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Available programmes at this location:

baby and pre-school

Baby & Pre-school 0-4 years

swim academy

Swim Academy 4-10 years

poolside assistant

Poolside Assistant

pool depth

0.9m-1.35m Pool Depth

free parking

Free Parking

spectators allowed

Spectators Allowed

pool temperature 32

Avg Pool Temp 32°C

Classes Timetable

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Monday

baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

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baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

10:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

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baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

11:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

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baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

11:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

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baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

12:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

12:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
swim academy

Swim Academy Level 1

4 - 10 years

15:45 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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swim academy

Swim Academy Level 1

4 - 10 years

16:15 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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swim academy

Swim Academy Level 1

4 - 10 years

16:45 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
swim academy

Swim Academy Level 1

4 - 10 years

17:15 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
swim academy

Swim Academy Level 1

4 - 10 years

17:45 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Tuesday

baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

10:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

11:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

11:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now

Wednesday

baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Dippers

Existing customers only

10:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

11:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

11:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

11:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

12:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

12:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now

Thursday

baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

10:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Dippers

Existing customers only

11:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

11:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

12:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

12:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

15:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

16:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

16:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

16:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

17:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

17:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now

Friday

baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

10:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

11:00 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

11:30 AM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

12:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

Book Now

Saturday

baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

08:00 AM

£18.00 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

08:30 AM

£18.00 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

09:00 AM

£18.00 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

09:30 AM

£18.00 per lesson

Join wait list

Sunday

baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:30 AM

£18.00 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

11:00 AM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Dippers

Existing customers only

11:30 AM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

12:00 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

12:30 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

13:00 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

14:00 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

14:30 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

15:00 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

15:30 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Join wait list
baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

16:00 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

16:30 PM

£18.00 per lesson

Book Now

Please note all new bookings require payment for 10 classes upfront. If you would like to discuss other payment options, please contact your local office.

Location & Directions

Mercure Abbots Well Hotel, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5QL

By Bus:

Routes 26, 41, 5 ,41B, PR2, 26A

By Train:

No local stations close to this venue.

 

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Essential Pool Information

What to wear

Baby & Pre-School:  A well fitting Neoprene swim nappy must be worn with a disposable swim nappy or one of our environmentally friendly Nappywraps & Liners underneath if your child is in Floaties, Splashers or Kickers and in other programmes if they are not yet fully potty/toilet trained.  Why not buy one of our great value Starter Packs which contains everything you need for you swim lesson?

Swim Academy:  A swim hat, well fitting swim wear and goggles. 

What to bring

In addition to your swim wear, please don't forget a towel and a set of dry clothes!

Changing Rooms

The swimming pool complex can be found within the health club, accessed at the rear of the hotel.  Upon entering the health club staff on reception will direct you to male and female changing rooms.

An individual family changing room is available upon request

Please note our Swim Academy : Children aged 8 years and above must use their respective gender changing room facility. Adults must not enter a changing room of their opposite gender.

If a child of 8 years and above is unable to change unsupervised, should their responsible adult be of an opposite gender, the individual family changing room should be used.

 

 

 

Additional Pool Information

Spectators are permitted on poolside.  Children under the age of 2.5 are allowed on poolside, but must remain under the supervision of an appropriate adult or guardian

Outdoor shoes must not be worn on poolside.

Access via the changing facilities and to poolside is limited for wheelchair users.  

Access to poolside can be arranged via the exterior of the building.  The health club staff can assist with any such request.

For safeguarding reasons, photography is only permitted during splash time (the last few minutes of each lesson) and only if you do not include other swimmers in your photographs/videos.  

Photography or the use of mobile devices is not permitted at any time in the changing rooms.

Photography is permitted in the reception/communal areas but again please do not include other patrons in your photographs without their permission.

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Contact Details

T: 01829 740825

Registered Address

Pioneer House, Pioneer Business Park, North Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 1AD

  • Parents can bring their newborn as soon as they feel ready - our youngest Puddle Duck was just over a week old! We advise to allow the umbilical cord to have healed over to avoid infection, but you don't need to wait until your baby has had their jabs.

    We find that babies - as they have spent 9 months in their own watery world - have a natural affinity in our carefully selected, warm pools.

    Our programme is progressive, so you can join at any time. Your child can come to Puddle Ducks at any age between 0-10 years. We have Baby & Pre-school classes for 0-4 and our Swim Academy for primary school aged children up to 10.

    Each of the programmes focuses on nurturing confidence - our teachers know that children develop and learn at different rates, so will adjust each activity to get the best out of each child and encourage positive progression.

  • If your child is in Floaties, Splashers, Kickers, Little Dippers, Dippers or Dabblers in our Baby & Pre-school programme then yes, you will be in the water with them throughout the lesson, these sessions provide a fabulous bonding experience between you and your child and is all about building their water confidence.

    If your child is in any of our Swim Academy classes (i.e. they are in primary school) they will be in the water on their own, with two teachers in the water and a ratio of 1 teacher:4 children. If the pool allows spectators, you will be able to watch from poolside.

    • If you know that you won't be able to attend before the class takes place, you can let us know via your My Puddle Ducks account on both your Overview page and also your ‘My Children’ page by clicking on ‘Let us know you can’t attend a lesson’ and following the instructions. This will generate a Courtesy Class for you to then use against any lesson where there is space in the next 6 months (provided you are currently in paid-for lessons). Read more in our Courtesy Classes FAQs.
    • If your child has a chest, ear, throat or eye infection they shouldn’t swim until it has completely cleared.
    • Please don’t bring your child to the pool during, or for two weeks after, suffering from diarrhoea.
    • Going swimming is unlikely to worsen a mild cold and will not increase the likelihood of an ear infection unless your baby has a perforated eardrum.
    • Please do not bring your child to a swimming class with anything that could be infectious, such as chickenpox, which is considered infectious until all the blisters have dried up.
    • It’s worth remembering that children are often exhausted after an illness and need some time to recuperate before returning to their swimming lessons.

    We can’t offer a refund for missed classes, your payment secures your place in your class and the class takes place as usual if you are unable to attend but this is why we offer Courtesy Classes, because we understand life doesn’t always go to plan with a little one!


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