The ultimate baby and toddler swimming centre.

We’re here to make sure you enjoy your swim!

The Fish Tank is our purpose-built family friendly swimming and activity centre. With four children of our own, a wealth of experience in customer service and the Early Years industry and plenty of market research too, we’ve designed the whole development to meet the needs of young families.

Did we mention there’s free customer parking, a bicycle shelter and space to store your pushchairs too? However you come to our venue we’ve got you covered.

And our helpful and friendly staff are always on hand to offer support and assistance where needed.

We can’t wait to share The Fish Tank experience with you. We look forward to seeing you all! If you have any questions or suggestions please get in touch via Facebook message or email us at enquiries@thefishtank.com.


  • As a visitor at a birthday party in the soft play, I have to say it's an excellent venue with cracking staff. Very good for little kids. Really good

    Dan Turner Avatar Dan Turner
    3rd December 2025

    It was lovely for my 11 week old granddaughter to be able to swim with BOTH her parents and her grandparents and aunt at the same time. Pool was clean... read more

    Margaret Ward Avatar Margaret Ward
    26th November 2025

    Lovely building with a great although small hydrotherapy temperature pool which was clean. Changing rooms all have baby changing units (apart from one which seemed to have been taken down... read more

    Alex Wilkinson Avatar Alex Wilkinson
    20th November 2025
  • Great place for babies/infants to learn to swim. Warmer water than average, clean facilities and friendly staff.

    Nathan Kirk Avatar Nathan Kirk
    31st October 2025

    Excellent pool and instructors for children who want to learn to swim

    Kirsty Williams Avatar Kirsty Williams
    22nd September 2025

    We love The Fish Tank and Happy Swim! My daughter started swimming lessons when she was 4mo, and at 15mo she still adores them. Water safety is so important and I... read more

    Jamie Jones Avatar Jamie Jones
    27th May 2025
  • Great for kids swimming lesson's. Warmer than the average pool, so great for babies. You can hold kids parties here too.

    Wendy Milton-Jones Avatar Wendy Milton-Jones
    9th May 2025

    Excellent place for young children learning to swim

    Christopher Oldfield Avatar Christopher Oldfield
    8th March 2025

    Great place, with good areas for play and learning

    Matthew Lamb Avatar Matthew Lamb
    17th February 2025
  • My daughter loves her lessons, nice cash for a play afterwards. Only negatives are the changing areas are starting to need a little tlc and it wouldn't hurt the staff... read more

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    Sarah Sutton Avatar Sarah Sutton
    3rd February 2025

    Such a welcome alternative to the council leisure centre pools in the region. The Fish Tank is always clean, warm and nowhere near as crammed with other users.

    Sibriast Avatar Sibriast
    8th January 2025

    Needed a coffee on New Year’s Day. Found this little gem. Looks very family friendly as there was a children’s party about to start. However back to me I just... read more

    Kevin Sinclair Avatar Kevin Sinclair
    5th January 2025
  • Had a lovely morning at the Fish Tank today with my granddaughter.Superb changing rooms ,where there is a no shoes policy in place, which I applaud. Showers are easy to... read more

    sharron hancock Avatar sharron hancock
    12th September 2024

    I absolutely love this place. It is just a small pool and is only 1.2m deep all round but that is what makes it so good, you can take your... read more

    peter worgan Avatar peter worgan
    12th August 2024

    Really good. Took our 4 month old. Everything is clean and the pool is warm.

    Matt Bownes Avatar Matt Bownes
    12th August 2024
  • Brilliant place lovely welcoming, polite and talkative staff. Absolutely lovely small areas with different activities and food. Took my son here twice to swim because of the heated pool and... read more

    Callum Robinson Avatar Callum Robinson
    12th August 2024

    We have been watching our little boy develop his abilities here over the past few years - since newly born through to the present day where his swimming is blossoming.... read more

    Thom Milburn Avatar Thom Milburn
    12th July 2024

    I had been meaning to bring my son here for a while and finally came yesterday. We went in the sensory room, which was lovely. The staff greet you with... read more

    Heidi D Avatar Heidi D
    12th July 2024
  • We come to swimming lessons every week. Chilli is fantastic with all of the kids, she really engages with them and has fun while teaching them how to swim. We... read more

    Emma Farthing Avatar Emma Farthing
    21st October 2025

    Lovely little soft play for under 7s. I was a bit worried that my six year old was going to get bored but he had so much fun! Coffee and... read more

    Corin Irving Avatar Corin Irving
    2nd August 2025

    We have been swimming a few times here now and I have also visited the sensory room on a few occasions with my baby and it’s such a lovely venue.... read more

    Chloe Louise Jones Avatar Chloe Louise Jones
    21st May 2025
  • my little girl loves coming to the fish tank 😄 staff are always friendly and happy. well worth a visit.

