Basingstoke Aquadrome was once a very enjoyable place, with three flumes and people enjoying themselves everywhere you looked. These are just shadows of the past now, as in the past few years the swimming pool has gone downhill to a point where it is not worth visiting at all. The staff at the complex are abysmal. The staff at reception are friendly enough, but they lie through their teeth to their customers. On many occasions I have phoned up to ask whether all flumes are operating, been told that they are and then arrived to find one or more of them closed. However, on this occasion (28th December 2013) it was actually the lady at reception who lied to me. I asked if all flumes were operating, she told me "yes everything is open." On entering the pool we discovered that the Space Bowl flume (the main reason for visiting) was closed and had been all day, because they didn't have enough staff. This sort of experience is not a one off, and has happened on many occasions. I don't think we have had any visits in the past 4 or so years where all the flumes have been open. To add to this, they have removed the double rafts on the two raft slides which has taken away a lot of the enjoyment from them. The lifeguards are awful, making you feel more like a burden than a customer. Avoid this place at all costs, it is a shadow of it's former self and is not worth visiting at all. It really is a shame.

What was once an amazing swimming pool complex has now gone downhill completley. With three great water rides including a Space bowl flume you will be tempted, but nowadays you would be lucky even if one of these flumes was open. Also, the rapids are no longer switched on and the area around the pool and the pool itself is dirty and there are cracks in the floor which cause cuts, resulting in blood all over the flume stairs which no staff ever clean. This used to be a great pool when it was properly maintained as it was a fun experience and the water flumes were all open and fun. Overall if you still want to visit now (and I advise not) call them first to see what is actually open, although they often lie like they have done to me once and I have travelled a long way to find one flume open, and I ask and they say "It's been like this all day." Then I tell them what they told me on the phone and they always say "Well actually im not sure if they were open..." It is frustrating because what was once an amazing day out is now a cheap, tacky pool where nothing is ever open and the staff couldn't care less. Stay clear of it.