Queen's Leisure Centre

Opening times

*Please see our pool programme for public swimming times.

Off-peak times take place Monday to Friday until 3.45pm in our gym and until 4.00pm in our courts, and also all day during weekends and bank holidays.

Facilities and activities

• Swim or learn to swim in our three pools.
• Use our b-active gym.
• Take part in our group exercise classes, including Bootcamp Circuits, Aqua Natal and Zumba.
• Use our squash courts.
• Book a children’s birthday party.
• Take part in our children’s holiday activities.
• Hire our meeting and training rooms.

Active Living sessions

We run activity sessions for people who are new to exercise or returning after a break called ‘Active Living’ sessions. Take part in swimming sessions and group exercise classes. These sessions are also suitable for older people.

Women’s only sessions

We run ‘women only’ and ‘women and child’ swimming sessions in our swimming pools.

Accessibility

Queen’s Leisure Centre has received the Level One (Provisional) Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) Mark showing that we’re working towards meeting the needs of disabled people by providing fitness facilities and accessible areas. Our b-active gym also uses Technogym equipment which has been accredited by the IFI.

At our sports centre and swimming pool, we have:

• ramped entry into the centre
• automatic doors for easy wheelchair access
• a hearing induction loop available at reception
• a Minicom to help hearing impaired people to contact us
• toilets and changing rooms for disabled people
• equality range of gym equipment
• pool hoists and easy access steps
• a wheelchair lift
• disabled car parking
• free admission for carers if they are helping a disabled person take part in an activity.

How do I get to Queen's Leisure Centre?

Queen's Leisure Centre is located in Derby city centre on Cathedral Road, DE1 3PA.

Catch any bus into the city centre and walk to the Cathedral Quarter. Queen’s Leisure Centre is by the Magistrates' Court and the Joseph Wright Centre.

There are a few disabled car parking spaces outside the centre, and Bold Lane and Chapel Street car parks are within walking distance.

Queen's Leisure Centre's swim programme changes

Sunday 29th January 2012 - Public swimming transferred to Moorways from 9.00am to 4.40pm.

Sunday 29th January 2012 - Laned swim in Gala Pool transferred to Family Pool 8.00pm to 9.00pm.

Downloads

• Group Exercise Programme from 16 January 2012 (pdf, 210kb)
• Activity Guide, January to March (pdf, 9,808kb)