    Dave Mcbride Avatar Dave Mcbride
    7th April 2025

    We love teaching our swimming lessons from The Fish Tank. The atmosphere is fabulous, the warmth and cleanliness of the pool and changing facilities are second to none and the... read more

    The Happy Swim Company Avatar The Happy Swim Company
    9th July 2024

    We had the most lovely experience celebrating our daughter's 8th birthday at the Fish Tank! A huge thank you to Rebekka, our fantastic party host, who exceeded all expectations. Her... read more

    Kate Elizabeth Avatar Kate Elizabeth
    16th April 2024
  • Highly recommend for baby sensory. Beautiful room with plenty of variety for baby to explore. Clean facilities and we loved that it has a small capacity and is separate from... read more

    Loula Concannon Avatar Loula Concannon
    23rd March 2024

    We brought our 2 month old to the sensory room for the first time. From the moment we entered staff were so friendly and polite. Good value for money just... read more

    Kim Davy Avatar Kim Davy
    24th June 2023

    Fantastic pool, staff, changing rooms, cafe & location - highly recommend for all the family ⭐️🌟⭐️🌟⭐️ Visiting with my wife & 9 year old son whilst away for the weekend. Pool... read more

    FUN with Coach Gunn Avatar FUN with Coach Gunn
    27th May 2023
  • We struggle to find a good swimming pool as they are always so cold. The one thing that attracted us was the fact it was advertised on the website as... read more

    Jay Stubley Avatar Jay Stubley
    30th April 2023

    I highly recommend Mrs Arnold Elizabeth to everyone looking for Forex and Bitcoin trader. Words can't describe the wonderful work you did on my trading account, I am delighted I... read more

    Idongesit Essiet Avatar Idongesit Essiet
    19th February 2023

    Beautiful and clean. This place is a credit to the business park!!! What can I say, It was my first ever visit today and I can happily give it 10/10.... read more

    Michael Stead Avatar Michael Stead
    31st December 2022
  • A lovely calming place for babies and toddlers

    Shan Lendrum Avatar Shan Lendrum
    8th November 2022

    Absolutely love this place. My little boy really enjoyed it here. The most baby friendly place I have ever been. When booking there was an issue with booking twice, this... read more

    Sammy Cook Avatar Sammy Cook
    7th November 2022

    We love The Fish Tank! My son absolutely loves the pool and practising his skills from his swimming lessons. The changing rooms are spacious, clean and plentiful and the cafe... read more

    Emma Straker Avatar Emma Straker
    5th November 2022

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Welcome to our beautiful pool

A spacious and toasty warm heated swimming pool suitable for everyone and perfect for babies from birth, because we all know a comfortable and warm child is much more likely to enjoy the pool. We know that you as parents will be happy too!

Clean, village style changing rooms with plentiful baby changing tables, vanity units and underfloor heating. No more hanging about in the corridors waiting for your partner or little one to be ready.

Book into our sessions and enjoy our pool. Perfect for you and your family.


If you are looking for structured swimming lessons, we’re partnered with The Happy Swim Company.

Lessons run 7 days a week with classes suitable for babies from birth all the way to the higher stages of swimming. Check out their website and book online.

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Exciting and immersive adventures at The Fish Tank

Come and explore our interactive indoor play and immersive sensory room. Our fabulous new Interactive Indoor Play is available to book seven days a week. Perfect for a celebration or catch up with friends while your 0-8 year olds play. Or relax while your baby or toddler explores our sensory world. Our immersive sensory experience is designed to inspire and entertain your 0-3 year old.

‘The Oceans’
Interactive Indoor Play

‘The Deep’
Sensory experience

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Sustainable sourced hand roasted specialty coffee

A welcoming family friendly coffee shop with healthy and allergy friendly food options, high chairs and safe play space for your little ones while you relax.

First coffee of the day or lunch with family and friends? Our welcoming staff and family friendly environment will make The Reef the perfect retreat for you. Take a glimpse at our menu to tempt your taste buds and we’ll look forward to meeting you soon. #keepingyouafloat

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Let us take care of your party

The perfect place for your next celebration. Whether you want a splashy pool party or an interactive play party, we’ve got options to suit you all.

Make some waves on their special day at our fantastic venue. Let our fun and experienced team take the stress out of your special event.

The Fish Tank

Cumbie Way, Aycliffe Business Park

DL5 6YA

Contact

enquiries@thefishtank.com

Phone

01325 965 965

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