Aquaterra Leisure manages six leisure centres and nine pitches for Islington Council. The leisure centres have all been awarded the prestigious Customer Service Excellence standard and Aquaterra holds the Investors in People award at Gold Status level.
Aquaterra is a charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and health in the community. They offer a variety of affordable, tailored memberships and pay-as-you-go options that will give you an unlimited free use or discounts on a wide range of activities, including gym, exercise and dance classes, sauna, swimming and sports. For more information please visit the Aquaterra website.
Finsbury Leisure Centre has re-opened and activities have resumed as usual after the leisure centre was closed at the weekend ( 20 April 2013). For more information please visit the Finsbury Leisure Centre page on the Aquaterra website.
On 26 November 2012 Ironmonger Row Baths reopened to the public. The centre has undergone a major £16 million refurbishment funded by Islington Council and EC1 New Deal for Communities that has seen changes throughout the leisure centre. The document at the bottom of this page, Ironmonger Row Baths Open, describes how leisure centre membership card holders can use Ironmonger Row Baths and the council's other leisure centres.
Go to the website of GLL, who run the centre, for information about opening times and facilities at Ironmonger Row Baths; or ring 020 3642 5520.
You can see a map of leisure centres in the borough by clicking on Interactive Maps. Select Recreation and Leisure from the list on the right and tick the box next to Leisure Centres. You can then use the 'identify' tool to display details of each centre.
To find your nearest leisure centre, go to Find My Nearest and enter your address or postcode.
For more information about outdoor spaces, sports facilities and sports clubs in Islington, go to Active Islington.
Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities in Islington
Archway Leisure Centre
www.aquaterra.org/archway-leisure-centre.aspx
MacDonald Road
N19 5DD Tel: 020 7281 4105
Archway has a fun leisure pool with a wave machine, water run, water jets and spa pools. The two storey Premier Gym has spectacular views over the leisure and spa pools. In addition to the wave and water jet features the pool also accommodates lane swimming.
Activities include:
- premier gym
- swimming
- sauna and steam
- swimming lessons
- water aerobics
- suntanning
- childrens parties
- lifeguard courses
- senior citizen activities (EverActive)
Access information for Archway Leisure Centre can be found by clicking on the DisabledGo link in the Useful Websites section on the right hand side of the page.
Cally Pool
www.aquaterra.org/cally-pool.aspx
229 Caledonian Road N1 0NH Tel: 020 7278 1890
Cally Pool's layout makes it the perfect pool location for lane swimming and swimming lessons.
Activities include:
- swimming
- gym
- sauna and steam
- swimming lessons
- water aerobics
- childrens parties
- lifeguarding courses
- senior citizen activites (EverActive)
Access information for Cally Pool can be found by clicking on the DisabledGo link in the Related websites section on the right hand side of the page.
Finsbury Leisure Centre
www.aquaterra.org/finsbury-leisure-centre.aspx
Norman Street EC1V 3PU Tel: 020 7253 2346
Finsbury Leisure Centre has three outdoor floodlit football pitches, a large multi-purpose sports hall, 45 station gym, two exercise studios, squash and badminton courts.
Activities include:
- football
- gym
- exercise classes
- powerplate
- personal training
- badminton
- squash
- short mat bowls
- table tennis
- junior activities
- football leagues
- sports tournaments
- senior citizen activites (EverActive)
Access information for Finsbury Leisure Centre can be found by clicking on the DisabledGo link in the Useful Websites section on the right hand side of the page.
Highbury Fields Courts and Pitches
www.aquaterra.org/highbury-fields-courts-and-pitches
Highbury Fields, Highbury Grove, N5. Bookings: visit Islington Tennis Centre in person or call reception on 020 7700 1370.
Highbury Fields provides multi-use sports facilities including 11 tennis courts (7 of which are floodlit), a floodlit artificial turf football pitch, and floodlit tarmac netball courts and basketball hoops for informal play.
