Roe Valley Leisure Centre is on Greystone Road in Limavady, County Londonderry. It holds a 4.6 rating from 90 Google reviews.
The record is old, with the newest review from November 2020, so treat the details below as a pre-pandemic snapshot. It's also a leisure centre rather than a gym: the reviews are overwhelmingly about swimming.
The Health Suite Deal Is The Best Fact Here
A visitor in August 2019 explains something no rating could tell you: "The health suite (sauna, steam room, spa bath) is really nice and good value even on a pay as you go basis as it includes use of the swimming pool (during pool opening times)."
Sauna, steam room and spa bath, available pay-as-you-go, with pool access bundled in.
That's genuinely useful. No membership needed, and one fee covers both. If you're visiting the area, or you only want a sauna occasionally, that's a far better proposition than joining somewhere.
Note the condition in the brackets, though: pool access applies during pool opening times. And no opening hours are published anywhere on this record, which is precisely the problem. That one qualifier turns the whole deal on the schedule, and I can't give you the schedule.
It's Built Around Families And Water
A parent in July 2019, four stars, describes a first visit: "Nice and clean family pool with friendly staff. There's a good amount of parking here, and it's easy to get to and not expensive. As we'd never been before, they had a member of staff show us around, which was a nice touch when it's your first time swimming with your baby."
Someone walked a nervous first-time parent around the building. That's a small thing that says a lot, and it's the sort of detail I'd weigh heavily if I were choosing where to take a baby swimming.
Parking is plentiful, access easy, and it's "not expensive." Three practical facts in one review.
A parent in July 2019: "My children love going here. Great kids pool, main pool, fitness facilities, kids play area. In addition to swimming lessons for all ages and abilities."
Kids' pool, main pool, play area, lessons for all ages. That's the offer.
The Gym Gets Two Sentences
Here's the thing to notice. Of five written reviews, exactly one is about the gym, and it's six words long.
A member in November 2020: "Great hours training in the gym very friendly staff."
Another, November 2020: "Great facilities and staff always friendly and helpful."
That's it. "Great hours" is the only gym-specific claim on the entire page, and the hours themselves aren't published, so I can't even tell you what's great about them.
If you're choosing a gym in Limavady, this record can't help much. If you're choosing somewhere to swim, it's full of useful detail.
Who It's Not For
Anyone wanting a serious weights room. Nobody describes the equipment, and the phrase "fitness facilities" is as specific as it gets across 90 ratings.
Anyone who needs to know when it's open, since the listing publishes no hours and no phone number at all.
What's Missing
No opening hours. No phone number. No website. No pricing, beyond "not expensive" and "good value."
For a council leisure centre, those all exist somewhere. Just not here.
Greystone Rd, Limavady BT49 0ND.
FAQ
Can I use the sauna without a membership?
A visitor in August 2019 says the health suite is available pay-as-you-go, and includes pool use during pool opening times.
Is there parking?
A visitor describes a good amount of parking, easy to get to.
What's the gym like?
Almost nothing on record. One member calls the hours great; nobody describes the equipment.
What are the opening hours?
None are published, and there's no phone number or website on the record.