Edinburgh Leisure: Gyms and swimming pools must be pre booked ahead of visit

Six Edinburgh Leisure venues will be opening their doors on September, 14.

All activities at newly opened Edinburgh Leisure facilities will have to be pre booked ahead of time as six venues welcome back customers.

The venues reopening on 14 September are:

Ainslie Park Leisure Centre

Craiglockhart Leisure and Tennis Centre

Drumbrae Leisure Centre

The Royal Commonwealth Pool

Leith Victoria

Gracemount Leisure Centre

The Edinburgh Leisure guidelines include pre booking all activities as well as venues operating in a cashless environment.

All activities are also timetabled with staggered session start times in an aim to reduce congestion, and customers are encouraged to wear masks in communal areas, though not during their activities.

Safety guidance will be on display throughout the venues.

Customers can book places at their Edinburgh Leisure venue online and are already live.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that indoor leisure venues could open from August 31, though Edinburgh Leisure say they were always working towards the original date indicated, September 14.

An Edinburgh Leisure spokesperson explained: “We’re delighted to be re-opening the doors at six of our venues on 14 September and have been busy preparing for our customers' return.

“We’ve missed them, as I know, many of them us.

“As you can imagine, bringing Edinburgh Leisure’s diverse range of venues and services ‘back to life’ in a COVID-19 environment is a big and complex task.

“We had over 900 staff on furlough, and it’s been necessary to check and refresh/update relevant compliance training before we could reopen, for example.

“Our number one goal is to provide our customers with a clean, safe and enjoyable Edinburgh Leisure experience.”

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