Exploring Abandoned Leisure Centre | Escape Rooms & Play Zone

[@echofitt6101]

The amount of nostalgia I get from just seeing this video. As you guys walked around I can still imagine how loud and busy it was. Playing in the shallow pool and then sitting in the cafe above the pool after. Or going into the play area and everything being all dirty. But to me it just seems like a cool but sad thing seeing your childhood leisure centre been abandoned.

[@nickybrown4048]

I've just calculated the number of lengths I would of done in that pool as I was in the swimming club there, about 290,000 lengths through my teens. That is mind blowing - makes me feel really emotional watching that, so many memories around that pool. First medals won, first kisses, friends made - how can a building represent so much. Places of fun, laughter and achievement are priceless. Sad that it's gone.

[@mrscreamer379]

I wish I hadn't watched this. In my mind it was still pristine and the way I used it for 30 years. Must have done 100,000 lengths of that pool.

[@tomdean2669]

You and me both

[@mrscreamer379]

@@tomdean2669 I'm guessing you swam those lengths a bit quicker than me. 😜

[@alphahawkgames6896]

I literally grew up in this place at least once a week I would go here weather that would be for swimming, karate, trampolining, cheeky Charlies or badminton. I really missed it. I went in the other day and it was just nostalgia.

[@Jocollins_x]

I grew up in this leisure centre and it’s so sad to see it like this now

[@FullMetalFeline]

Revisited again a little while ago on a trip back to see family. It's now been demolished. Really does feel strange so see an empty skyline where it once stood. Thank you again for preserving this memory, I'm sure it means a lot to many Maidenhead residents.

[@cocochlo1615]

Feels so weird to see cheeky Charlie’s abandoned, had so many birthday parties there. So many parts I didn’t know about either. You we’re lucky to get in there, it was my dream to have a look round

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

this was the first time i ever been here, must be sad for the local people who have so many memories in there

[@emilypimlott6867]

I love just down the road, we should go in together sometime to explore!

[@naysmith5272]

@@LostAdventuresExploring your video has been mentioned in the local newspaper. About half a page near the front. Some concerns expressed over how much equipment had been left behind.

[@nickharris2340]

Ye they have police here now and it’s boarded

[@naysmith5272]

@@nickharris2340 I had the feeling the council could have tried harder to sell off some of that equipment like the soft play area and the trampolines or even all those mirrors! maybe someone came in and didn't think they could dispose of that stuff or the council being lazy.

[@missjrk]

I loved this place so much, I was devastated when I saw this video. Never knew it was abandoned

[@BEAST283514]

Grew up at that place. Upstairs above pool was the gym. Where the sweet machines were was the cables area, first mirrored room was the free weights, second mirrored with the stage was cardio and weight machines (some cardio was on stage). Room with windows and door to bridge over pool was cardio. Yes that is the spin studio, behind the blacked out bits is the sports hall so occasionally shuttlecocks used to hit the window and lights would flicker on and off so was annoying. Used to go in the ball pit 20 years ago now 😅 A new centre was built down the road and this one was retired. Was swimming there up until 2019/20.

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

amazing insight thanks Harris we found that interesting :)

[@ebonylouise9786]

This brung so many memories from swimming to dancing lessons to cheeky Charlie's roller discos and even school plays crazy to think that it's no longer there made me feel a little bit sad to be honest

[@mosaicsanctuary3]

Is this the old Magnet leisure center? Omg, we use to go there as kids to the roller discos and swimming 30years ago!. Why has it been abandoned? Due to covid? I’m in US now and didn’t realise how badly things have been left in this area. I used to live watching the squash. So very sad!

[@cocochlo1615]

They built a new leisure centre in bray wick and shut this one down

[@denisestock9906]

They are building homes on the site. A replacement leisure centre was built where W.A.M.S.A.D was. Most of the town has been redeveloped, the golf course is going for housing development too. 😞

[@darrenprior9842]

Loved the j.w.p roller disco !! 😍

[@naysmith5272]

yay I went to the roller disco many times.

