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The Junction Sports & Leisure Centre

Gym Recreation center Swimming pool Tennis court Leisurecentre

Family sports and fitness centre with a swimming pool, gym, tennis courts and kids' soft play area. People often mention pool, staff, swimming, good, time, area, people, membership, nice,


Address

Station Approach, Broadstone, Poole, Broadstone BH18 8AX, United Kingdom

Website

www.thejunctionbroadstone.co.uk

Contact

+44 1202 777766

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (432 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 6 am to 9:30 pm
  • Saturday: 7 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 9:30 pm
  • Monday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 6 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 6 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: pool (14) staff (10) swimming (10) good (8) time (7) area (6) people (6) membership (6) nice (6)
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  • 2/5 David D. 1 year ago on Google
    I have been here a couple of times in the last few weeks - not what you would call a big boys gym but ok - lacking in certain areas – no facility for standing calf training, no facility for free weight shoulder pressing, some of the Bench padding has holes in or is patched up with black gaffer tape. The entry price is quite reasonable but you get what you pay for, as it is reasonably priced you tend to get quite a few immature ‘adults’ especially in the afternoons (early school finish?) – they don’t know or don’t care about gym etiquette, saw one teenager using gym equipment while eating a bag of Crisps, others taking 5 – 10 mins between each set, sitting on other benches/exercise machines while waiting for friends to finish their set. Sitting on the benches/exercise machines playing on their phones. I have even seen one guy put a towel on a weight training Bench in front of the mirrors then go and use the leg exercise machine like he has reserved the Bench - alaa Germans reserving Sun loungers on Holiday. Another Guy actually sits on the floor next to the apparatus he is using and starts eating energy bars and having protein drinks - a quarter of an hour Tea Break! Whilst leaving his jacket on the apparatus so no one else can use it. Gym staff saying nothing they could have told him there is a Café upstairs People also bringing their personal bagging into the gym area - not only a trip hazard but also the lighter weights tend go missing. There are general hygiene disinfectant bottles close to most stations to wipe down machines after use helps prevent covid,colds and flu etc – hardly anyone uses them - staff seem oblivious to this and say nothing, Management could print off signs ref time between sets not playing on phones and wiping down the apparatus – not difficult but not done? The lockers are £1 coin operated. If the lockers were bar coded people would not have the excuse of ‘I forgot my one pound coin for the locker’ and thus taking their Bags into the Gym, it would be much easier especially for paid up members to be able to blip open a locker (this facility is on the card they blip the barcode scanner on entry to the gym) this would also stop the adult school children from going through the lockers looking for £ coins (I have witnessed this). Also via the entry system is the busiest time of day Bar Chart on the internet this registers any entrant to the y.m.c.a so you can’t tell if the swimming pool specifically is busy or the gym is busy separately – needs refining. Make this a non cash card only entry, at present I think you can pay £5 cash for an adhoc session, if the Junction was Card only this would A. Make it safer for staff (no cash carried) and B. there would be traceability of any trouble makers i.e. if there was to be an assault/theft etc, if the perpetrators had gained entry with cash they then exit the building and you would have a uphill task of identification if they have used a bank/membership card the details are traceable. Another item that needs addressing is the piped music, mostly misogynistic sexist tripe that belongs in a museum or trash can, I'm quite sure the females who pay to use the Gym don’t like being described as ‘pretty little hoe’s etc, & if 20% of the so called lyrics get deleted out it would seem obvious that it’s not suitable for a Catholic organisation like the y.m.c.a. to be playing - just because people of colour (and I’m one by the way) are mouthing the so called lyrics it doesn’t make it ok, I almost feel embarrassment. The Gym is really geared to the light user. Paid up club members don’t seem to get any special perks, so if you like this and don’t mind/care catching something or waiting for people to finish playing on phones this is the gym for you. Also one or two people live streaming with a camera on a tripod while using the gym wasting more time they are on YMCA premises surely they need permission for this? Again not questioned by staff, I for one don’t want to be appear on line without my permission. Gym staff should keep an eye out & take affirmative action.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Lee F. 1 year ago on Google
    The pool is disorganised. No lanes. Do you have experienced swimmers Weaving around others. Very little thought process with this basic pool planning.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Olga O. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place, with loads of different activities/businesses under one roof. Gym, swimming pool, soft play, nail and beauty treatments, and few others. Also has a cafe on the premises, overlooking the swimming pool and the car park. Car park is nearby, quite specious, pay and display (being checked for tickets regularly!). Has lift and reception right by the entrance, so you won't get lost. Net over busy place, which is quite good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 A H. 2 years ago on Google
    The swimming pool is great for younger swimmers, warm temperature and not too deep. The shower facilities are however, terrible. I understand the need for the showers to turn off after a set time but a 10second run time is ridiculous. Makes for an unpleasant experience and difficult for families with young children to actually get showered.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Christine C. 1 year ago on Google
    Had Christmas celebrations her. Lovely hall. Spacious

  • 5/5 B G. 9 months ago on Google
    Great environment. Friendly members. Excellent kit. Huge variety of classes with great instructors. VERY reasonably priced. I love this place.

