Queen Mothers Sports Centre

This place has it all. Massive gym area, with lots of different weight machines, free weights and a massive cardio area, full of all the essentials! The pool is a good size, with a slide too, for the kids. Fitness class wise, they have and extensive list! If you’re looking for a gym, I’d definitely check out this place before you sign up to one of the more expensive ones, like fitness first or gymbox.

Very good for a public facility, conveniently situated close to Victoria station (10 min walk).
I only play squash there, the courts are not bad, they could be better but it’s good enough for a friendly game. Over all I’m very satisfied and I go there a lot so can’t complain, specially because the do phone bookings and have very good value for money!

The Queen Mother Sports Centre is situated on Vauxhall Bridge Road, a short walk from Victoria underground and mainline stations
Facilities include the usual gym, swimming pool steam and sauna rooms
Recently undergone some £500k of renovations

The best value for money so far.
I have been a member here for almost one year now.
The club has a big, clean swimming pool, well equipped gym, a multipurpose court and a few squash courts as well.
In addition to the facilities there are a number of classes you can attend.
The changing rooms however warrant a refurbishment. The male changing upstairs is a little warmer than a sauna and even after drying yourself after a shower you would be drenched in sweat after about 2 minutes.
I can’t comment on the women’s facilities but can only imagine that they aren’t too different.
That said, the club interiors are currently undergoing a face-​lift so I am hoping for the best.
In the past, I have been a member of a few other gyms close by — LA and FF, and I would certainly recommend QM over these.

i’ve been chucked out of my beloved swimming pool due to team brazil making it their camp for the olympics. BOO BRAZIL! since i have a monthly swimming membership which covers all the council pools in london, i thought i would try out the one nearest my work for this period. the queen mother is it.
i may have been spoilt by my normal pool, which is a gloriously clean 50m olympic swimming pool which is frequented by people who are serious about swimming lengths and swimming them right, BUT the queen mother is just terrible.
firstly, the facilities in the changing rooms are poor — there are hardly any cubicles to change in, and the five or so that are there are TINY! i know plenty of women are happy about slapping out their bits in communal changing rooms, but honestly — i’m not one of those, so having clean, spacious cubicles is important to me. since there is a lack of changing space, everyone changes in the locker area, which means it can be a task getting in and out of your locker due to boobs and bums in the way. seriously men, this may sound like your idea of heaven, but trust me — it isn’t! not everyone has the body of a supermodel…
the showers are shared — again not really the atmosphere i enjoy for a post-​swim clean. the temperature is really difficult to regulate, and the changing rooms are always, always crowded, manic, frantic and over-​used.
the pool itself tends to have three lanes open when i go at peak times — one slow lane, one medium, and one fast, then there seems to always be swimming lessons or kids splashing around in the furthest two lanes as well (or in your lane, if you’re having a very lucky day!) the staff may be nice and helpful there, but the pool is absolutely full of lunatics. i don’t know how anyone feels that they are getting a work out when the pool is so full of people! you can barely swim no matter which lane you choose. when you swim past the pool side toilets you get a glorious whiff of urine. honestly, it’s pretty grim.
i tried swimming there three times… the third time was the charm — i’m finding somewhere else and would not recommend this pool at all if you want to get a serious swimming session in. if you’re just there for a bob in the pool, or a splash around, well then you might like it a bit better.

bin eigentlich immer sehr gerne hin da a) bei mir um die ecke von der arbeit und b) braucht man keine mitgliedschaft sondern kann hin wenn man an einem kurs teilnehmen möchte oder einfach zum schwimmen oder squash spielen. nicht das modernste gym, aber es reicht und nette trainer

definitely one of the better pools in London and a nice place to swim. Showers and changing rooms are ok.

I play squash here once a week so I can only vouch for those facilities. To use the squash courts it’s best to be a member (£45 ish for a year), especially if you want to play at peak times (members get to book 7 days in advance as opposed to 5). I think there’s only 3 courts now as one was lost during a refurb. Consequently peak bookings have to be made at 7am one week before you want to play, which is quite annoying but the demand is so high. It’s about £8 for a court for 40 mins. Non-​members can play for an additional 80p if accompanied by a member.
Changing rooms and shower facilities are fine, in the summer they do sometimes get unbearably hot but this might have been down to broken air-​con.
The one gripe I do have is the disinterested staff. «Computer says no» is not too far off. It seems their booking system won’t let you cancel if your court is booked for the next 24 hours so you still have to pay. This was even the case during the recent snow when I think a lot of people had trouble getting there.

I’ve only ever used the swimming pool here so really that is all i can review.
It’s £4.85 a swim, or £1.75 if you have a Westminster Rescard, or you can get a swimming membership for £28.00 a month. All good value i reckon! You can also get gym memberships which include swimming too.
During the day there are several lanes with different speeds so you don’t get stuck behind someone going too slow for you. Two of the lanes usually have swimming lessons or schools in them but they don’t really cause too much bother.
It’s a decent length pool, unlike some private gyms, so i felt like i was getting a proper work out and could go at the speed i wanted to.
For a council pool i was delighted to see that there weren’t any floating plasters or hairs in the way.
The changing rooms are clean and have all the facilities — lockers for 20p, hairdryers, plenty of showers, private changing rooms etc.
If you live/​work in the area and fancy a proper swim this place is top notch.