[@superg7095]

So sad to see this place in such a state. I swam in all 3 of the pools here over the years. The door you came in is the old indoor pool and it has a boiler room accessed from the road the ivy leaf club is on. The pool itself was a sloped with a baby section leading to the 25m swim lane section, then to the diving bit. Which had a diving board until health and safety said that was to much fun and removed it. They closed it when the built the new pool with the slides and kids bit. And for those of you that are really old the outdoor pool is under the carpark on the new swimming pool side. The council closed it as it was too costly to run being such an old building. The new leisure centre is at braywick. Although new its not got the same appeal as this place had. Soon it will be 400 plus flats 🤨

[@alexhazell04]

brings back memories, used to swim here all the time when i was younger. learnt how to swim here and everything

[@FullMetalFeline]

Ive been away from Maidenhead fir awhile. Came back for a visit and walked past here. So sad to see it like this. It seems everything in the town has gone. It hurts to see your childhood town changed to such a degree. Thanks for filming this, so many memories.

[@nickypjames]

Maidenhead is turning into a proper ghost town compared to how it was

[@thedoveston6781]

Same. Moved away years ago, I'm only a few miles away now but went back a couple of years ago for a visit and the whole town seemed totally dead. It was midweek in the winter but there was a real sense of decline, just closed units and charity shops. I'd be in and around town so many weekends, walking from Cookham Road area all the way in just to have a wander and it was always heaving, even on Sundays. Popped into The Bear for food for the first time ever (I moved away literally on my 18th). Took a look around, got a McDonalds and ate it in the car instead.

[@Rhiadoesstuff]

I'm just astonished! I'm sat here, watching this with my parents, as you walked into the Dance Studio that I used to do ballet classes in I found myself very emotional! The main gymnasium with all of the seating is where I performed in Dance Shows, the swimming pool is where I learnt to swim! So many birthday parties; it's maddening that it's ended up in this state, but yet it could have been so easily restored!

[@ChrisBurgessfreelance]

I remember Claires court swimming comps here and one of the teachers jumping in to save a pupil who thought he could swim the entire length of the pool holding his breath 😂

[@marcinstangel9277]

I can't believe how completely smashed this place looks now. Like someone was doing it on purpose, just to make sure nobody would want to restore it by any chance.

[@brianjwright581]

I used to play squash and swim in the late 70's and 1980's. Cheakie Charlies were loved by my Children and later my Grandchildren. Wonferfull memories

[@nickypjames]

OMG! Thank you for this it has brought back aload of memories and also memories of all the fun I had with my kids there.

[@DaveVantage]

Wow, I worked there in the 90’s so much of it is still the same 😮 shame to see it like this now.

[@callmeJAF]

Went there yesterday. It’s a shame, I was getting flashbacks to when I was three years old. Remember it like I was there yesterday

[@dewester5394]

Hey there mate, how'd you get in? I really want to explore inside too.

[@callmeJAF]

@@dewester5394 it's all boarded up but the front entrance has glass behind the boards. Get a screwdriver set, take off the board. Once screws are loosened, you need to pull hard to rip the board off, don't be gentle. Behind should be a glass window and you smash it with a brick or something. Very left bottom corner one on front entrance my friends did. So try the bottom left board and the window should already be broken behind it, probably reboarded though. Be careful not to cut yourself on the glass, crawl in, and then you're in. They reboard it every day so be careful they don't board you in lol. We did it at night, but bring flashlights if you go at night

[@dewester5394]

@@callmeJAF I see, thanks mate greatly appreciated.