  • 4/5 Janice N. 8 months ago on Google
    Lovely party venue for little ones.

  • 5/5 Kiara W. 10 months ago on Google
    We came here for a party in the upstairs soft play and were really impressed. It's clean and the staff are very welcoming. They catered to my daughters dietary needs fantastically so she didn't feel left out. Food was great.

  • 4/5 Beverley M. 11 months ago on Google
    Like this lesuire centre, needs to sort out the ladies changing room for swimming very wet , so you stay wet, toilets are dirty. Please try it as staff on the whole are very friendly. Place just needs a good deep clean. Maybe a machine to spin bathing costumes.

  • 5/5 Freyja C. 8 months ago on Google
    Great value for money gym with access to the swimming pool. The pool is one of the best in the area and I use it for my child's swimming lessons. Holiday clubs for children are also great value allowing for parents who still need to work standard office hours.

  • 4/5 Nic L. 7 months ago on Google
    Nice leisure centre, went to a pool party with my child. Got a bit lost in places (I don’t live in area and not been here for decades) and a woman on reception was annoyed I dared ask her where I needed to go (apparently she is always like that) - but everyone else was helpful. Needed a coffee machine though as bar/cafe shut late afternoon.

  • 5/5 Arpad M. 5 months ago on Google
    I'm going to swim with my daughter 2-3 times a week and using the gym 4-5 times a week. Good place to excersize clean plenty of equipment helpful staff. Parking sometimes a bit challenging. Gold membership is a very good value.

  • 5/5 Michaela C. 1 year ago on Google
    Staff are friendly. Clean, accessible, pool is warm. Multiple other activities offered as well as soft play and cafe.

  • 5/5 Julie K. 1 year ago on Google
    Went for an Aqua Christmas Do. Well organised, good venue with efficient staff.

  • 4/5 Kim B. 1 year ago on Google
    Good and reasonably priced place to take the kids to Soft play with nice cafe. However, the soft play area needs a good clean. The mats could do with being moved as disgusting in the joints. Other than that, my Granddaughter loves it.

  • 4/5 Graham H. 2 years ago on Google
    We book here for badminton every now and then, staff are very efficient. Once we booked at a time when football was finishing, they made sure the group were out and nets set up ready. The ceiling is a little low, if you don't mind replaying a point when you got the rafters!

  • 4/5 Jesus M. 2 years ago on Google
    I was there thinking into joining for swimming purposes. Unfortunately, the swimming pool is small (20 meters long) comparing with the Rossmore and Poole leisure centres (25 meters long), being the biggest problem it's wide, it's about half of the Rossmore one. But in the other hand, I was so surprised by their gym installations, they are really good and plenty of equipment and free lifting weights, you can see and even get a wonderful feeling of the ambient, seeing the people doing their workout. It's plenty of dinamic and commitment sporty people, it's nice to being around. They have a couple of multisport areas, a nice pub/coffee shop area and a lovely Beauty therapy room (this is something that the others centres lack) The adult membership is cheaper than the others two, and the 16-17 years old membership is just £10 a month, less than half of the other two. The biggest wonderful unexpected discover was that the use of the tennis court are include in the membership, you don't have to pay a penny extra, comparing with the £6/£12 per hour in the others, is a big huge difference. And the biggest inconvenience was checking out the parking is a pay and display one, a big shame! Hoping to be helpful for someone!

  • 3/5 Philip L. 2 years ago on Google
    The gym itself is quite nice. Did a couple of classes that were very good. The induction I received was terrible. The girl that did it clearly didn't want to be there. Also parking is kind of annoying. You either have to pay or possibly walk quite a long way.

  • 4/5 Felicity B. 2 years ago on Google
    First time swimming in two years(since start of pandemic). Really easy to book a swim session online. Pool was warm, showers were hot and all clean. Great to be back in the pool.

  • 5/5 Pole P. 1 year ago on Google
    Staff are amazing and friendly. The pool temperature is also one of, if not, the warmest in the local area

  • 5/5 the Q. 1 year ago on Google
    The gym is very good as it has lots of different equipment and the membership is very cheap. The pool is also nice and warm and the cafe is nice.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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