Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury Vale

THE. SNACKS. I. WILL. GET. EVERYTHING. I used to swimming and now (RIGHT NOW) I'm going with all of my FRIENDSSSSSSSS

Nice sports facility and excellent range of facility. Highly recommended

Have gym and sports hall facilities. Badminton, swimming

Beds dates uncomfortable tv didn't work had to fix aerial myself

Very poor from the new operator Serco or More leisure Ltd. or More Leisure Community Trust LTD, it is not even clear which organisation is managing this facility. The prices have gone up in comparison to few months ago and the service levels have gone down, the website is the worst in its class, no information and most of the links don't even work. The staff members are very rude, unhelpful and unaware that they are not fit for the purpose. The facilities at Stoke Mandeville stadium are used by the wider local community and therefore it is very important that such organisations are not allowed to operate in the way the new operator has started. Further update, the facilities in the hall are appalling. The lights do not work, roof leaks, floor is left dirty, heating is broken, staff have no clue what to do or how to respond to these issues. I spoke to Hannah at the reception to raise these issues as the manager was not available and she said that a response will be sent to my email address but nothing has come through, have been waiting for over two weeks. Have clicked some recent photos (28 Dec 22) for all to see the proof. Update 2024: Water leakage from the top (roof) continues. There is no one to take call at the reception on 01296 484848. People have called for days but no one picks the phone. It is getting worse.

No one answers the phone, I’ve tried ringing for days now. Just rings and rings! 🙁

I loved attending the swimming sessions but after continual chest infections I had to stop attending. My issue is related to the general house keeping not the staff who were alway pleasant and attentive. I had raised no end of concerns as to the cleanliness of the showers and the descaling. My comments were ignored. This is a breading ground for legionella. In addition the cleaners were seen emptying slope buckets into the shower and changing room drains. Plus the disabled shower mixer failed which is supposed to be a TMV was replaced with a non TMV tap which could result in scalding. The ventilation systems were clearly in need of cleaning g due to the large build up of dirt and dust. I think the maintenance of this facility needs looking into

A great place to swim. Very nice place

Good pool temperature and not too crowded.

Some benches would be appreciated track side.

Clean and tidy excellent space for field and sport's halls

Attended a zumba event . Well signposted in the area, good carpark area. Stadium was a good size and perfect for the event.

Brilliant Venue, known as the "Birth place of the Paralympic Movement,"it is very well equipped. Gyms can be grimey, but everywhere is clean and well looked after, including the toilets. I'd recommend it to all abilities wanting to exercise. The staff are very supportive, and friendly. Great parking too with the availability of an overflow car park

We visited for the comic con event plenty of stalls and very busy. Being a person with low mobility i was disappointed there were no seats. Plenty of room for some table and chairs by the cafe. There didnt seem to be any thought in the organisation just about taking people's money!.

Brilliant. My son did the 110k WheelPower charity cycle ride. Very well organised & run throughout the day.

Finest place for differently abled people to do their gym. As birth place of paralympics, the place is still encouraging sports events to the differently abled persons. Ample car parking space...however a further extension would greatly help more people.very good swim teachers. Recently the stadium offers night time care for kids for the parents working in the night shifts. Good cafe inside.new flooring in sports hall.new gym being put up for 2024.nkw they have three hours parking restrictions..you need to put your car reg if staying more than 3hours

The tennis pitch doesn't have any bench like should.

Yeah good for what I needed had to ask for hoist first week not charged second it was

Badminton Courts are great after the re-vamp last year, they were previously in very poor condition. Can get confusing at times with court number booking changes, but staff are normally on top of it and tend to inform you when you arrive.

My daughter really enjoys her swimming lessons here on a Sunday. They are the most reasonably priced lessons I've found in the area but are priced as such due to being on a Sunday afternoon. Her teacher is good with young kids & I like the online scoring system so I can see my daughter's progress & what she needs to improve on. The changing rooms are not particularly clean (last swimming session of the day) & the showers need maintenance. They could also do with more showers. Parking is free & right outside the stadium. There is a café on site, but I've never used it as it's closed by the time my daughter swims.

Very clean toilets lots of room all round, lots of wheelchair room as wet, plus friendly staff

We went swimming today the changing rooms are in great need of a refurbishment the floors are dirty and non of the lockers worked the sauna was been used as a storage room the whole place just looked dirty. Non the less the kids had a good time

Very large stadium with many facilities including a gym.

