Temple Cowley Pools

Temple Cowley Pools is in Cowley, approximately 2.5 miles south-east of the City centre.

New fitness suite planned for new year!

Councillors have agreed to spend £100,000 to modernise our gym facilities and to bring Aspires Fitness here.

It is hoped that the new fitness suite will be open Jan 09.
Keep visiting to check progress.

How do I get to Temple Cowley Pools?

Visit the Multimap website here for a map of how to get to Temple Cowley Pools and start taking advantage of the facilities on offer now.

What will I find there?

main Pool (25m x 18m)
learner Pool (11m x 11m)
20+ station gym
steam & sauna rooms
multi-activity room

What activities can I do there?


	Logo of Oxford Aspires Fitness

The facility is open 7 days a week and offers:

swimming
FREE swimming for all under 17's
adult and junior swimming lessons
health and fitness classes
Aspires Academy fitness for 12-15 year olds
induction and health assessments
kids parties
slice card memberships

When is Temple Cowley Pools open?

These are the building opening hours. Please check timetables below for swim sessions and class timetables.

Day	Times
Mon - Fri	06:10 - 22:00
Sat	08:00 - 19:00
Sun	08.10 - 19.00

Swim timetable

Swimming timetable Sep-Dec

Health and fitness classes

Health and fitness timetable Sep-Dec

Aspires Fitness gym

Opening hours are the same as the building opening hours above.
Please note Tuesday 19-22:00 is a women only session.

Swim Gala Dates

Unless stated, the entire facility will be closed to customers on the following dates:

October 11th from 11:30am - Boxercise & Body Balance will still take place
October 12th
November 9th
December 6th/7th

Diving Pit

During the recent closure to conduct maintenance works we have used this time as an opportunity to conduct further investigatory works into the diving pit. There are no guarrantees that this will lead to the diving pit re-opening.

Adult Swimming Lessons

6 week course
starting Mon 15 Sep
Beginners 10.30am - 11.30m or 8.30pm-9.30pm
Improvers 8.30pm-9.30pm
Non Slice-Card members £54.90, Cool/Active/Aqua Slice £40.50, Student/Over 60's £47.70, Bonus Slice £36

What's available for children?

Bring your little one for fun, laughter and swimming at our swimming sessions for under 5's.
See our dedicated page for further details.

Holiday activities
We've got something for everyone this holiday:

swimming lessons
extra general swim sessions
fun swims

Take a look at our holiday pool timetable for more information:

Holiday pool timetable

City of Oxford Swim Club

City of Oxford Swim club train at Baton Pool, Ferry Sports Centre and Temple Cowley Pools. Visit the City of Oxford Swim Club website for more information about the club and their training sessions.