Mile End Park Leisure Centre and Stadium - London

J. Q.

We mainly come here for the soft play facilities. It is a good choice for rainy and cold days. My four year old has fun here every time. £9 ish for kids above 3. £2.5 ish for kids below 3.

There is a small ball pits for younger children, a 2-3 storey slide.

I feel that it is not dirty. We normally come in the morning when there is less people. Once it reaches 10am, people are usually coming at this time. It gets less busy again around lunch time.

You may bring some snacks and eat just out front of the soft play gate.

Viviane A.

The gym is okay and has basic equipment, it has a separate area for women which is great as it’s less intimidating although it lacks machines to ensure you’re working all your muscles. The main gym area offers more variety of equipment although most machines are a bit old and rusty. The staff is lovely and the gym isn’t too busy. The changing rooms are a bit crusty and people often don’t clean up after them selves. The most terrifying thing was the lack of gym etiquette from most of the members. Hardly anyone puts their dumbbells back into the rack when they are done or unload their machines. Management needs to do a better job reinforcing basic gym manners. Dumbbells left on the floor can be a hazard as people can trip on them. I felt really bad for the cleaners and the staff that often had to lift 100kg dumbbells because a grown man didn’t feel like putting it away. This is by far the most messy gym I have ever been to which definitely put me off going back there.

Rima

i have never had a problem with this gym, i've been going here for years. But right now there are several cardio machines in the women only gym that have been out of order for months! We only have 2 elliptical machines and they're both broken. Its ridiculous! The women only gym gets very busy and is small and limited enough as it is but now we all have to wait ages to use our one Stairmaster and a few treadmills? Do better and clean the bathrooms properly!

Mohammed ?. A.

Very good facilities. I take my daughter to the soft play once a week as it's very well prices for an hour of play. Never too busy, feels safe and great fun. Swimming is also very good, but the water could be more warm.

Mark J.

This review is only about the swimming pool facilities and so doesn't reflect on other facilities this venue has on offer.

That said the swimming pool itself isn't bad. It is reasonably clean although I have seen lumps of hair at the bottom of the pool on more than one occasion. The problem is in the cleanliness of the surrounding areas.

Firstly some people leave their belongings next to the pool. Trainers, bags, jackets. In that same area swimmers walk and enter the pool.

Parents watching their children on the stands pass through this same area in street footwear.

The same parents accompany children to the showering facilities.

There are solutions like different entrance and exit for people watching or disposable slip on shoe covers.

It seems that there is a lack of money invested.

The changing cabinets are filthy. In all my visits I have never seen a cleaner.

To sum up a long story short, really poor effort on the swimming pool side of things.

Maddy R.

Not a great gym, for all the reasons people have listed (mess, lots of the classes are bad although some are v good, bad app, gates often don't work). The worst aspect to me: bikes often (twice a week) get stolen from outside by a guy with an angle grinder and "there's nothing they can do about it".

Alana F.

My membership card often doesn't work, forcing me to wait in line and delaying my workouts. In the main gym, mirrors are only located by the large machines, making it hard to check form elsewhere. The women’s only gym has limited workout space and outdated equipment that’s frequently out of order. Additionally, the cleanliness of the women’s restrooms is unacceptable, as they are often blocked and not properly cleaned. I urge you to address these issues for a better gym experience. Thank you.

Patricia F.

The changing area is quite dark, smelly and not clean. The outside area is also very dark and intimidating, absolutely no lights over the bike rack in the entrance, for example. The pool is often too crowded, even though there are always slots available for online booking - perhaps they should reduce the amount of people booked for each one hour slot. It’s nice that they have free swimming for women but it could be better
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