BY THE LAKES & ON THE LAKES
Northern Ireland’s newest leisure centre has more sports activities and fitness programmes for people of all ages and abilities than anywhere else in the region – and it belongs to you!
Located at the south side of Craigavon’s balancing lake and enjoying fantastic views of Craigavon City Park, the state-of-the-art facility is a landmark for the area and situated in a pre-existing network of walking and cycling paths covering around three miles.
From South Lake Watersports, Craigavon on the lake to the indoor competition-ready 50m pool, and from the largest gym on the island of Ireland to fully accessible Disability Sport NI facilities, our getactiveabc team are incredibly excited to welcome you!
Paul Coleman, South Lake General Manager
Get In Touch
Call us on 0330 0564 411
Find Us
1 Lake Road, Craigavon, Co Armagh, BT64 1AS
Centre Opening Hours:
NORMAL OPENING HOURS
Monday to Friday
6am to 10pm [Gym closes at 9.45pm]
Saturday and Sunday
8am to 7pm [Gym closes at 6.45pm]
Teen Gym Opening Hours [For 12-15 Year Olds]: Mon – Fri 7am to 9am and 1pm to 8pm | Sat – Sun 1pm to 7pm. Teen Gym members may use the gym outside of these hours but must be accompanied by an adult
50m flexible design swimming pool. See timetable below
17m training pool – swimming lessons with getactiveabc Swim School
Kids leisure area with three fun slides
The Beast indoor aqua inflatable
Floor-to-ceiling windows with lake views
A 200 spectator seating area
Swim birthday party packages
Learn more about aquatics and book a session here
44-bike designated group cycle studio & dance/fitness studio
70+ classes per week and South Lake Senior Social Circle 50+
8-court pre-marked sports hall with retractable seating.
Suitable for a variety of sports including badminton and table tennis, indoor football, pickleball, netball, basketball, squash, gymnastics & martial arts.
2 activity rooms and 2 squash courts
Sports hall birthday packages
Learn more about getactiveabc indoor sports programme here
South Lake Watersports, Craigavon
Paddle-boarding, canoeing and kayaking
Courses including water-skiing, wake boarding and sailing
Cycle hire, archery and climbing wall
Learn more about South Lake Watersports, Craigavon here
View Suite HERE
Spa area with lake views
Sauna, steam room and spa pool
Private treatment rooms & Relaxation Zone
Industry professionals from Eden Beauty, Simply Beautiful, Bells Nirvana & iphysio
Spectacular views over Craigavon’s South Lake
Café IncredABLE, run by leading local social enterprise, all-day menu.
Open seven days a week, Monday to Friday from 7.00am to 8.00pm and Saturday | Sunday from 9.00am to 5.00pm. Hot food finishes one hour before closing.
View breakfast, lunch, grab and go, gluten free, sweet treats and hot drinks menus HERE. Birthday and group party menus available upon request.
Disability Sport NI Inclusive Sport Facility accreditation
Permanent poolside pool pods
Changing Places facilities
Sensory room ground floor
Easy online booking and fast-track card access
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South Lake Leisure Centre was designed with the aim of making sport, fitness and wellbeing easier to access for everybody and experts were consulted at every stage of the design process.
A pre-visit Autism guide is available HERE
Further AccessABLE information can be found HERE
If you would like to view our customer service standards please click HERE
The Council Environmental Policy can be found HERE
For further information on safeguarding please click HERE
We are delighted that the centre has two Changing Places toilets (awaiting accreditation), one on the ground floor near reception and the other within the swimming pool changing area, giving people with of all ages and their carers space, flexibility and dignity.
Please ask at reception to gain access to the facilities. Please note, we do not provide slings – users must bring their own and should be accompanied by a carer who is familiar with using the equipment.
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