Leisure centres and swimming pools

We have three leisure centres and one seasonal outdoor pool in Vale of White Horse. If you click on the name of the leisure centre you can find out more about the facilities and opening times.

Faringdon Leisure Centre

Wantage Leisure Centre

White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre, Abingdon

NOTE April 2024: Contractors have been appointed to install the multi-million pound major energy-saving work at both White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre and Wantage Leisure Centre. This will involve the installation of insulation, new windows, solar panels, air source heat pumps and external wall insulation. Once completed, the measures are expected to reduce the council’s overall carbon emissions by more than 25 per cent. This work is expected to be completed by March 2025.

This also follows the installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps at Faringdon Leisure Centre last year. Those measures should save around 500,000kWh of energy over a year – the equivalent to the annual electricity use of 135 houses.

Abbey Meadow outdoor swimming pool

Abbey Meadow outdoor pool is open during the school summer holidays, which is its busiest and most popular time.

The pool is run on our behalf by leisure specialists GLL, who have a contract to operate all our leisure centres and facilities – you can recognise them by their green ‘Better’ logo.

The splash pad at Abbey Meadow will open for the summer season on Saturday 25 May and the kiosk will be open at weekends. From Saturday 20 July until early September the Abbey Meadow outdoor pool will be open for visitors everyday alongside the kiosk.

You can find out about memberships and prices by visiting ‘Better’ memberships on the Better Uk website If you sign up for ‘Better’ membership you will also be able to use the facilities at the following leisure centres in South Oxfordshire. Please click on the leisure centre names below to find out more.

• Abbey Sports Centre, Berinsfield
• Didcot Wave Leisure Pool
• Didcot Leisure Centre
• Henley Leisure Centre
• Thame Leisure Centre
• Riverside Park, outdoor pool, campsite and Jubilee Splash Park (summer season only)
• Park Sports Centre, Wheatley

Outdoor Pitches

To find out more about tennis courts maintained by our parks team that are available for the public to book at Manor Road, Wantage head to our parks webpage.

Contact us - Leisure

​01235 422240
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)

leisure@southandvale.gov.uk

Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE