I’ve covered the Mariners before: see here. And the main thing to know about the Martiner Centre is that it has a giant wave machine that switches on every 30 minutes. If you love waves then this is the place to go!

Cost: £5.20 as a non-member (£23 for a month’s pass)

Facilities: Decent but with a large key and band for your locker, which I always find slightly distracting to wear on the wrist.

Swimming pool: Waves!

Other facilities? Lots of waves!

Busy? Quiet during a lunchtime swim during term time. I imagine it would be much, much busier during the school holidays.

Recommended? If you love waves!