Tumbles soft play and gymnasium in Portobello closed 'until further notice' due to drainage issue

The centre has been running a gymnastic camp for children during the Easter holidays.

The soft play and gymnastics arena at Tumbles in Portobello was closed for several hours on Wednesday due to an issue with water drainage at the site.

A spokesperson for Edinburgh Leisure said the decision had been made to close the facility after problems with external draining in the building were identified.

The centre reopened at around 4pm after Scottish Water were called out to repair the issue.

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Edinburgh Leisure said it had contacted all customers, including parents who have booked their children on to a gymnastics holiday camp running at the venue during the Easter Holidays.

Earlier on Wednesday, an Edinburgh Leisure spokesperson said: “Due to an external drainage issue affecting the building, Tumbles at Portobello is temporarily closed while we work closely with Scottish Water to resolve the problem and reopen as soon as possible.

“We are in direct contact with all customers, including those booked into holiday camps, and encourage everyone affected to keep an eye on the Edinburgh Leisure app and their emails for updates. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.”

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