The King's School Recreation Centre

Swimming Waiting List Closed – Due to the high demand of our swimming lessons, we are unable to accept any new applicants on our waiting list. Those currently on our waiting list will not be affected and will receive correspondence accordingly. This will be continuously monitored.

David Gould
4 Star
Despite quite honestly being essentially Glastonbury festival for middle class parents in Canterbury when it comes to getting your child a swimming place Kings deserves its good reputation. The staff are caring, they smile, it's clean and sleek without being showy. It feels well looked after and the staff extend that feeling to you. My kids love their lessons there.
Monday 2nd May 2022

Tony Hom
5 Star
I'm a regular at King's Recreation Centre to assist with the excellent Canterbury King's basketball programme. The club provide top class coaching for young children and teenagers and have teams competing in Basketball England's National League. Teams for girls and boys, so get along and join in the fun, be part of an exciting sport.
Tuesday 17th May 2022

Unique User
2 Star
The recreation centre has sadly never recovered from lockdown for its members. They’ve kept the Covid booking system - you have to pre-book an appointment, despite it being largely empty. If you can’t make your ‘appointment’ they attempt to charge you - and this is for members! (Good luck with that BTW). Then there’s the limited access, which, unbelievably, isn’t published on their booking site. Both the pool and gym are regularly closed by 80% at peak member times (e.g. Saturday afternoons) meaning you can’t do a light cardio with weights workout - i.e. the overwhelmingly most popular type of workout because Kings students are using it. I’m not going to walk 300m to a separate hut for some barbel curls. Ditto for the pool, laned off for lessons and monetised but closed to members on Sunday afternoons - my daughter couldn’t swim. I’m pretty sure they’re breaking the law as to not publishing theses terms, conditions and lack of an availability on their same ridiculous booking site whilst charging nearly £50 a month. On the plus side the staff are all lovely but it feels like members are an inconvenient cash cow to fund a centre for the school.
Sunday 25th September 2022

Can Liu
1 Star
The behaviour of Karen, the Duty Manager each time I have attended the Kings schools Recreation centre has been rude, disrespectful, and Ill-mannered. Each time they have made my family and myself feel very uncomfortable and upset. Not all the rules for the centre are mentioned on the website or given as a written document when you join as a member, therefore the management “make up the rules” as they please. Especially rules regarding the swimming pool and usage of mobile phones. To say I am very disappointed and disheartened is an understatement. I expected more! This was so bad I cancelled my membership within the first week.
Wednesday 3rd August 2022

Playz Control
5 Star
Only been going here a couple of weeks but I can tell I will definitely keep coming, Great pool, very clean, and 2 wonderful gyms. I love this place
Friday 17th June 2022