Kentish Town Sports Centre provide lots of great opportunities for people with disabilities to get active.
Our universal offer provides a variety of activities for everyone, from Swimming to Fitness classes and Gym.
We also offer specifically tailored sessions, which provide a more adapted environment for customers with disabilities.
Poolpod lifts give you independent, comfortable access to the pool, getting you swimming quickly and easily. Unlike traditional pool hoists, you can operate Poolpod yourself, using one of the specially designed wristbands, to access the pool independently.
Poolpods are located at both Swiss Cottage and Kentish Town, a member of staff will be on hand to support you.
We believe everyone should be able to enjoy staying active, no matter what your access needs are. That’s why our Inclusive membership gives people who are registered as disabled access to our gyms, swimming pools and fitness classes in Camden. The Membership for Camden residents with a disability costs £13.55 per month and can be signed up to in person with our reception staff. This entitles you to access to all centres in the London Borough of Camden. The UK-wide Inclusive membership cost £27 per month. This membership gives you access to all of the Better centres in the UK.
*You must prove eligibility and bring this with you when you are signing up.
Below is a list of approved eligibility, please ensure it is in date at the time of signing up with our staff.
- Freedom Bus Pass (Yellow) ~ (with a valid date)
- Blue Badge (back display of the badge) ~ (with a valid date)
- Disability Personal Independence (PIP) Payment ~ (date within 1 year)
- National Disability Card ~ (with a valid date)
- Disabled Persons Railcard ~ (with a valid date)
- Employment & Support Allowance ~ (date within 1 year)
- Disability Living Allowance ~ (date within 1 year)
- War time Pension Holders ~ (date within 1 year)
- Attendance Allowance ~ (date with 1 year)
- UK Disabled Identification (DID) Card (with valid date)
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit ~ (date within 1 year)
At Better, we believe that swimming is for everyone, no matter what your support and access needs are and we want to make swimming accessible, fun, and easy for everyone.
On Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00, Kentish Town Sports Centre hosts a swimming session for anyone has extra accessibility needs to swimming. The session is not a lesson but an informal structure to allow individuals to socialise, exercise, and feel comfortable in the water. There is an NHS clinician that oversees the session to provide additional support if necessary and a familiar face.
Individuals can book onto the session via the button below (select inclusive swim), on the app or referred through the NHS.
NeuroActive is a free exercise programme designed to support people of all ages and abilities living with neurological conditions (a condition that affects the brain or spinal cord). Examples of conditions where exercise is safe and generally recommended are a stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries.
Led by a team of experienced NHS physiotherapists and rehabilitation assistants, NeuroActive aims to empower individuals to stay active, improve physical fitness, and manage their health more independently within the community.
NeuroActive may be suitable for you if you have a neurological condition that affects your brain or spinal cord and you are looking to improve mobility, flexibility, balance, strength or cardiovascular fitness.
At NeuroActive, you’ll receive a personalised exercise programme tailored to your goals and abilities. Sessions are held in an NHS therapy gym equipped with a range of equipment.
You’ll be supported every step of the way by a dedicated therapy team.
In the final stages of Neuroactive, you will receive a transition to a local Better centre like Kentish Town Sports Centre, Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre, and Pancras Square Leisure Centre. This includes having a therapist accompany you to your first session, helping you build confidence to continue your fitness journey independently, as well as having one of our fitness instructors being in attendance to ensure you know how to use all equipment safely and properly.
Finally, you will receive guidance around accessible rates to transition join a Better gym.
To start the Neuroactive journey, contact your GP who can refer you to the physiotherapy team running NeuroActive within the Camden Neurology and Stroke Service. If you are known to the team already you can email cnwl.cnssneuroactive@nhs.net directly.
Once referred, accompaniment by a physiotherapist and one of our fitness instructors will be offered for the sessions.
|
Activity |
Day |
Time |
Contact for more info |
Cost |
|
Inclusive Swim session |
Wednesday |
13:00-14:00 |
KentishTown@GLL.ORG
|
FREE ( pre paid members) |
|
Fleetwell disability swimming group |
Wednesday |
18:30-19:30 |
L.stuart.555@btinternet.com or visit the reception team at Kentish Town |
FREE |
| Swiss Cottage | ||
| Activity | Day & Time | Location |
|
Starfish Disability Swim Group Quiet Soft Play Quiet Soft Play Quiet Soft Play Boccia |
Tuesday - 19:00 - 20:00 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Friday - 13:00 - 14:00 Sunday - 8:30 - 9:30 Saturday, 14:00 - 15:00 |
Main Pool Soft Play Soft Play Soft Play Studio |
| Activity | Day & Time | Location |
|
Inclusive Swim |
Saturday - 16:00 - 17:00 |
Main Pool |
| Activity | Day & Time | Location |
|
Accessible Swim Session Fleetwell Disability Swimming Group |
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Wednesday 18:30 - 19:30 |
Pool Pool |
| Activity | Day & Time | Location |
|
Disability Multi Sports Disability Multi Sports |
Monday - 19:00 - 20:00 Friday - 12:00 - 13:00 |
Sports Hall
Sports Hall |
