Cottenham Swimming Pool
Cottenham Outdoor Swimming Pool next to the main Cottenham Village College building signposted off the High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA.
This 23m by 9m heated pool is run by local volunteers – as the CVC Swimming Pool Association – not the College or S Cambs DC.
Prices for 2009
Adults: £2.50
Concessions (children and senior citizens): £2.00
Pre-schoolers (under-5): FREE
Timetable for 2009 (valid until 17 July – after 17 July, the weekday General Swim moves to be the same times as on Saturday and Sunday, i.e. 1:30-2:30pm and then 3-4pm.)
| Weekdays | 7:00-7:45 | 9:00-11:00 | 15:00-17:30 | |
| Mon | — | Adult swim | General Swim | |
| Tues | — | Adult swim | General Swim | |
| Wed | Adult swim | — | — | |
| Thur | — | Adult swim | General Swim | |
| Fri | Adult swim | Adult swim | General Swim | |
| Weekends | 11:00-12:00 | 13:30-14:30 | 15:00-16:00 | |
| Sat | — | — | General Swim | General Swim |
| Sun | — | Adult swim | General Swim | General Swim |
July 6th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
How busy is the 15-17:30 session?
I have been cycling into Cambridge while the weather is good and would quite like to go for a swim when I get back.
Would 16-18:30 be more popular and enable those of us that work to get a dip?
July 16th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
the afternoon weekday sessions are set at a time that suits young people swimming after school – like most sessions, they are busy when the weather is hot and quieter otherwise.
We cannot afford to run swimming sessions that have very few swimmers, and when we have responded to requests for extra evening swims or early-morning lane-swims in the past, these sessions have run at a significant loss and often had no swimmers at all.
If there is a large number of expressions of interest then we will run an evening swim during August (probably 7-8pm on Thursdays), lifeguard availability and private hire bookings permitting.
The way to get the pool open at a time you want (and get the cheapest possible swimming) is to use public hire: only 15 pounds per hour for up to ten named swimmers, as long as you book a week or two in advance so we can advertise the session.
July 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Evening swimming is now scheduled for Thursdays during August, 7-8pm. Please use public hire if you would like other days or times.