilities and restricted mobility. It can be used by a wheelchair user or you can stand on the lift, so it is ideal if you find traditional pool steps difficult, e.g. if you are recovering from an injury or stroke, are pregnant or are older.

Poolpods are available in Banbridge Leisure Centre and in both the large pool and teaching pool in South Lake Leisure Centre.

Swim in any of our three getactiveabc centres:

• Banbridge Leisure Centre
• Orchard Leisure Centre
• South Lake Leisure Centre

Timetables will vary across each location and users are advised to check the above Swim Timetable links in advance of arrival.

This is available on the getactiveabc App by clicking on the ‘My Account’ icon.

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– Adult Swim £4.40
– Child / Concession swim £2.90
– Adult Swim [age 60-65 living in Borough] £1.00
– Adult Swim [age 66 & over living in Borough] FREE
– Under 5 swim FREE

• There is a £1.00 swim fee for adults aged 60-65 years living in the borough.
• Adults aged 66 years and over may swim free of charge

Proof of age and residency must be shown to the receptionist in the facility.

People in receipt of DLA, PIPs or have a blue badge may swim free of charge; however, proof must be shown to the receptionist in the facility.

To help provide the safest possible environment for children to enjoy the many benefits of swimming, the following adult: child supervision ratios apply to the pools in Banbridge Leisure Centre, South Lake Leisure Centre, and Orchard Leisure Centre.

Child Admissions Policy:

1. All children under 4 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult / person (over 16 years), on a one-to-one basis, when using the competition, or leisure pools.
2. Children aged between 4 – 7 years (under 8) must be accompanied by a responsible adult / person (over 16 years), with a maximum of 2 children being supervised by 1 adult.
3. The requirements of the Child Admission Policy means that for example, one adult will not be able to gain admission to the water with three children under 8 years, and that a child under 4 years and one between 4 – 7 years (under 8) must be accompanied by 2 responsible adults.
4. Controlled sessions only (see below for definition of controlled sessions) – During the listed sessions one responsible adult over 16 years of age can accompany a maximum of 2 children under 8 years into the water.
5. Children must be 8+ years and able to swim without aids to be allowed in any pool without adult supervision.
6. The responsible person must remain within reaching distance of the child at all times they cannot leave the to go for a swim or enter another pool.

Types of Controlled Sessions: 

• Family swim sessions.
• Parent & child sessions.