Sea Lanes Brighton in Brighton and Hove

The joy of enjoying Lovely Coffee and Dessert and looking at the sea and the little train.

Fast in browsing is best ever I so much love that

I love it here, however water is very cold and the changing rooms are not nice at all… for £55 per month they need to sort this out l. They are dirty and just look old and grimy.

Great swimming pool / facility in Sussex. The water is fresh and location is superb. Lovely flapjack afterwards in Cafe next door.

Excellent hot temperature and the sea right there for a dip

Sea Lanes Brighton, the spot where relaxation meets reality. Dip your toes into the UK's first National Open Water Swimming Centre, enjoy yoga on the beach, or paddle your way to a zen state… that is, until you park. At £5.80 an hour, the parking meter deserves its own workout routine! The heated pool is 50 meters long, perfect for swimming off the shock of premium parking. But hey, the good vibes, sandy toes, and chance to channel your inner mermaid make it all worth it. Just don't let Shadow near the parking receipt—it might become his new chew toy!

Not often I get to swim in a 50m pool under the sky - so a rare treat. Not too chlorine tasting which is also a plus

My first time today at SeaLanes. What a place !!! Absolutely stunning, right on the beach. Water temp was 20C, perfect, exactly how I like it ! Absolutely recommend for people who love their swimming 🥽

My colleague and I hired The Clubhouse space for our recent Reels Made Easy workshop. It was absolutely perfect! The room is stylish, very well equipped (the TV screen is massive and worked brilliantly for our presentation) and has stunning views of the pool and beach. Lynette and her team were fantastic hosts and made sure we had everything we needed before the event. They also set the room up for us in the required formation beforehand, which was very kind. Parking was easy for our attendees and everyone ordered lovely teas, coffees and snacks from Fika. It is extremely good value and we would highly recommend it to anyone for their events. We will definitely be booking the room again for future events. Thank you Sea Lanes.

Love this place. Facilities, position, vibe 👍

The temperature of racing swimming pools is typically kept between 25°C and 28°C (77°F to 82°F), as recommended by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). This range helps maintain optimal performance, preventing overheating while ensuring muscles stay warm to reduce the risk of injury. 20 C is cold!!!!

An absolutely fantastic place! Down on holiday from Bournemouth and i’m not a great swimmer but the staff are so friendly and welcoming! The changing facilities are really clean and well looked after and the showers are lovely and warm! The pool itself is a really enjoyable and calming experience, the water is lovely and clean and the different lanes for each type of ability made me feel really comfortable. I’d definitely recommend. Thank you everyone 🥰

Very friendly and welcoming environment, never too busy when I go, great pool!

Such a great place to swim. Water is crystal clear, kept at around 19°C and you can wear a wetsuit if that's a bit too cold for you. Lifeguards are really vigilant and suggest to people changing lanes if they're not on the same pace of others in that lane. Staff at reception are helpful and welcoming.

My go to place for clearing brain fog.

Friendly helpful staff. Clean changing areas. Fantastic location. Happy with cool water temperature. So far finding plenty of quiet times. Even had a lane to myself today.

First visit today. It won't be the last!!! Water was lovely temperature perfect. Everything was so well run and efficient. Staff were friendly and helpful. Facilities were really good. Shower cubicles with lovely hot water. Plenty of changing cubicles and the layout was good . If I had to find a negativity I would say that I would have liked the glass around the pool to be cleaner/ clearer so I could see the sea better when I was swimming. Realistically though someone would have to be on permanent cleaning duty to sustain the cleanliness so I appreciate it's not feasible really. Thanks for a lovely experience It was a proper treat.

Didn't swim but will be soon .looks very clean. Stayed for a coffee with friends.

It’s a fantastic facility for lane swimmers and people training for open water swimming. I quite like the fact that it’s small and no frills as you literally go from the door to changing rooms to pool over a short distance. It’s not for everyone for sure, as the water is literally the same temperature roughly as the warmest your Cold tap at home gets in summer and it’s not a leisure pool. It’s not cheap but then I suppose they need to get a return on the investment of building the thing and it’s not unaffordable at £55 a month. That’s one meal out for two these days, I don’t understand the reviews saying that the staff are not friendly. They are super friendly and make you feel welcome and appreciated, from my experience.