[@mburdett1989]

Don’t think these guys quite realised the (former!) Prime Minister was elected here with Elmo and Lord Buckethead! Amazing to think the trampolines were left just as they were that Friday afternoon in March 2020…

[@naysmith5272]

@18:12 I think that is the depth markings for the original swimming pool. The original pool was concreted in in early 1990's and the new pool built on the side. The original pool was in the very large hall to the right of the entrance. It had a diving board if i recall correctly. I believe they had issues with the way the pool had been constructed so thats why they got rid of it.

[@naysmith5272]

If anyone has a site with pictures of the old pool that would be interesting to see.

[@naysmith5272]

the shallow end was at the far end of the big hall - by where the little turning area for cars is on the other side.

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

yes we wondered why the tiles from another pool were in a hallway!?

[@zoebx1314]

Yes it had a diving board… in the bit round the corner that was 3 metres deep. I learned to dive there. So many happy memories of the old pool from my childhood and the new one from my childrens. And the roller disco obviously… got my Bauers in loft somewhere just in case! So sad they’re knocking it down.

[@naysmith5272]

@@zoebx1314 cool. It would have been circa 1983 that I learnt to swim with school but we were just in the shallow end. And the last time I went to the original pool was in the early 90's to practice capsizing a canoe with Scouts which we did in the long part of the pool.

[@zoeoshea3098]

The best thing about having children is having the opportunity to go on the soft play with them!

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

hahaha i never get a chance so was nice to have a go lol

[@Enzo-Plays55]

I miss the magnet I used to do trampolining there I used to go to cheeky Charlie’s when I was little and used to go to the roller disco

[@barneysarmy1939]

Some leisure centres they close and I get why but this place was in good condition, they had just redone the gym and new cafe and the pool was clean and great fun! Such a shame...the new one is ok but no big slides.

[@dewester5394]

That's what I found really confusing. They made that new café and invested in the gym and just a few years later they'd leave the place. Yes the new Braywick leisure centre is better in every way but those investments in the Magnet don't seem great now that it's going to get knocked down.

[@Summmath]

This place was my childhood I always went to sway dance and its so sad and nice to see this place again

[@lilybeanzable]

Spent so much of my childhood here a real shame to see how it’s ended up.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Good video mate enjoyed this one your content is wicked strait to the point mate 👍👍

[@dewester5394]

Used to do Karate in the place with the "Sway" branding every Friday merely a few years ago. Strange to see the whole centre in the state that it is in currently considering it was full of life (but still on its last legs) just a few years ago.

[@charlieLifeCoachh]

So sad to see magnet is such a state I worked there as a fitness instructor in the gym for 3 years. Great video though !!

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

hey thanks Charlie, heard they are building a new leisure Centre near by?

[@charlieLifeCoachh]

@@LostAdventuresExploring Yes there is a massive leisure centre on the Braywick road new build.

[@h20passion25]

heartbroken that's my childhood swimming pool :(

[@MarkHossNorthwestrcclub]

Pre-liked, and Reminded added 🙂👌🏻 Looking forward to Another great video 🙂 I really hope you guy's went down the water slide 😁 All the Best, Mark 👍🏻

[@MadGaming2000]

I went roller skating there and we were very sad when it closed. The stuff you slipped on was out of date ice cream.

[@singingshark855]

Crazy good explore! Hopefully doesn't get more smashed up. Would love to have explored this.

[@detectacache6220]

The swimming pool area is spooky without noise. Cool video as always 😎

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

yea eran said the same, cheers mate

[@jeffcicale]

Sad to see the Leisure Centre in this state. Excellent footage and it's a much different take compared to other videos which is very refreshing!

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

it is sad because all the messages of what the leisure Centre meant to people, thanks Jeff we appreciate it

[@SamuelTubbritt]

Such a shame to see it all smashed up now. It wasn’t like this back in 2020.. but then again the doors were left wide open, so it was only a matter of time before the metal thieves and vandals got to it 🙁 Glad you got to see it before they knock it down though!! Nice video mate

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

hey yea shame its got this bad, but thanks Samuel

[@SamuelTubbritt]

I sent you a message on IG 👌🏻

[@lzibass]

So sad to see it like this, but inevitable if its just going to be flattened. Used to love the gigs they put on in the event spaces. Not sure if thats where the roller disco was...? Havent been to the new facility but chances are, I probably wont! Great vid!

