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Dec 2023
VIDEO: First look at new £17.5m Knaresborough leisure centre
Knaresborough Leisure Centre opens to the public next Monday, December 11.
However, the Stray Ferret had a sneak peek this morning.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/edZu3ZCjZBc
The Knaresborough site includes a six-lane 25-metre pool, a leisure pool and slide and a 60-station fitness suite.
There is also a studio for group fitness classes, a group cycling studio, a sauna and steam room, and a café.
The sauna.
A children’s outdoor play area is still in the works but is expected to open in January 2024.
The leisure centre has been built next to the former Knaresborough swimming pool, which was built in 1990.
It was last refurbished 20 years ago. Its opening marks a third addition to the local Brimhams Active centres.
The steam room.
Knaresborough Leisure Centre is a North Yorkshire Council-led project.
It is part of a £47.9 million investment into leisure provisions, which also include the newly developed Harrogate Leisure and Wellness Centre and the Jack Laugher Leisure and Wellness Centre in Ripon.
The site offers immersive spin classes.
Cllr Simon Myers, executive councillor for culture, arts and housing at North Yorkshire Council, told the Stray Ferret today:
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