Haven't been for ages, great to be back...staff welcoming. Lovely to have clean and warm changing rooms

Sea Lanes in Brighton is a great spot for a swim right by the beach. The 50-meter heated pool is perfect for both serious swimmers and anyone just looking to take a dip, and you get awesome views of the coastline while you’re at it. It’s got a chilled, beachy vibe with yoga classes and food stalls nearby if you want to make a day of it. It can get busy on weekends, but overall, it’s a cool place to relax, get some laps in, or just enjoy the seafront. Plus, the beach is right there if you want to switch it up!

Love it here. Easy to book via the app, great 50m pool and water at a constant 19 - 20 degrees.

Sea Lanes is the pool but the business units the other side of the train track are also at Sea Lanes.

Magnificent swimming pool and cafe!

Great spot for chilling out and taking in the views of the sea and the pool. The upper level is perfect. Good range of drinks and food available at reasonable prices.

Excellent food, masala potatoes in particular. Great views and staff

Amazing pool, clean and nice changing areas with helpful staff. Hot and cold Showers provided and the temp of the pool is always consistent.

I swim here regularly as a member, it’s been open just over a year now. The water is clean and clear, the staff team are excellent and the vibe is fantastic. Only criticism is the changing rooms are starting to look shabby and could do with some tender loving care.

Didn’t get to swim as I didn’t bring bathers but this pool looks amazing. Great location and only a year old.

Greeting really popular, and understandably so. Great toasties, pastries and burgers Nice outdoor courtyard setting

Ridiculously expensive. it’s a disgrace. Swimming should not be a luxury, it should be a sport that is accessible to everyone.

I love the pool. It's beautiful to swim in. Especially in the summer with the sun beating down. It really gives you a great lift. Wish I could love the changing facilities equally. This place isn't cheap and they could do alot better with cleaning them regularly. It smells and there is always hair, rubbish and excess water in all areas. I would expect more for the price.

Great place! Super Bar , amazing view, super food.

Best swimming pool in Brighton by far. They enforce wearing a cap and everyone adheres by the rule! Extremely clean throughout, water not too cold nor hot on a sunny day (although I wouldn’t swim on a chilly day there as it would be too cold for me). Nice and friendly people swimming there! Only complaint would be the expensive price for a one hour swim 😬 £11 is a bit steep

Love this place, loads of places for active people looking for equipment or training/classes. The coffee at FIKA is nice and strong 😋

If you love a lido you’ll definitely appreciate the new Sea Lanes on Brighton waterfront. Visited here whilst walking the England Coast Path but sadly did not experience a swim. Not very busy at the time and was fantastic weather too. Staff, Sally was very helpful introducing me to this superb amenity and what was on offer. Slow, medium and fast lane swimming by the hour, which is best to book. Also, showers available for sea swimming too. Cafe next door overlooking the pool and out over the sea. Everything is catered for a great Brighton experience and it’s affordable too. Wheelchair access via ramps to the reception area and assisted access facilities into the pool.

Excellent Sunday roasts. Great atmosphere. Very busy. Best area in England friendly service. Clean and sharp service. Very patient

Nice for an outdoor swim knowing your not taking a mouthful of sewage... however community spirit does not compare to London lido's imo

Ordered Cajun chicken burger, good food. Public seating area available too

This is the most stunning swimming pool in England. There are slow, medium and fast swimming lanes. Bookings can be made for a 1 hour swim slot on the website. I paid £11 for a slot. The water is refreshing (not too cold). The change rooms are very clean. Bring your own padlock for the locker.

Great, perfect water temperature for swimming lengths, friendly staff, amazing views of sea while swimming in the pool!

