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 Facilities in the new Plymouth Life Centre include:
- A family leisure pool with flumes, 'beach entry' and bubble pool.
- An innovative climbing zone with 15-metre wall, aerial assault course, bouldering and abseiling. Offering high-wire extreme sports aimed at the 'recreational climbing market'.
- An eight lane indoor bowls centre which will be one of the best in the region.
- A 12-court multi-use sports hall suitable for badminton, five-a-side football, basketball, netball, trampolining and other sports. It will be the only one in Devon.
- One of the largest fitness suites in the city, with 150 stations. This will be the largest public facility of this type in the area.
- A 10-lane, 50-metre swimming pool with moveable floors and 'booms' allowing flexible use.
- One of the top four diving pools in the country, also offering a moveable floor so it can be used as a standard pool.
- A dryside training facility for competitive divers and other sportspeople, with trampolines, springboards, harnesses, crashmats and other specialist equipment.
- A relaxing oasis with sauna, steam rooms and showers.
- Multi-purpose areas for dance and martial arts, which can also be used for a crèche and soft play.
- A youth gym, squash, training and studio spaces.
- Crèche open 9am-1pm on Monday-Fridays.
- A public cafe open to everyone visiting the park.
- Kids Parties are available at Plymouth Life Centre, please contact reception to find out more and make any required payments.
 Swimming
Plymouth Life Centre has the only 50-metre competition pool in Devon, Cornwall or Dorset. The aquatic facilities are the largest of their type in Southern England (outside of the Olympic Village).
The layout and flexibility of the pools will essentially mean we are creating four 25-metre swimming pools. In addition, the leisure water can also be used for teaching. By doing this we hope to be able to offer public swimming space at any time of the day (except during major swimming competitions and events).
 The Life Centre, University College Plymouth Marjon swimming pool (now serving the north of the city) and the new pool planned for Plymstock (which is part of the Sherford development) will all help to position Plymouth as the 'pathfinder authority' for swimming in the West Country, meaning significant benefits for the city as a whole.
 Indoor Bowls
Plymouth Life Centre will be provide one of the best Indoor Bowls facilities in the region. There will be 8 bowls lanes.
Accessibility has been considered throughout the design and build process and disabled buggies will be available for those that require them.The bowls facilitiy will also have dedicated social areas to help community links between our customers and also with our colleagues.
 Accessibility & Disability Information
We have been working very closely with the disabled community, local and national disability sports organisations and access specialists to ensure that the Life Centre is accessible for all users.
As well as dedicated disabled parking, key features include:
- Level access throughout the building to all facilities.
- Independent access into both the 50-metre pool and diving pool, together with moveable floors within the swimming pools to allow for competitive disabled swimming.
- Accessible toilets and changing accommodation linked with all sports areas.
- 'Changing Places' are available for people with profound disabilities. One can be found within the swimming changing area and one within the dryside changing area. Follow the symbols and directional signage at the centre or ask at reception.
- Disabled bowls buggies.
- An 'Inclusive Fitness' accredited suite.
- An accessible climbing facility.
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