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

hey yea sad to see such a place go and thanks Lzi

[@niamhmulvihill7788]

Miss this place, it’s weird to see it like this

[@samanthalpalmer33]

So much fun here as a kid

[@evette572003]

I really enjoyed this place. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

hey Evette, thanks for watching :)

[@stepper7]

its cool to see how many people in these comments live near me lol

[@thedoveston6781]

I grew up here, almost painful to watch

[@maidbloke]

I've swum in that pool, played badminton in that hall, played squash in those squash courts, escaped that escape room, rollered on those roller skates and had birthday parties for my kids in that hall (they are now 19 & 21!) Thank you for an interesting tour of public and staff areas. Staggered that when they left the building no-one thought to empty that freezer, that's just basic common sense.

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

wow thank you for your memories im sure if you see through the comments lots of people love this place

[@simonjohnstone6671]

My old local leisure centre in Maidenhead

[@kzxax]

The memories in this place :/

[@rp_beasty9164]

Brings back so many memories, Having my birthday party there and swimming there every week, It would have been sick if you found the basement as everything was chucked down there like everything treadmills skates etc. But sick video

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

we did go in the basement but only saw one trampoline down there, cheers

[@rp_beasty9164]

@@LostAdventuresExploring Ahh must of cleared it then for the demo in next few weeks

[@daddydan1000]

The big Hall with the trampolines in is where the old swimming pool used to be

[@AB-zq5cm]

No thats the smaller hall where they said they came in, the pool is under there 👍

[@SamuelTubbritt]

@@AB-zq5cm the squash courts? Or the hall closet to the main road? I never knew there was the old pool underneath 🤓

[@emilyrose294]

This place was my childhood i lived in Maidenhead my whole life makes me so sad 😭

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

it must be sad to see it like this for you :( cool place though

[@BEAST283514]

Same but the braywick centre is ace

[@sarahhidalmasi9102]

They build and new one braywick now they are going to knock it all down soon make in to flats I think

[@jacquelinehenley1339]

You went into our nursery, so many memories there

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

ahh yea we only popped in that bit quickly, the place is really big inside!

[@PartnersOfTheForgottenWorld]

Hey great video got the pin for this one , was access easy ? Do security look after this place ?

[@hidebarnes8188]

I love history

[@kassammahmood790]

I always wondered how people get in? Did you break in or force entry or find a opportunity

[@Aamyxxo]

Remember going here as a kid it’s honestly so sad to see it go

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

:(

[@baylaschauer3122]

That must have been an amazing place! Why didn’t you have some ice cream? Great job you two!

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

ice cream was SLIGHTLY off lol

[@Sphinxxthedhgfhdhhh]

How did you get inside?? My boyfriend and I are planning on exploring it but we don’t know how to get in

[@paige._3623]

As I kid I would come hear all the time I remember arguing with my sister who would u the hair dryer first

[@adolfoguerra7257]

The soft play area is almost all that remains today.

[@michielvanes3380]

Cool explorer guys 👍🏻

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

thanks!

[@charliechaz1982]

This is almost like a scene from The Last Of Us without the Zombies 😆 Nice video

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

haha cheers Charlie

[@danskitchengardenallotment8286]

It is so sad To see my local swimming pool In this condition I have many of memories Of growing up here and going swimming with my grandad I have recently just Opened a brand new swimming pool up the Not too far away Unfortunately the site hes been brought by developers There is going to be 1400 new flats built on the site It is all being doneBecause they are redeveloping the town If anyone would like some pictures Of this Area when it was open I have got loads

[@KFJ.Explores]

This is dope 🔥

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

fun to explore!

