Bristol City Council is committed to providing quality leisure and sporting facilities for the local community. The council’s three stand alone pools, three leisure centres and two sports centres are owned by the Authority and are now managed on our behalf by a professional leisure management company called Sports and Leisure Management Limited (SLM) under a 10 year partnership agreement with the council.

The facilities managed by SLM are:

• Bishopsworth Swimming Pool
• Bristol South Swimming Pool
• Easton Leisure Centre
• Henbury Leisure Centre
• Horfield Leisure Centre
• Jubilee Swimming Pool
• Kingsdown Sports Centre
• St. Paul's Community Sports Academy

Bristol City Council managed facilities:

Community sports facilities

The council operates a number of community use sites which are based at schools/colleges and there may be restrictions for community use.  These facilities include:

• Ashton Park Sports Centre
• The Park Health and Fitness Suite
• Withywood Sports Centre

Specialist sports facilities

The council also operates three specialist sports facilities across the city. These facilities include:

• City of Bristol Gymnastics Centre
• Portway Rugby Development Centre
• Whitchurch Athletics Track

Sports pitches and courts

You can book a wide variety of outdoor sport facilities in Bristol’s parks and green spaces including bowling greens, football, rugby and cricket pitches, and golf courses. You can also book tennis courts in several parks across the city.

Active Places, helping people get active

To find out what facilities are available in your area you can go to the Active Places website.