Harborne Pool & Fitness Centre

Reviews

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  anna hayesruane

  3 days ago
  4.0
  Excellent facilities within the centre but terrible parking facilities
• CF

  Christine fittenmaudina24

  4 days ago
  5.0
  Good fitness centre considering not private clean premises nice friendly atmosphere staff nice enough but not parking unfortunately but hey that's life you can park about 5-10 minutes away good little warm up before you go and exercise.
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  Mike Hall

  6 days ago
  2.0
  You might think a gym in affluent Harbone would be typified by responsible use. Admittedly the people who use it seem pleasant enough. This is blighted however by some pretty selfish behaviours. Weights are routinely left on the floor away from their racks. To find a matching pair of dumbells I had to get my steps in. People sit on machines on their phones for long periods of time. Today I waited 11 mintes for a machine, and the 'user' finally left it without performing set. My next attempt at exercise was thwarted by two users chatting away for a further 13 minutes (you may think my clockwatching is petty, but I have one hour to train on the Be active scheme). Weights are routinely stood upright on exercise benches and the low platforms of dipping stations and aerobic machines. Barbells are also left leaning against walls and machinery. I'm beginning to think I should wear steel toecaps instead of trainers. On my way in I paused to put on my wrist strap. This identifies me as a valid user for the allowed hour of the excellent Be active scheme. As did this a woman threw hers into the bin laughingly remarking "That's how I wear mine". After my hour was up I ran to my car, went to sainsbury's in Selly oak. At 12:41 I drove past the leisure centre and saw this person just leaving. Over 2 hours, not bad considering she was also (abusing) the Be active scheme. Most of this could be resolved by a member of staff dropping into the gym room now and again; maybe checking for wrist bands and ensuring users are safe in the gym and able to access the equipment. If people want to sit and scroll for long periods maybe they could sit do that somewhere else?
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  Nicola Turley

  Oct 4, 2026
  3.0
  Great facilities. However the swimming changing room always smells terrible. Staff arent particularly friendly or helpful. You can never get through on the phone. The kids swimming lessons are great though.
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  Laudina Safo

  Sep 22, 2026
  1.0
  This place used to be clean with staff wiping down equipment when we were exercising. Now the equipments are dusty with people's sweat all over. The pool is filthy with drains all looking black.This was never the case. I spoke to the manager who was defensive that their cleaning regime hasn't changed and he thinks this dirty pool is fine. There was a manger who cared not this one. There are gyms that charge £20 a month and filthy. You can't charge £40 a month ad give substandard service. DON'T JOIN, join a cheaper one as the service here is not worth the money and the manager is rude and doesn't listen.

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