| Water parks/swimming pools 19:09 - Aug 24 with 1543 views | itfc_bucks |
Bringing the kids to Suffolk next weekend, looking to stay either in Fram or Felixstowe.
They want to hit up a decent swimming pool, ideally something with slides or wave machine/lazy river etc.
Any suggestions? |  |
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| Water parks/swimming pools on 19:12 - Aug 24 with 1521 views | catch74 |
Get them in the sea. |  |
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| Water parks/swimming pools on 19:13 - Aug 24 with 1504 views | itfc_bucks |
| Water parks/swimming pools on 19:12 - Aug 24 by catch74 |
Get them in the sea. |
Forecast is looking a little iffy, but they're no stranger to going in the sea! We're in a camper van so my only concern is about getting them warm again afterwards. | |
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| Water parks/swimming pools on 19:14 - Aug 24 with 1496 views | redrickstuhaart |
Only one I know is Thetford. Wave machine and possibly one slide.
Used to love it there when my kids were small. [Post edited 24 Aug 2025 19:42]
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| Water parks/swimming pools on 20:12 - Aug 24 with 1333 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Colchester has flumes and a lazy river but no wave machine. Crown Pools definitely still had its wave machine c18 months ago so presumably still does, but otherwise not a lot else
Not a swimming pool but as a left field shout to the OP, Alton Water have their Aqua Park on atm:
https://anglianwaterparks.co.u |  |
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| Water parks/swimming pools on 20:14 - Aug 24 with 1315 views | davblue |
Crown pools has a wave machine and it’s a beach style pool.
I went into the Felixstowe pool a few months ago. It’s got a slide, deep pool and a beach style pool for younger ones.
I hadn’t been in the Felixstowe pool for 30 years and it was like going back in time, nothing had changed a bit. |  | | |
| Water parks/swimming pools on 07:24 - Aug 25 with 1090 views | TheBlueGnu |
Ah yes, the eternal quest for chlorinated thrills. While most folk would suggest a pool with a slide, I’d urge you to consider the lesser-known aquatic delights of Tunstall Forest, where the puddles are deep, the frogs judgmental, and the scent of pine mingles with regret.
If it’s excitement you seek, why not reenact Denis Lil’s lesser-known 1983 performance as “Man With Damp Trousers” by the old nunnery near Saxmundham? The acoustics are sublime, and the Sisters occasionally host interpretive splash-dancing workshops (BYO cassock).
Transport-wise, nothing beats the thrill of a K-reg Ford Escort with a slightly haunted glovebox and a cassette of whale noises. It won’t get you to a wave machine, but it will get you noticed.
And as for Felixstowe, did you know its pier once boasted a 3ft 6in gauge electric tram and paddle steamers to London Bridge for a penny? Sadly, the tram is gone, but the ghosts of Victorian bathers still queue politely for the lazy river that never was. | |
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