Sports Centres & Swimming Pools
Swimming pools and other sports facilities are available at the following centres.
Facilities run by Rotherham Council
Greasbrough Playing Fields
No contact details.
Herringthorpe Playing Fields
The playing fields at Herringthorpe have an artificial all-weather pitch, fifteen football, rugby and hockey pitches in winter and four cricket pitches in summer. Tel. 44 (0)1709 379858.
Herringthorpe Stadium
The stadium in the grounds of the former Leisure Centre has a floodlit running track and is open to both individual and club users. The track is home to Rotherham Harriers and Athletic Club, one of the region's leading clubs. Tel. 44 (0)1709 828850.
Facilities run by Rotherham Council and DC Leisure
Aston cum Aughton Leisure Centre
Gymnasium Work Out Studio Swimming Pool Teaching Pool Swimming Lessons Workout Classes Birthday Parties Indoor Sports Meeting Room. Adult/Family Membership or Pay and Play. Address:- Aughton Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S2 4TF. Tel. 0845 8800 606 Email enquiriesataston-cum-aughtonleisurecentre.co.uk (remember to change at to @). Website DC Leisure Centres www.aston-cum-aughtonleisurecentre.co.uk.
Maltby Leisure Centre
Swimming, children's holiday clubs, gymnastics, trampolining. Kinetika Gymasium. Address:- Maltby Leisure Centre, High Street, Maltby, Rotherham, Yorkshire, S66 8JE. Website at DC Leisure Centres Maltby Leisure Centre.
Rotherham Leisure Complex
It offers a choice of leisure activities including two pools, an indoor climbing tower, a sports hall, squash courts, a fitness suite and a dance studio. Swimmers will have the choice of enjoying Leisure in Rotherham water, incorporating a 'Lazy River' and a spa, and a separate 70-metre flume, a six-lane 25 metre main pool with a moveable floor to allow for different uses, plus a 12 metre teaching pool. The four squash courts will have two moveable walls to allow the courts to be combined into larger spaces suitable for other activities such as aerobics, while the 90-station fitbess suite will have a separate 127 square metre dance studio. The climbing centre will offer a challenging 12 metre climbing wall.
Address:- Effingham Street, St Ann's Rotherham. Tel. 0845 8800 606 Email enquiriesatrotherhamleisurecomplex.co.uk (remember to change at to @).
Wath upon Dearne Leisure Centre
Address:- Festival Road, Wath upon Dearne, S63 7HL. Tel. 0845 8800 606 Email enquiriesatwathupondearneleisurecentre.co.uk (remember to change at to @).The new centre at Wath has a five-lane, 25 metre pool and a separate teaching pool plus a 40-station fitness suite with a separate dance studio.
Facilities at School & Colleges
Most of the secondary schools in Rotherham have decent sports facilities which are used for various children's sports. Those listed above have some form of public facility but I am unsure about any not listed.
DVC Sports
This is part of Dearne Valley College and offers high quality facilities, affordable sports, fitness and leisure opportunities to our students and the local community. Address:- Manvers Park, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham. Tel. 44 (0)1709 513315. Website www.dvcsports.co.uk.
St Pius X Community Sports Hall
Sports Hall, Small Gymnasium and Sports Fields available to hire Mon - Fri 6 - 10pm, Sat & Sun 10am - 5pm. Address:- Wath Wood Road, Wath upon Dearne, S65 3BP. Tel. Facilities Manager 44 (0)1709 767900.
Thrybergh Sports Centre
At Thrybergh School Sports College. Tel. 44 (0)1709 850471. Sports Hall, Beauty Salon, Dance Studio, Rooms to hire, gymnastic lesson for children 5 -15 years, climbing sessions, fitness suite.
Thomas Rotherham College
TR Sports is one of Rotherham’s most up-to-date sports centres and it's open to the public, as well as students, at all times. Whether you want to lose weight, improve your physique, get fit, play football, basketball, netball or badminton or participate in one of many of our classes, ranging from Circuit Training to Fitness Pilates, they have the facilities to help you do it. Call 44 (0)1709 300700 for more details or visit the website www.thomroth.ac.uk/web/website/ and look for Sports Centre.
For other facilities see also Recreation - Leisure in Rotherham - Health Clubs, Gymnasia & Beauty Centres.
Other non-council run sports clubs see Sports Clubs.