Freyberg Pool and Fitness Centre

You must be 5 years or older to use the spa pool, and 16 years or older to use the sauna and steam room.

Swim memberships are an economical option if you swim at our pools 3 or more times a week. They're available for all Council pools.

Swim memberships

Freyberg Pool

• Private swimming lessons and lessons for swimmers with special needs are available on request – email freyberg.pool@wcc.govt.nz
• Competitive swimming for children is available through Capital Swim Club

Other Council pools

• Year-round swimming lessons for children aged 5 months to 14 years are available through SwimWell

We offer a range of exercise aquafitness and hydrotherapy classes.

We offer swimming lane and full pool hire.

All bookings are subject to availability and a minimum of six swimmers per lane is required for lane bookings. Full pool bookings will be considered for community events or activities.

Lane hire

Community group fees: $8.60 per hour for a lane (must provide not for profit status)

Commercial fees: $30.00 per hour for a lane

To book, email recreation@wcc.govt.nz

You can store your things in the free cubby holes by the main pool. Some of these are lockable. Bring your own padlock or borrow one from reception.

You can also keep small items safe at reception – just ask for a free valuables tray. We'll give you a tag which you can hand back when you want to collect your items.

Bernie's on the Bay sells coffee and snacks between 7am and 8pm.

You can bring snacks and drinks into the facility, but no glass bottles.

We sell swimming caps, ear plugs, goggles and nose clips.

Privately-operated massage therapists offer deep tissue, pregnancy, relaxation, therapeutic and sports massage.

For more information, email club.active@wcc.govt.nz

You are welcome to breastfeed anywhere public at our pools.

1 x family changing room

Children under 3 years old must wear a waterproof nappy or Little Swimmer swimming pants in the pool.

You can buy Huggies Little Swimmers for infants at our swim shop.

• 2 x in the main car park
• 2 x on Oriental Parade

The facility is wheelchair accessible with a ramp to access the building. There is a lift to the Club Active Gym.

• 1 x all-gender accessible changing room with accessible shower and toilet

At our pools without ramp access, we have removeable accessibility steps that are placed in the pool to give increased ease of access into the water.

These are left in the pool as much as possible, however they are removed during our peak booking times when there is restricted space. The stairs can be requested during these times if they are required.

Accessibility steps hours:

The stairs as available on request outside of these times.

5 x bike stands by the front entrance

Buses on the routes 14 and 24 stop outside the facility.

Bus timetables – Metlink

Paid parking is $2.50 per hour in the main car park.

There are 74 car parks, all with a 4-hour parking limit.

For Club Active and swim members, there is also a separate car park with 20 spaces.