I wanted so much to like this place. The concept and setting are on point. Swimming with views of the sea feels pretty special. But the place is let down by poor execution. It feels a bit like a temporary facility for one of those summer pop-up efforts. The pool is made from paddling pool material, and is dirty. I was there first thing in the morning, and counted half a dozen plasters in the pool that must have fallen off people and not been cleaned away since the previous day. The changing facilities also leave much to be desired - cheap fixtures and fittings, horrid harsh lighting, heating vents already fringed with dust, just two hairdryers crammed together in a tiny corner with two mirrors so close together you’d be bashing into the person next to you if you were both trying to do your makeup at the same time. If this was a municipal facility with prices to match it might all be more understandable, but at eleven quid for a swim I expected more.. And frustrating because it could have been so much better with just a bit more investment and - more importantly - thought. Decent lighting, loo seats and coat hooks don’t cost much in the scheme of things. If this place aspires to be taken seriously as the national centre for open water swimming it really needs to up its game.

I have an office at SeaLanes. It is a wonderful place to work. Colleagues and SeaLanes partners are a great bunch of people creating a fantastic vibe. Come over and see for yourself - try one of the great gym, cycling or yoga classes, have a swim in the pool and enjoy a coffee or sundowner on the terrace overlooking Brighton beach.

I just parked up to pick someone up after 30 minutes very good and very quiet 🤫

Visited at the weekend - pool is fantastic, nice and clean and very lightly chlorinated, which makes it very pleasant to swim in. A swimmers pool, all lane swimming. The pool was 18.5c which was plenty cold enough for me. I wore a rashie which did the trick, after two lengths the water was lovely. I’m bald but they still want you to wear a cap, they were kind enough to give me one at the door. Being your own padlock. The lanes are not very wide but wide enough to have no issues at all. If I lived closer I’d be here all the time! 10/10 would recommend.

Brighton Beach is the most popular and atmospheric beach in England. Brighton Beach is the most popular and atmospheric beach in England.

The experience of swimming on the beach, watching the sea roll in, with Volks Electric Railway running by and the pier in the background cannot be beaten for swimming views! Full marks for this. However, as others have noted, the South Downs app is a faff (good for swiping in at the centre, abysmal to register with and almost put us off booking), the lanes are slightly too narrow for a comfortable clockwise experience (especially doing breaststroke), the pool is 19° which is fine if you bring swim socks/gloves etc, you MUST wear a hat, provide a padlock for the lockers, and remove your shoes as soon as you enter the changing rooms (which means using the unisex toilets barefoot...eww). All of the above means that Sea Lanes really isn't going to be accessible to the casual swimmer visiting Brighton. Maybe that's the intention? Nevertheless, despite all of the above, the swim itself is well worth it!

My daughter trains here once a week early morning, very friendly, parking before 9am, we bike, so bike racks are good, sunrise, and sunset 🌅 is free, 50m pool I think near to a sauna and on beach... She gets up at 5.45 am so it must be good.. 😊

Great way to enjoy a sunny afternoon! 😎☀️

It’s an enjoyable swim. Fairly cold but it’s always nice to swim beneath the sky. Like sea swimming but without all the sewage.

I have been here several times, both in summer and winter, and love this outdoor pool. Parking is directly opposite and as it is right on the seafront, there are beautiful sunrises and views while you swim. I like the options for slow, medium, or fast lanes, which makes it much less daunting for those who prefer a more leisurely pace! Lifeguard is always on, and staff are nice enough. Nice choice of hot and cold showers, plenty of lockers and cubicles, and hairdryers available.

Nice location and fast service even though busy 🕺

I had my 50th birthday on the week's. Of the 10th of February at the event room at the sea lanes. Jim from the get go was amazing from start to finish answered all my emails and even my obsessive queries. ..The team on the night were amazing. Kirstin who was our go to was professional, helpful and absolutely brilliant as was the whole team. Myself and all my friends about 50 of us were Incredibly impressed with with the venue. Without a shadow of doubt I would have another event here in a heartbeat.. Also shout out to Dan at wood and coal for the most amazing food as well. Lads if you ever want to host a party in Brighton these guys a bloody awesome.. Thank you all for making my 50th the best most epic night ever... Thank you all from a very grateful half century lady.. ekkkk

Beautiful atmosphere. Scenic views in the evening.

