Citadel Swimming Pool, Ayr - 7th - 21st April 2025
Join us for our Easter Pool Party - click here for further info!
Facilities
Our Main Pool is a 25m 6 lane pool, we also have a shallow Teaching Pool and a Flexi Pool with diving boards and moveable floor.
Adjacent to the main pool is a large, communal changing village including lockers, cubicles, toilets, showers and separate accessible changing spaces.
We have a Sauna Suite on the ground floor with 2 saunas, a steam room, jacuzzi, plunge pool, rest area and 2 changing rooms. (16 years + only.) Opening times are listed below.
Our Child Admission Policy applies at all times, click here for info.
Pool Timetable
(Last admission 30 mins before closing)
Day | Times | Session | Location | Venue | Booking Requirements | Notes |
Monday | 07:15-08:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Monday | 08:15-09:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Monday | 09:30-10:30 | ASN Fun & Floats | Flexi Pool & Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Monday | 10:30-11:30 | General Swim | Main Pool & Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | Main Pool will be shared access on 14th April. |
Monday | 12.00-13.00 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Monday | 13:00-15:15 | General Swim* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings |
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Monday | 12.00-15.15 | General Swim | Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Monday | 13:00-13:45 | Evolve Aqua Fit | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Tuesday | 07:15-08:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Tuesday | 08:15-09:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Tuesday | 09:30-11:30 | General Swim | Main Pool & Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Tuesday | 11:15-12:00 | Evolve Aqua Fit | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Tuesday | 12.00-13.00 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Tuesday | 12:00-14:00 | General Swim | Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Tuesday | 13:00-16.30 | General Swim | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Tuesday | 12:00-12:45 | Splash Time | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | Perfect for children under 4 years! |
Tuesday | 12:45-13:30 | Splash Time | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | Perfect for children under 4 years! |
Tuesday | 20:30-21:30 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 07:15-08:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 08:15-09:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 10:00-11:00 | General Swim | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Wednesday | 12.00-13.00 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 13:00-16:30 | General Swim* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Wednesday | 12:00-15:30 | General Swim | Teaching pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Wednesday | 11:45-12:30 | Evolve Aqua Fit | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 12:30-13:15 | Evolve Aqua Fit | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 13:15-14:00 | Evolve Aqua Mobility | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 14:30-15:30 | Fun & Floats | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | This will run on Wednesday 9th April only. |
Wednesday | 18:00-20:30 | General Swim* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Wednesday | 20:30-21:30 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Wednesday | 19:00-20:30 | General Swim | Teaching pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Thursday | 07:15-08:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Thursday | 08:15-09:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Thursday | 09:30-11:30 | General Swim* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | This will run on Thursday 10th April only. |
Thursday | 12:30-13:15 | Evolve Aqua Fit | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Thursday | 14:00-15:30 | General Swim | Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Thursday | 14:00-17:00 | General Swim* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Thursday | 19:15-21:30 | General Swim* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Thursday | 19:15-20:30 | General Swim | Teaching pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Friday | 07:15-08:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Friday | 08:15-09:15 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Friday | 09:30-11:30 | General Swim* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | This will run on Friday 18th April only. |
Friday | 10:00-11:30 | Inflatable Fun Run** | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | This will run on Friday 11th April only. Age 8+/swim test applies |
Friday | 09:30-11:30 | General Swim | Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | This will run on Friday 11th April only. |
Friday | 12:00-12:45 | Splash Time | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | Perfect for children under 4 years! |
Friday | 12:45-13:30 | Splash Time | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | Perfect for children under 4 years! |
Friday | 12.00-13.00 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Friday | 13:00-16:00 | General Swim | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings |
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Friday | 12.00-19:30 | General Swim | Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Friday | 16:00-19:30 | General Swim | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Friday | 19:30-21:30 | General Swim - Diving Boards will be available during this session | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | Diving Boards will be available! |
Saturday | 09.00-10.00 | Lanes | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Saturday | 10:00-11:00 | Fun & Floats | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Saturday | 11.00-16.00 | General Swim - diving boards available 13:00-14:30 | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | Please note there will be no diving on 19th April.
This session will end at 13:30 on 19th April due to the Easter Pool Party! |
Saturday | 11.30-16.00 | General Swim | Teaching Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | This session will end at 13:30 on 19th April due to the Easter Pool Party! |
Sunday | 09.00-10.00 | Lanes* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Sunday | 10.00-15.00 | General Swim - diving boards available between 13:00-15:00* | Main Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings | |
Sunday | 10.00-11.00 | Fun & Floats | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Sunday | 11.00-11.45 | Evolve Aqua Fit | Flexi Pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | Booking advisable | |
Sunday | 13.00-15.00 | General Swim | Teaching pool | Citadel Leisure Centre | No advance bookings |
*These sessions, or part of these sessions, have shared pool access with another activity.
Sessions
Lanes - Main Pool only, lane swimming for competent swimmers aged 8 years old and over.
General Swimming - Open session available for all users, subject to child admission policy. Pools in use specified on timetable above. Flexi Pool (when available) will be set at depth of 1.2m for General Swimming.
Evovle Aqua Fit - Instructor led fitness class. Pre-booking recommended
Public Diving - Flexi Pool only, depth 3.8m, where 1m springboard, 3m springboard and 5m platform available for public use. Competent swimmers aged 8+ only.
** Swim Competency Test - this will consist of 25m front crawl or breast stroke, jump into deepest part of pool and tread water for 30 seconds.
*For all sessions, staff may request that a customer displays competence prior to admittance/during session*
Citadel Sauna Suite
Our Sauna opening times will be as follows:
Monday to Friday - 07:00-22:00
Saturday & Sunday - 09:00-17:00
If you would like to check our sauna suite facilities are operational prior to your visit, please call us on 01292 269793.
(Last admission 30 mins before closing for members. Non-members - 1 hour before closing Monday to Friday.)