Perth Leisure Pool facts for kids

Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland, one of the most popular visitor attractions in Scotland and a major tourist attraction, which in 2006 was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year.

Facilities

The complex includes 5 swimming pools with flumes, bubble beds and other water features; a gym, health spa, cafe, creche and outdoor children's play area. The combination of leisure and swimming facilities has proved outstandingly successful and, in twenty years, it has had over ten million visitors. The separate children's lagoon varies in depth between 1 and 2+1⁄2 feet (0.30 and 0.76 m). The small slide for this pool provides suitably scaled-down thrills for children and is very popular.

Maintenance

It has been well maintained since opening, with refurbishments taking place every few years. However, in August 2002, there was an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis which caused gastrointestinal illness for 74 people. This resulted in the closure of the pool while the matter was investigated. Numerous improvements to the cleaning and water treatment processes were recommended by the Outbreak Control Team and these were made prior to the reopening of the centre.