Ongar Leisure Centre

We took our grandson aged 2&6 months for an under 5's play session this Morning. Staff were friendly&helpful. Could do with a bit more equipment eg sit&ride for the little ones&maybe a few more soft footballs. Having said that there was plenty of room for the little ones to run around. 😁

Not sure what happened to this place but it looks like it's being run by a bunch of incompetent and greedy lot
The staff are doing what they can and they're always helpful but everything else is pretty bad
You just have to go to the changing rooms and you'll throw up, mould, paint coming off the walls, dirt everywhere
And why is the water so cold?????
I take my kids there for the swimming lessons and they're shaking every time they come out of the pool plus they have a cold the next day!!
Get it sorted or get rid of the management/directors, they're clearly useless

Fantastic leisure centre, with a gym that I actually feel comfortable going into. It feels warm and friendly, as opposed to cold and clinical. No long mirrors to pose in front of!! Love Raquel. So happy to help.

Since being refurbished last year, it feels fresher, cleaner and less cluttered, especially in and around the swimming pool viewing area. There are now seats both inside the swimming pool area, as well as in the viewing area so you can choose where to sit. Haven't been in the gym area yet, but if it's had the same kind of makeover the reception has, I'm sure it'll look great.

I mainly go to Epping Sports Centre but I can go to Ongar via my membership. Gym is ok but the changing facilities are awful. Handles all broken on doors/lockers and there's no way I'm having a shower in there, they are disgusting

Sport hall is not good lighting and flooring for badminton, slippery and spot lights blinding for some shots. Impossible to get a child’s place in beginners gymnastic been waiting 2 years, staff not greatly helpful with this, told me to ring back in august. Just put on extra sessions for popular classes it’s not difficult to figure out. Find it limited in classes in day and popular classes like yoga or aqua fully booked before you’ve had a chance to look! Gym is pretty good. Had an update and have lights and good equipment. Swimming pool - family swim has changed, family of 2 have to pay same price as family of 4 now which is £15 last time I looked, that’s if it not fully booked…again, a shame it doesn’t really cater for our town and surrounding villages, it used to but no one seems to care, so we don’t visit as much as I would like as it’s fully booked or class/session not available not really value for money for the membership, so they’ve lost my membership but It seems they’re not that bothered…

The leisure centre has gone down hill since being taken over by places for people, staff cut backs and now hardly any classes at weekends for people that work during the week. I did circuits for 3.5 years, but it got stopped and has never been put back on the calendar. I no longer see the point in paying for a membership when you are not getting value for money.

Went to the gym there whilst my daughter swam. Gym is well kitted out for a small village. Clean and tidy. Swimming pool is old but good enough. Plenty of parking. Machines for drinks and bites.