Botany Aquatic Centre — Attraction in Sydney

My three year old son is enrolled in swimming lessons here with Elaine. The facilities and the swimming lessons led by Elaine are absolutely wonderful. However, today when we tried to enter a different person (a male) was working at the gate and refused to let my wife enter without paying additional fees, which we had never previously been asked to pay. We did not have money with us. My son has been working to overcome a fear of water and needs both parents (me in pool, mother poolside) to be comfortable swimming. That gatekeeper's insistence on beancounting has in my opinion compromised the botany aquatic centre's mission to provide an enriching environment for children to learn to swim. It also ruined our Saturday. We will not...

Love the place and how it's all been set ✨️ The staff are great and very accommodating as they go above and beyond to help you with information 😀 The place gives in a very resorty sort of Atmosphere as they have Sun benches and a good BBQ area and you can host birthdays or parties 🥳 The prices are super good for adults $7 and the child can walk in for free so long as they are 5 and less 😉 The parking is ample and you have buses getting out there at the same time as the Bus bay is just outside 😉 Dream for people who' Re along the area and can't wait to be a...

A great local pool, plenty of facilities such as a play space for kids, multiple BBQ’s and a vast grass area. Perfect for weekends and public holidays. There are two pools, one a 50 metre olympic-sized pool and one smaller, shallower baby pool. Has a kiosk that opens regularly. There is also a swim school that I have enrolled my child in. Everybody is very nice there, the swim teachers, the lifeguards and the receptionists....