Astro pitch
Netball Courts
Tennis Courts
Highbury Pool
www.aquaterra.org/highbury-pool-and-fitness-centre.aspx
Highbury Crescent
N5 1RR Tel: 020 7704 2312
Highbury Pool is one of North London's most popular public fitness facilities.
Activities include:
- swimming (25m & 10m pools)
- premier gym
- sauna and steam
- exercise classes
- water aerobics
- swimming lessons
- personal training
- running clubs
- holiday programmes
Access information for Highbury Pool can be found by clicking on the DisabledGo link in the Useful Websites section on the right hand side of the page.
Holloway School Sports Facilities
www.aquaterra.org/holloway-school-sports-facilities
28 Carleton Road, N7 0EQ. Tel 020 7697 1213
Aquaterra Leisure manages the Holloway School facilities out of school hours.
Ironmonger Row Baths
Activities include:
Gym
Group Exercise Studio
Swimming Pools
Spa London
Laundry
The document at the bottom of this page, Ironmonger Row Baths Open, describes how leisure centre membership card holders can use Ironmonger Row Baths and the council's other leisure centres.
Islington Tennis Centre
www.aquaterra.org/islington-tennis-centre.aspx
Market Road
N7 9PL Tel: 020 7700 1370
Anyone is welcome to play tennis here. You don't have to be a member. There are six indoor and two outdoor floodlit tennis courts.
Activities include:
- premier gym
- exercise classes
- sauna and steam
- suntanning
- football
- tennis
- adult tennis coaching
- junior mini-tennis courses (4-11 year olds)
- teen tennis courses (12-16 year olds)
- racket restringing
- adult tennis sessions
- junior tennis sessions
- senior citizen activites (EverActive)
Access information for Islington Tennis Centre can be found by clicking on the DisabledGo link in the Useful Websites section on the right hand side of the page.
Market Road Football Pitches
www.aquaterra.org/market-road-football-pitches.aspx
Market Road
N7 9PL Tel: 020 7700 1370
Paradise Park Pitch
www.aquaterra.org/paradise-park-pitch
Paradise Park, Sheringham Road, N7 8PF. Tel 020 7700 1370
The Paradise Park pitch, refurbished in 2011, provides a high quality, 3G artificial turf pitch with floodlights and fencing.
Rosemary Gardens Football Pitches
www.aquaterra.org/rosemary-gardens-football-pitch.aspx
Southgate Road N1 Tel: 020 7700 1370
Sobell Leisure Centre
www.aquaterra.org/sobell-leisure-centre.aspx
Hornsey Road
N7 7NY Tel: 020 7609 2166
Sobell Leisure Centre is a very large multi-purpose sports centre offering all kinds of activities.
Activities include:
- premier gym
- football
- softplay
- trampolining
- out of school fun
- childrens parties
- exercise classes
- sauna and steam
- ice skating
- badminton
- squash
- senior citizen activites (EverActive)
Access information for Sobell Leisure Centre can be found by clicking on the DisabledGo link in the Useful Websites section on the right hand side of the page.
Tufnell Park Playing Fields
www.aquaterra.org/tufnell-park-playing-fields
Campdale Road, N7 0ED. Tel 020 7697 1213
Tufnell Park Playing Fields provide Islington's only full size grass football pitch.
Whittington Park Football Pitch
www.aquaterra.org/whittington-park-football-pitch.aspx
Whittington Park
Holloway Road London N19 Tel: 020 7700 1370
One full size, all-weather, floodlit football pitch also marked out for six or seven-a-side games, with changing rooms and showers.
This brand new premier quality pitch has a new generation artificial surface that plays like natural grass.
William Tyndale Football Pitch
www.aquaterra.org/william-tyndale-football-pitch
William Tyndale Primary School, Upper Street, N1 2GG. Tel 020 7697 1213. Football Development: tel 020 7686 8810
Aquaterra Leisure manages the football pitch bookings out of school hours.
Wray Crescent Cricket Pitch
www.aquaterra.org/wray-crescent-cricket-pitch
Wray Crescent, N4 3LP. Tel 020 7697 1213
Wray Crescent provides Islington's only cricket pitch.