Del'aziz

Went for an afternoon swim during one of their swim for fitness sessions consisting of 3 different types of lanes 2 double width ones on either far sides of the pool and then 2 mediums sandwiching a fast lane in the middle. All in all was a good experience. A little expensive if you’re not a member at £7.20 per session but all in all was a good experience I like the token system they’ve put in place so that you can actually use a locker and don’t have to carry around change. You can pay 30p on a contactless dispenser thing in the reception to get a token. I also liked the hassle free entry just scan the barcode on the app. My only downsides were honestly that the changing rooms while decently sized and clean were just out of date, do people still like getting completely naked in-front of each other? They didn’t have a proper alternative to that classic bench-locker style that they have going but they do have a couple of shower and toilet cubicles but who wants to get changed in there. Gross. Luckily for me it was quiet but if it had been busy I would’ve been very uncomfortable with that setup. Over all though a great experience as it were and the pool is large and was a lovely cooler temperature, which I think was deliberate due to the fact we are in the middle of a heat wave.

Spacious and fully featured (gym, 25m pool, lots of exercise classes, large basketball court) with plenty of equipment and room. It's publicly funded, so that means issues like the climbing wall being out of commission (was third party-run, that 3rd party collapsed during pandemic - does anybody know a company that would like to operate and manage a big, indoor climbing facility in North London? Really!) but that considered, a wonderful and economical place to get your fitness on (45GBP/month) very convenient to Swiss Cottage Tube.