All four public paddling pools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole will reopen this summer.
BCP Council says it’s thanks to continued collaboration with community partners across the BCP area.
All the pools are free-to-enter and offer a low-cost fun activity for families in the summer months.
- Redhill paddling pool will welcome families after the council agreed to allocate funding from this year’s budget which, together with significant staff resource, will help to keep the facility open for 2025, whilst a more sustainable funding option is sought.
- Hamworthy Park Padding Pool will be part-funded by BCP Council, with a subsidy from The Friends of Hamworthy Park, and from the park’s café concession, for the second year running after a successful collaboration in 2024.
- The Quomps Splashpark at Christchurch Quay – which transferred in 2024 to Christchurch Town Council – is also set to reopen.
- Littledown Park paddling pool is managed and operated by registered charity BH Live in partnership with BCP Council.
Cllr Millie Earl, Leader of the council, said: “These paddling pools are hugely popular with our local communities and I’m so pleased that we can now confirm that they will all be open and ready to welcome families by the summer.
“Free facilities like these provide so much joy, offering valuable play opportunities for children and I want to thank our partners, and our officers who work so hard throughout the season, for their continued support.
“This is joint working between the council and the BCP community at its very best, and we would like to see much more of this type of collaboration in the future.
“This is why we are proposing a community governance review – to give local communities more of a say in what matters to them.”
Redhill, Hamworthy Park and Littledown paddling pools are expected to open between 23rd May to 6th September 2025 once the required maintenance and safety checks have been completed.
The Quomps Splash Park will be open from 9am – 6pm from May half term to September.