Went for vaccinating at this stadium during pandemic - Covid-19

Great swimming lessons for kids

This has changed so much! Several times we've been swimming in free swim sessions, usually ones early enough for families and I've never felt so unwelcome in my life. There are only 2 lanes open for free swim for families, rest is lanes! More people in the 2 family lanes than the lanes marked for swimmers! In those 2 lanes you have people trying to swim lengths where they could use lanes! You have between 2 and 4 one to one swim lessons in those 2 lanes making you feel like your in the way! I complained and was told the life guards can take out a lane if needed! Obviously not as they would have to put it back 45 mins later! Seems like they can't be bothered! The instructors were told to be mindful of others in the pool, which again didn't mean anything as instructed kept backing back repeatedly not looking and bashed into me and my partner several times! No apology! Family free swims are few and far between at this pool these days, some too late for most families! You'd be better off going to find another pool!!

Signed up to use the gym here as I am an amputee.

Went swimming , water was fairly cold

Well placed for York Centre. Good breakfast and clean rooms. Using again soon

Very good directions, shame there was no signposting for Stoke Mandeville Stadium on the roundabout, as this is deceiving as your turning into a housing estate which then leads onto the stadium.

Frendly staff. Clean. Well maintained. car park disabled access plenty of carpark spaces staff

My daughter does swimming lessons there. Fantastic teacher!

Spacious gym and training with indoor stadium

Great, although the gym needs a good clean. Equipment is seen to be cleaned regularly but under equipment is a carpet of dust and grime. Initially, I was given a 1:1 fitness assessment and programme, but I felt the trainer had absolutely no idea of how to do this. After pointing out a recent injury (broken arm), I was given a programme that didn't take this into consideration. Since the programme was set no once has the trainer asked how things are going while in the gym or suggested a follow-up. Classes great. Weekend would be appreciated if stayed open after 6pm.

Visited to cheer on my niece in the Wheelpower games. Friendly people, easy to find, plenty of parking (early evening)

Not enough parking when there is multiple disability events as everyone need extra space hear their cars for wheelchairs and still some fairly heavy doors that were not automatic - Both which were slightly surprising given it's "the birth place of the paralympic movement".

Birthplace of Paralympics. Perfect for people with disabilities or able bodied . Grandsons go to swimming lessons. Good teachers but a little crowded because of popularity.

Went to the railway show. Seemed cramped in one hall. Not as good as previous years. Catering and loos not in show hall area, just as well it was dry.

Good place for all you may need at stadium

Lovely atmosphere and range of facilities. There's a swimming pool, gym area, indoor astro turf and cafe. Swimming changing rooms were clean and big enough and theres plenty of parking on site.

Attended an annual exhibition there but this year it was put in the smaller hall to the side of the main building. Not really suitable for this exhibition; much more cramped and a far lower ceiling made for quite humid conditions. Ventilation not adequate unless you stood by the access doors. Catering adequate, but caught on the hop by increased demand.

Staff were very helpful and friendly

Was here on a NRASTC course. Great facilities. Friendly staff and easy to get to. Colleagues thought cafe was a bit pricey but the food did look yummy.

Great place to play sport, exercise and so on. Bit of wear and tear about the place but friendly people.

Excellent venue with great facilities

Knowledgeable friendly staff. Clean facilities.

Great facility - visited the Bucks Skill show event with son. Met a few relevant firms in areas he is looking to work, and made potential contacts for future employment or apprenticeships. We didn't otherwise use the facilities.

visited the heritage centre. very interesting

Good venue but they need more normal lane swimming spots that aren't limited to 45mins

Best swimming experience my son had so far even though he went for 2 years to a different(way more expensive) company.... the have many groups and variety in the lessons, not doing the same thing week after week...

Friendly helpful staff, great facilities!

i referred 3 friends and they enrolled but not even a single month free (1 ref 1month free as per their promo)... and that's fine... i can pay for my monthly... but why did i received an email about credit something saying i have a balance... i am in direct debit.. and i even pay it in person if i have to... the gym is good.. but this.. it's a turn off

Awful place for swimming lessons! Would give zero stars if I could!

Excellent facilities. Clean pool. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices.

