Fylde Council is committed to supporting swimming provision across the borough. This page provides information about where you can swim now and updates on our work to secure the future of swimming facilities in Fylde.
Latest Update – July 2026
St Annes
St Annes Swimming Pool & Gym will move directly into a full refurbishment programme, after detailed structural surveys identified additional issues requiring more extensive work than originally planned.
Rather than risk short-term fixes and repeated closures, specialist advice recommended proceeding straight to a complete refurbishment – delivering a modernised pool, first-floor gym with sea views, a new studio, spa facilities, an indoor splash pad, upgraded changing rooms and a café.
With Fylde set to join a new authority covering Fylde, Wyre and Blackpool in 2028, pressing ahead now secures this investment for St Annes while decisions remain locally led.
Kirkham
Kirkham Baths is moving steadily towards transformation, with enabling works finished and design work now underway. Read more …
For membership and general queries, please email enquiries@pfpleisure.org
Find Out More About Each Facility
For detailed information about each swimming facility, including current operations, timeline updates, and future plans, please select below.
Where Can I swim in Fylde?
Swimming facilities currently available in Fylde include:
- Dalmeny Hotel and Leisure
- Ribby Hall Village
- St Ives Hotel
- The Grand Hotel
- Clifton Park Hotel – membership and over 21s only
Hotel leisure facilities are privately operated and access arrangements vary. Please contact each venue directly for details.
Council’s Commitment to Swimming
In October 2023, Full Council passed a Notice of Motion recognising the importance of swimming provision to our communities. The council resolved that:
“In the corporate and local plan this Council seeks to maintain or encourage public swim provision. I propose that this Council, as a matter of urgency, supports that position and in light of the recent announcement by the YMCA to permanently close Kirkham Baths looks at all practicable options to work with partners and stakeholders to support that provision, and such options to be considered by the External Scrutiny Committee.”
Since then, Fylde Council has taken significant steps to support continued swimming provision, including:
- Financial support – Additional subsidies to maintain St Annes Pool operations
- Securing grant funding – Successful applications to Sport England’s Swimming Pool Support Fund for energy efficiency improvements
- Community consultation – Commissioning Active Lancashire to undertake a borough-wide consultation on sport and leisure provision
- Feasibility studies – Funding design concept appraisals for potential Kirkham Pool restoration
- Acquiring Kirkham Baths – Regaining ownership of the facility in June 2025 to preserve it and explore restoration options
- Securing a leisure operator — Appointing Places Leisure under a 15-year contract to operate and invest in both St Annes Pool and Kirkham Baths
- Capital investment — Approving a £9.3 million investment package at Full Council in January 2026
FAQs
For frequently asked questions, including membership queries, visit our Swimming FAQs page