[@4DF2007Official]

Too much nostalgia

[@SonOfBoromirOfRothenburg]

I live right next to it BTW have you heard of the Maidenhead Mith of Charley Charley

[@rosieknight6144]

is it still there then? any idea how to get in

[@SonOfBoromirOfRothenburg]

@@rosieknight6144 yeah, just park out front, hope no one sees you getting in and then your in

[@thedoveston6781]

Do you mean Charlie The Tramp?

[@DRONIXAR]

So beautiful

[@naysmith5272]

The footbridge has been taken down this weekend and I put some video on my channel of the aftermath.

[@olliebasford8325]

Sad how this was my childhood

[@singletotakentv9583]

how did you manage to enter the property?

[@MadGaming2000]

They smashed the wall because they were looking for pipes

[@DRONIXAR]

Awesome bro

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

cheers man

[@Nukeman6543]

God I used to go there as a kid, sad to see it like this

[@T-Fry]

Shame, worked there from 2008 till it closed, I’ve got some videos of it open from the 90s on my page

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

wow you should post them up so people can reminisce

[@marcusobrien384]

is there still any way in? and does anyone know when it’s getting demolished

[@rosieknight6144]

planning on going soon, anyone know if it's easy to get into/if it's still there?

[@4DF2007Official]

It’s still there.

[@emilypimlott6867]

I used to swim here and worked here up until just before it closed! It was a goldmine for fun and games and such a shame it got replaced

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

yea it looked quite nice !

[@veritas1233]

When did it close?

[@corbakiasweep6694]

Where is this place

[@finc305]

Where is this

[@amyreed1820]

hey, thinking of filming there. do u need permission?

[@hidebarnes8188]

Where is this?

[@hidebarnes8188]

@Sagar Ganeshgudi ty

[@SonOfBoromirOfRothenburg]

It’s being taken Down to build flats.

[@danielle5360]

Mother N baby pool the one u thought strange Ben,

[@karenrainer8800]

i used the pool alot wen itwas open alreadyplanning to buildflats there what a wasteAlready a bigger centre open in Maidenhead

[@LostAdventuresExploring]

looked a really nice facility

[@thedoveston6781]

What annoys me is the new one is apparently in Braywick and therefore not nearly as accessible for most people. We used to go as kids and sometimes walked all the way from Furze Platt/Cookham Road area if parents couldn't give us a lift. Most buses stopped right outside as well. Braywick's the other side of the dual carriageway/high street. It would have to be phenomenally good to justify the move. I suppose it's more accessible for people coming from out of town, I guess.

[@limeonaday735]

By the way the doors are not boarded up there is only wood standing at the door So you can sneak in and look like I did a few days ago it’s so weird LOL

[@JordanDuffy49]

wait how did you get in because the wood is nailed to the door

[@JordanDuffy49]

@@ColtTheWolf im not gonna lie if i can find a way in u can bet imma explore because it would be a whole different experience. Howver i heard of some lads abt my age (16yrs old) who got onto the roof and got caught by the police so theres definitely cctv still or some patrols but yh would be dope to find a way in ig

[@JordanDuffy49]

@@ColtTheWolf im 16 , 17 in april so for them id look like a vandalizer

[@JordanDuffy49]

as in 2022 teenagers dont really have a good reputation

[@dewester5394]

@@ColtTheWolf You get in through the main entrance? The one with the stairway to Sainsbury's?

[@SonOfBoromirOfRothenburg]

I peed in the pools he stood in. Btw that’s no joke

[@nebhalabir1201]

Lool same bro

[@seanland]

Rosalina Sean talking pool swimming

[@carlosmagrina-james9797]

Was in there erlier 😂😂

[@lsbeets9431]

How? I want to go

[@jordanmercer2377]

How did you get in ?

[@SonOfBoromirOfRothenburg]

It’s not a hideout

[@karenrainer8800]

Its being demolished now a nd alot of flats are being built on this site what a sheer waste!!#