Swimming Pools in Tasmania

Tasmania's three main family aquatic centres sit in three different cities, so the choice usually starts with where you are. In Hobart, Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre on the Queens Domain is the only facility in the city with slides and water play equipment, and reviewers single out the slides, the heated pools, the 50m pool, the diving platforms and the sauna. It has both indoor and outdoor pools, a toddler play zone, family change rooms and free parking for over 100 cars outside the main entrance. The main complaint in reviews is crowding on peak days, and the 50m pool is sometimes split for lap swimmers.

Launceston Leisure & Aquatic Centre draws the highest rating of the three, and reviewers describe an outstanding range of facilities: waterslide, inflatables, spa, hydrotherapy, a kids play area and both indoor and outdoor pools, which makes it a full half-day outing. Touring families note the hot showers, available for a small per-person fee, and the outdoor parklands for a picnic afterwards. Two practical points come up repeatedly: use lockers for valuables, as unattended bags have been targeted before, and parking takes coins or the EasyPark app only.

Splash Devonport Aquatic and Leisure Centre stands out for accessibility. Reviewers say the disability facilities are among the most comprehensive in regional Tasmania and that staff treat adaptive swimmers as full participants. There is a hydrotherapy pool, an indoor pool, a water slide and a 50m outdoor pool in parkland that reviewers call a real summer drawcard, though it is seasonal. Swim classes are popular and often fully booked, so register early.