This place has really helped me in my goal to lose weight and feel better about myself. The pool is just warm enough you can swim in the winter with just trunks and a hat. You have to keep moving or you'll feel the chill, but that's helpful for motivation. The changing rooms are clean and well designed, and the staff are friendly and approachable. I tend to go twice a day, at 0630am and about 1900 so it's not too expensive per swim really. A great addition to a great city.

The Sea Lanes and surrounding event spaces and restaurants is such a great addition to the previously underused space on Madeira Drive. Admission is £11 for an hours swim, and the pool itself is modern, with different swimming speed lanes, and nice facilities making good use of recycled materials. It is a heated pool, with the temperature around 19-20°C 🌡️ in the winter months - which can be chilly but is totally fine after a couple of lengths. It's worth noting that you are required to have a swimming cap, but if you don't have one, can purchase a nice branded one for £5. Small combination padlocks are also needed for lockers 🔐 A great pool in a nice location and has nice food options to top up on 'fuel' afterwards 🍽️

Very nice sea 🌊 fantastic atmosphere 👌

Great fitness venue, amazing to swim open so close to the sea. Staff are lovely too, which is great.

Nice clean pool. Price a little high at £11 and at 19•c it was pretty chilly, particularly with the wind. London fields lido is warmer and provides a nice opportunity for catching a few rays while having a swim in the winter months. I have swum there in regular swimming shorts during winter and it’s been great, at Sea lanes I would definitely recommend a wetsuit for winter swimming !

Great place to swim all year round. Bit problematic getting there if windy or wet

I love this pool! It's for exercise (not just splashing about) and the 50m length is ideal to train / burn some calories / practise your stroke. Organised into lanes according to what sort of speed you swim at so suitable for various swimming abilities. It's not warm but once you're actively swimming it's definitely warm enough.

My favourite place in Brighton . I registered early bird . Unfortunately the water is extremely cold in winter , you will need a wet suit . I wish they could heat up the pool more during winter

Really nice to swim in a 50m pool, 19c water temp felt comfortable in a wetsuit for an hour. Slightly costly at £11 for a swim but made a nice change from my local indoor pool. Will be back occasionally, facilities good 👍

Great place for lane swimming. A bit pricey for casual swimming. Best pool in UK:) Happy Swimming 🥽

Great coffee and flapjack at FIKA next to Sea Lanes outdoor pool.

I’ve visited twice - I’m a couple of hours away otherwise I’d be here all the time. Beautiful pool with lovely views, 19 degrees on both occasions I’ve visited which is warmer than I’m used to. Very clean surrounds and changing areas and staff are welcoming but unobtrusive. A few tips: Bring your own padlock and key for the lockers, or there are small wire cages outside in sight of the pool for small items. The changing areas are unisex with lockable individual cubicles. Very clean. Shoes should be removed at the door. All pool users must wear swim caps. I booked on the first occasion but not the second - was welcomed both times and there was plenty of room to swim. The pool is divided into several lanes (slow/medium/fast) according to swim speed. There are warm showers in the changing rooms and both warm and cold showers poolside. I asked the lifeguard if it was ok to take photographs. It is. As always I blur photos of other pool users outside my own family. There is a cafe next to the pool but unfortunately I didn’t have the time to try it.

Such a Beautiful pool. But the price for a swim/membership would have to be one of the most expensive worldwide. A yearly UK gym membership is roughly £70-£90, Sea lanes one month pool membership is £50!! Grew up in oz where better pools are £3.50 a swim. It’s such a shame.

Nice place for food and a swim best outlook

Great place to explore. Good food and good shops.

Such a missed opportunity! Expensive to swim here (£11 a pop or £55 a month - the membership gives you access to leisure centres outside of Brighton but doesn’t include the gym literally next door which seems bonkers), no local discounts, no timetable available online, no leisure swimming. Shame really - this place could have actually benefited the area.

Love those places, great chilled atmosphere tasty food and a great selection of drink

Nice coffee with views over the sea.

Such a stunning location for an outdoor swim. Changing rooms nice and clean. Staff super friendly and the pool was really clean and well sectioned out for slow, medium and fast swimmers. Pool water was nice and refreshing. I'm usually a bit of a wuss but I could just about manage the temperature. 20 degrees yesterday.

