Aberdeen Sports Village Aquatics Centre

When I swam on a mid-week mid-afternoon, the 50m pool was divided into two sections: one-half had six lanes across the pool and some recreational space; the other half was unused - but the user numbers were not high enough to make this unreasonable. The water was at a pleasantly cool temperature, ideal for swimming lengths.

Changing is in a mixed "village" facility with lockers that take a returnable £1 coin. No soap is provided in the showers. The facility is shared with the University; the sauna and steam room facilities are reserved for member only. The building is clearly architect-designed and a step up from the norm of local authority pools.

A really nice facility and very modern. I only used the 50m pool, which was clean and cool, but not too cool.