Should come up with reasonable and short term membership for visitors of Aylesbury

Very efficient eye clinic and friendly welcoming staff! Many thanks

Very nice sports centre, with good facilities and a little history area about the beginning of the Paralympic Games

A good stadium with wheel chair facility

Great facilities, great stadium.

I come here to swim twice a week. It's a good place and I recommend.

A great experience . Worth the visit.

Had the chance for 4th covid jab booked up turned up great facility well run can be used for multy events great

Easily to locate, free car parking within covid signs, When busy there are volunteers to guide you into the right place, Venue is again nicely signposted , volunteers are very helpful, courteous in showing you were to go

A great service , friendly staff, out in minutes , well done smh

I really came for a vaccination next door, but I had a brief look at the foyer and it looked good to me.

Great facility. Helpful, friendly staff.

Lovely sports facilities and a great heritage centre for the Paralympics movement. A must see for sports history lovers. Stoke Mandeville stadium is the birthplace of Paralympics!

I was on a course at the stadium.The cafe is possibly the worst cafe food I’ve ever tasted. Dry, stale croissants. Soggy ciabatta that tastes like stretchy cardboard very unpleasant. For an athletics stadium cafe the irony is they don’t consider healthy nutrition at all most of it is sugary, carb heavy foods which are mainly consisting of fat.

Went for COVID booster very well organized

Fast and effectuate competent staff and volunteers

When for my virus injection. Medical staff great The volunteers very helpful. 5 gold starts to you all

Being used as a COVID inoculation centre. Easy to use and reasonable parking though can be a bit tight for old people. Efficient, though occasionally a slow person who is disorganised holds things up.

It looked a good place for sport. We went there for a Cov19 injection, so can't comment on this stadium.

Went for my fourth Covid-19 jab. All went smoothly. Volunteers were friendly and helpful.

Winter Covid Booster, good parking, amazing NHS Volunteers checking you in and directing you onto site. Easy check in once inside. Well organised with ample staff. No queue on the day I went but everything set up in case it got busier. Recommend booking online.

Vacination site very efficient. Had a coffee in leisure centre after

All 3 Kids are going swimschool.Teachers are great, everyone is happy.

Fantastic facilities only surpassed by the staff

Over all the experience was good, But they started late and there was quite a queue, But it moved well when they got going!!

Nice place for excersize Swimming and fit karate

As a gym not too bad but poor cleanliness and very poor customer service Wouldn't recommend to anyone

Very good swimming facilities. Very clean too. Swim school is great!

Near impossible to book a badminton court due to a poor booking system. Everything else is good.

Good space. Only use it for my daughters swimming lessons. It can be very busy. The staff is friendly and the kids seem to love their lessons.

Fast and efficient Covid - 19 Vaccine service was great with my 6 year old

Great place for tour de vale and well organised

Wonderful stadium and facilities including disabled sport, gym, swimming pool, large sports hall, running and athletics track as well as an on site cafe serving delicious food. They also have a hotel too.

Brought elderly Father here for his covid jab. It's the fourth time here for that purpose and each time it has been very well organised and the staff and volunteers have always been exceptionally helpful and friendly. God bless the NHS.

Email does not happen when on reserve list for classes. Ants in the studio that have not been dealt with. 😔

I will give a 3 starts to this sport center as is a bit confused when you are driving in and drive out no enough signs. As the sport center is very nice and clean well spoken reception very helpful

Venue ok. Line markings absolutely awefull... Shower has no hot water... Clean venue..

It's a shame no adaptive yoga anymore.... ,been going for a swim very clean

Can't give review, only went for a Covid jab.

Such bad bad response when u cancel ur membership. My really big mistake I joined stock mandeville stadium.

There as a spectator watching England handball tournament. Great venue for this kind of event. Food and drinks are on the expensive side

I’ve got all my 3 covid shots here and I just can praise all the NHS worker for their impeccable service, kindness, understanding and organizing. Everything was effective and convenient - from parking the car, find the way, registration, safety as social distancing and hand sanitizers. Most of all I’m grateful for how well I was treated all the time 🥰 Thanks for a beary pleasant experience NHS and volunteers 🙏😊

My son and I swim here. Very nice staff

Offering good facility for young children to learn to swim

Went for booster jab. Very slick organisation in and out very quick, literally didn't feel a thing

Lovely staff who made my child's experience of having their first covid vaccine as positive as possible 😀