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Water parks/swimming pools 19:09 - Aug 24 with 563 views

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?

Water parks/swimming pools on 19:12 - Aug 24 with 541 views

catch74

Get them in the sea.

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Water parks/swimming pools on 19:13 - Aug 24 with 524 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 516 views

redrickstuhaart

Only one I know is Thetford. Wave machine and possibly one slide.

Used to love it there when my kids were small.

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Water parks/swimming pools on 19:39 - Aug 24 with 452 views

J2BLUE

Felixstowe Leisure Centre is decent but basic. Couple of slides. https://www.placesleisure.org/centres/felixstowe-leisure-centre/ They do sometimes have inflatables etc.

Colchester another option if that isn't too far https://colchesterleisureworld.co.uk/our-swimming-pools/the-leisure-pool/

Crown Pools in Ipswich centre had a wave machine about 20 years ago. I assume they still do not not 100% https://www.ipswichfit.co.uk/public-leisure-swim/

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Water parks/swimming pools on 20:12 - Aug 24 with 353 views

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Water parks/swimming pools on 19:39 - Aug 24 by J2BLUE

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.uk/aqua-park-alton

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Water parks/swimming pools on 20:14 - Aug 24 with 335 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 110 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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