I love this sports centre. It really isn’t the cleanest place, but the staff are very friendly helpful. There’s a good range of classes and the instructors are fantastic. The machines are a bit tatty, though with the low membership costs I guess that’s to be expected.

The Queen Mother Sports Centre isn’t the cleanest or most modern gym I’ve ever been to, but for some reason it just works.
I like that you walk past the swimming pool when you enter the gym. This immediately inspires me and makes me feel like getting sporty!
The staff on reception are friendly and pretty helpful.
The gym equipment is a bit out of date, but it does the job. There are plenty of treadmills, rowers, bikes, cross trainers to go around. The weights are a bit more limited on numbers (like any other gym, really).
The changing rooms are in need of a facelift. They’re a bit dirty and need modernising.
The classes on offer are good.
The best thing are QMSC is that it works on a rolling monthly contract, which requires just one month’s notice of cancellation. This is brilliant. I resent that all other gyms tie you into at least a 12 month subscription — which is useless in my opinion, especially when people are constantly changing where they live and work in the city.
There is also no pretention here and is a laid back friendly place to work out in.

Great leisure centre located 2mins walk from Victoria station down Vauxhall bridge road. Friendly staff and competitive prices which is great for anyone who works or lives in that area. I go mainly for the swimming pool (which is 25m) with a mini pool at the top for the water slide and another pool for tots at the bottom. There’s also an audience seating area that’s goes along the side for anyone not swimming. Sometimes full of annoying screaming kids playing water fights in the showers and changing room.
The gym is very big and surprisingly cheap. They do tae kwon do squash badminton and also have a sauna. Nice little health food/​smoothes bar at the entrance to the centre too.

I enjoy going to this place. I’ve been going for 10 years and one the reasons I love it so much is the great facilities and they have the cleanest pool in London.
It’s such a friendly and lively place with lots of facilities, including a physio & osteo clinic, personal fitness training centre, beauty salon and a healthy juice bar. I recommend going here even if you don’t live locally!

As far as council sports centres go this one is very nice. It has a huge pool that is always immaculately clean, a gym, and various sized courts for squash, badminton, football and netball. Whilst the locker rooms are very clean too for a public facility.
I’ve heard that the gym gets far too busy and the range of equipment is only standard, but I come for the great pool. It’s 25m long, which is far larger than most gym ones, and it is usually split into four lanes with two fast lanes which I prefer. I find it good to do a proper swim here as people seem to respect the lane speeds so it’s not often you find some old granny floating about in your way when you’re really trying to train. For one month it’s only £27 for unlimited swimming or an adult single swim is £4.55.
After my swim I always go for a snack in their super healthy juice bar. They do great fruit smoothies and shots of wheat grass if you’re feeling particularly health conscious. Throw it into your smoothy and you wont even know it’s there… well almost. They have a range of mini healthy snacks too that make a great change from hot dogs and slush puppies that are usually found in swimming pool cafes.
It does get really busy after 5pm and unfortunately the pool only has one 1m diving board, but i can’t fault the rest.

The swimming pool is great for doing lanes in a conveinient after work location. The main trouble here is that it is so popular that it gets very busy after work. The badminton courts are also difficult to book if you are not a member. The changing rooms are clean. The staff are also helpful.

The facilities and the people are great — friendlier place then LA and FF gyms i have been to. But you do have to wait for a turn to take a shower, or get on the trademill when its peak time 6pm-​11pm.

When i was a kid we went here for swimming, I remember once I’d just put on all my clothes after a swim, reached into the locker for my shoes and realised the entire locker was coated with cockroaches, like the scene in Indiana Jones. I had all my clothes off and was back in the shower in about 30 seconds. Sure they’ve cleaned up their act by now. Or else, they’ll have been taken over and there’ll be a giant cockroach on reception.

Every Wednesday night you have a chance to play in-​door basket ball. Whether you are Male or female there is a chance to play matches in teams of five. The teams are rotated between a small court and an official sized court. The teams rotate, so everyone gets a rest which adds to the competitiveness.

The sauna in here is excellent. There is a relaxation suite with a sauna and a steam room and loungers outside and a cold shower and water fountain. Relxaing music is played into the suite and the staff and very interactive and friendly and always ready to help. There are private showers so saunsa is mixed at times and single sex at others. Since the stmosphere is so relaxed and friendly this is a great place to socialise. Its like a little sauna family, everyone can have a chat and a bit of fun.

This is the sports centre with everything, from swimming, a gym, kick and thai boxing, squash courts, a sports hall and the all important steam room and sauna. You always find the staff to be friendly and always offering advice on improving any skills. One thing I really like about this gym is the variety of memberships, they range from 22−45pounds and you can even have a day ticket if you just wish to go every so often. Not many gyms give you this much choice.