Didn't swim here but ate and drank at the terrace next door - awesome spot, great offerings and service and what a location overlooking the sea.

Sealanes is excellent. Highly recommended the Barre classes with Katie in the units upstairs.

Such a lovely pool! The showers, toilets and changing rooms were so clean and had loads of space, felt much bigger than the local leisure centres. Only issue was parking, as is always the case in Brighton. I went on Friday at 6pm and there are lots of spaces on Madeira Drive, which is right outside the pool, but they were all full, so you have to be lucky to get a space really. If you get anxious about parking/travelling I would recommend leaving at least 20 mins for parking time. We had to drive up and round the road a few times to get a space (appreciate it was peak time!), and when we did find a space, it was £4.50 for an hour.

A few places to eat and drink. Loos. I like sitting upstairs to overlook the sea. Close it other things like the swimming, sauna, and volleyball

Used this facility for first time today, and loved it, water does feel cool momentarily but appreciate this is an open water training pool, so in reality was warmer than I expected and adjusted very quickly. Fantastic location and being open water is fab. Receptionist was great, changing area was clean and modern. The pool and surrounding area have a great vibe, with lovely cafe, places to eat and other outlets doing different workouts. Look forward to visiting again.

Good music, good food, friendly staff, location, easy parking. What else could you ask for?

Expensive! Shame the area couldn't have been used to build a more community focused pool.

I’ve been going to the sea lanes pool since late june and so far I like it. For a one off swim it is a little pricey but the membership is really reasonable at £50 a month and I can go as much as I want. It also stays open pretty late the last slot being usually 8ish. It’s so glorious when the sun is setting in the evening and I tend to get a lane to myself. The pool is quite cold for a heated pool especially if it’s not nice weather which is a shame as it’s not going to be the nicest in the winter and I don’t really want to have to get in an out of a wetsuit every evening :( The changing rooms were a little unkept to start with but for a new pool things aren’t going to be perfect straight away and I’ve found more recently it’s been well cleaned and maintained. I do wish that it had a swimming costume spin dryer in there as I go most evenings my costume would dry off easier and wouldn’t make my bag all wet and would prolong me having to get another costume as soon- the joys of swimming lol. The showers are nice and warm and plenty of lockers on the pool side and in changing room. It would be great if they sold bottles of water too as sometimes I forget my bottle and I don’t really want to get in an out to use the water fountain especially if it’s a windy cold day. The sign up for the membership was a little faffy but once your signed up to the app and membership it’s really easy to book even at short notice. You can see how busy it is too which is great. Overall I really do enjoy this pool and it’s a lot nicer than others in Brighton - it just needs to be a bit warmer and then it would be almost perfect all year round. :)

Very nice looking place, lovely sunny day outing nice & comparative prices. Lovely enjoyed.

Long que but not a bad ride, you have to get your tickets before hand from the ticket office

This was a bit disappointing. It lacks imagination and in the end it’s better for me to go to king Alfred which is walking distance than go to sea lanes which really doesn’t have anything to do with the sea.

Great pool, no too busy at midday, cooler than expected in the pool, but comfortable for swimming.

50m outdoor pool on the beach. Good facilities (changing rooms, showers, etc.) The pool was cold which is perfect for lap swimming. You have to book using the app to get a slot but it was not too busy at the time I went.

Excellent swimming experience. Well done, and keep up the good work.

Staff rude this evening, pool far too cold it was uncomfortable and the showers and changing rooms smelt with stagnated water. Sort it out sealanes, the staff and cleanliness is letting this place down. It should be 5 stars being such a new and exciting opening!

