News, events and schools' information for families across Bath and West Wiltshire

The team from GLL leisure centres in Bath and Swindon outlines the summer activities fun for families taking place over the summer holidays

Bath Leisure Centre

Holiday Trampoline Sessions

Bounce, dodge and dive in to a whole heap of fun this holiday at Better Extreme Trampoline Park, Bath.

The features will allow you to take a swing on the trapeze, dunk some hoops, dive in to the foam pits and test your reaction skills on our dodge ball court, there really is something to keep children and adults of all ages active and entertained.

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Holiday Ten-Pin Bowling Sessions

Our eight ten-pin bowling lanes are perfect for adults and children alike during the holidays. 

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Holiday Swimming Sessions

We believe that swimming should be fun and exciting for all the family. This holiday why not try one of our popular Leisure Pool fun swim sessions at Bath Sports & Leisure Centre? 

The Leisure Pool has a range of spraying and splashing water features as well as water slides that children and adults can enjoy together. One competent adult swimmer may supervise up to 2 under 8’s or non swimmers 11-17 at a time.

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Holiday Intensive Swimming Lessons

Want to give your child’s swimming a boost during the school holidays? Try our holiday intensive lessons. We’ll be running two classes at Bath Sports and Leisure Centre on three weeks of the holidays.

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THERE’S SO MUCH MORE TO ENJOY…

We’ve also got activities at other facilties across Bath and North East Somerset for you to enjoy, so how about trying something new such as:

  • Enjoying a kick about on our 3G pitch at Odd Down Sports Ground 
  • Working out in the gym at one of our Junior Gym sessions
  • Soft Play at Keynsham Leisure Centre
  • Whizzing around our cycle track at Odd Down Sports Ground
  • Roller skating round the Pavilion to disco lights and music

Swindon Link Centre

Ice Skating

Skating is great to have fun with friends and family while improving balance, flexibility, muscle tone and core strength. Public Skating sessions are suitable for everyone, all ages and all skill levels. Skate hire is available for all sessions from child size 5 to an adult size 13. And for the smaller ones who may need extra support, we have fun penguin skating aids to help build independence and confidence on the ice. 

Our late Tuesdays and Fridays sessions are Disco Ice, with flashing lights and loud music. Disco Ice is not suitable for under 5s. Skating aids not available.

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Trampolining

Why not visit our Trampoline Park for a family day out this half-term? Our Jump sessions are great for the whole family to have fun while keeping active, and while the school’s out, we are expanding our opening times to allow for maximum bouncing time!

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Junior Gym

If you are aged 11-17 years and want to work out in the gym over the holidays, we have lots of extra sessions available! 

Every School Holidays, sessions run from 8am to 6pm every day.

For the Summer Holidays, extended Junior Gym times will run from Friday 26th July to Sunday 1st September.

Book Junior Gym  – you can book your session 7 days in advance from 10pm

Not a member yet?

Click here to find more about membership benefits and all the Junior Gym and Fitness Classes on offer at the Link.

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Please note that on your first visit you will be required to complete a gym induction with a fitness instructor, and be accompanied with a parent/guardian.

Swimming for families

Link Centre’s swimming pool welcomes families with children of all ages in our Swim for All sessions. Over the Holidays, children under 16 will only pay £1 for sessions before 10am! Look out for ‘Kids for A Quid‘ sessions!

And for some extra fun, check out our Family Fun Swim sessions: suitable for all ages and abilities, floats and toys are available for all to play.

Please note one competent adult swimmer may supervise up to 2 under 8’s or non swimmers under 16 at a time on all our Family and Swim for All sessions.

Book a Swimming session – Tickets are available to book from 7 days prior.

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Soft Play

Welcoming children up to 10 years old – with a dedicated toddler zone for under 4, our Soft Play area is a great way to get your younger ones to spend some energy outside the house, all in a stimulating and safe environment. Watch them play and meet new friends while you relax with a nice cuppa from our cafe in your hands!

Book a Soft Play session

 (Booking available from 14 days prior, form the time of the session.)

During the Summer Holidays 2024 -from 26th July to 1st September- Soft Play sessions will run as below:

Monday to Friday: 09.30-17.00

Saturday & Sunday: 09.00-17.00

Swim School Short Courses

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Help your kids stay active and learn a new life skill over the holidays with our Swim School Holiday Courses.

Please see below for available courses over the Summer Holidays 2024:

Foundation (Over 4 years) – Non Swimmers

Suitable for school aged children over 4 years old new to swimming. This course will help your child build confidence in the water, and is a great way to keep them active while having lots of fun!

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Inflatable Fun

New for 2023, join us for Inflatable Fun sessions at Dorcan!!!

The assault course-type inflatable is a fantastic way to stay active while having loads of fun, with many challenging obstacles to manoeuvre.

Designed for children aged 8-14, it is the perfect combination of exciting action and adrenaline-fueled enjoyment that will keep you coming back for more.

Sessions are 45 minutes long and cost £5. Sessions will run throughout the Summer 9:00am-2:00pm from Thursday 27th July.

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Inflatable Fun Birthday Parties

Our Inflatable Fun birthday parties are the perfect way to celebrate your child’s big day!

With exclusive use for 1 hour and 1 hour in our party room afterwards, they can climb, slide and bounce their way to heaps of fun.

Birthday parties can include up to 20 friends and costs £220.

Our birthday party option will be live from September 2023.

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