I really wanted to love this pool, but just didn't enjoy it at all. - The process to sign up for the app was arduous and asking way too many questions. There was no option to just buy at the counter as far as I know. - The pool was uncomfortably COLD. It would have been good to be warned of this upon booking. I could only swim a few laps and had to leave early. I assumed it would be heated as is the default for most public pools - It is over-priced at £11 for a casual swim - the lanes are narrow - the alternating direction thing in each lane seems really stupid (I'm from Australia and I know it's common in the UK ..but still..why?) - you need a padlock to lock the lockers. If they are going to charge a premium price, at lease have automatic PIN or key lockers and not create an extra nuisance (and environmental wastage) for every customer to have to go and buy a padlock that suits your lockers. - the changerooms are very drab grey - the reception vibe feels a bit corporatey

I'm so disapointed in this pool.. No thought has gone into disabled /slow swimmers.. For a start, there is no disabled concession, which is shocking. No seat to sit on when I get out of the pool. But the worst thing was the slow lane is too narrow to do breast stroke.. There were only 5 people in the lane but it was impossible to swim breast stroke without bumping into people.. I had to swim with one arm under the rope and it was so uncomfortable, .. I'm sure they re wide enough for front crawl but not breast stroke, The slow lane should be double size as breast stroke needs a wider lane, I'm gutted as I was so looking forward to going. . It is not financially or logistically geared up for slower swimmers with a disability, .. It does have as disabled changing room, but it looked like an NHS hospital changing room, which is horrible,,. they could haver made it a tad less clinical. .. Most disabled people on disability benefits cannot afford £11 per hour, The receptionist was very unfriendly which was shocking, The setting was beautiful though, and I like how the fence is clear so the sea is visible,

Service was amazing, great facilities, staff were so helpful

Lovely place to relax outside beside the beach and enjoy a drink and some food

I really want to love this pool. The position is great, facilities taking time to bed in, but compared to other pools, top notch. The problem is the water temperature. I swim there 3 times a week since it opened, and when it’s peak summer heat (water around 25degC) it’s lovely. But when it’s at its target temp of 19deg, it’s just too cold and I’m going to resign my membership after the summer. Swimming when it’s that cold without a wetsuit is no fun, and who wants to get in and out of a wetsuit 3 times a week all year round. If it was 24deg like London Fields and other lidos, it would be perfect.

Great amenity, lovely experience. Water has been between 19° and 22° the times I have been. It is clean and fresh, and I felt great afterwards. Swimming is in lanes, but there is a range of abilities with two slow lanes in operation when I visited - that's defined as more than 2 minutes for 50 meters. Staff are friendly and helpful. Changing rooms are modern and clean enough, with hot showers and hair dryers. There are indoor lockers and outdoor cages, both need you to bring your own padlock if you want to lock them. Next door there is a cafe for post-swim tea !

Good idea ! Outdoor swimming pool by the sea on the beach !

I just had a coffee here, but it was a very nice place and the service was very good.

Visiting from Ireland and went to Sea Lanes. Everyone was very welcoming. Real community atmosphere. I didn’t book, just arrived early and paid at reception. You didn’t have to be a pro swimmer to use this facility. No judgment if you were swimming slower or had to stop/rest. Swim lanes were wide enough for two swimmers to pass. Changing rooms were great, hair dryer was a plus! Loved the storage lockers by the pool. Hot and cold showers available. Pool water was cold but great experience. I absolutely loved it. Would be great if suncream was sold at the reception, with my irish skin I was burnt.

Perfect for open water swimming training. Also easy to combine with a sea swim too with easy access and storage. People complaining about the lower than normal temperatures for a pool are missing the point that it's an open water training centre. If the pool temperature was too high it wouldn't be appropriate for open water training as it can take months for the body to adjust to lower temperatures. Open water swimming is cold and often difficult, so the training centre should be too. I love that the wind hits the surface of the pool and makes waves! The 50m pool length is fantastic too as you can build up long distance in training without really thinking about it. If you want warm pools, inflatables and slides then head somewhere else - this is an open water training centre and very good at that. Staff are friendly and helpful too.

Lots of reviews complaining about the cold temperature, this is exactly the reason I love this pool. I can’t recommend enough a early morning swim in a excellent cool water outdoor pool, perfect way to start the day. And remember… Cold water is scientifically proven to raise dopamine by 250% So swimming in this pool is great for your mental and physical health 👍👍

Very good outdoor pool right on the seafront. 50 metres long