Lower Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire
Swimming is a life skill that everyone should possess. We take this seriously at Swimtime, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself while you learn to swim with us. With lessons across the UK.
Our lessons for children are fun, and we seek to help your child feel absolutely safe whether it’s their first lesson, their first venture into deep water, or their first time in a more challenging class.
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41 customer reviews
Jenny Baker
My son has weekly swimming lessons. I chose Swimtime as the groups are small and the instructor gets in the pool with them. He loves his instructor Sophie. She’s really encouraging and friendly. The lessons are quite expensive but I’m happy paying the price for how much he’s learnt and how much he loves going. More...
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Jo
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This company got in touch initially to ask if I needed more information about available appointments and how to book. I replied, asking for more details and received no response, despite chasing with a follow-up email a few days later, and have still not heard back from them, so was unable to book any lessons.
Ebony Terrill
Absolutely great.. my little boy has loved every minute of his swimming lessons here we can't wait to start up again soon with his swim instructor Mathew. Strongly recommend
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Rob Cleary
Took my daughter to the new hydropool pool in Ashton today. It was lovely and warm the teacher was very welcoming,friendly and great with my daughter who’s was a bit shy with her at first. Well recommended for baby lessons aged 0-2yrs or 2-4yrs. More...
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Donna Wood
My daughter Ava has been having lessons at The Village Hotel in Bury with Swimtime for the last few months and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Ava’s teacher Michelle is absolutely amazing! She takes the time to understand each child and their strengths, and makes the lessons so much fun they don’t even realise they’re learning! Ava is now such a confident swimmer it’s wonderful to see, and it’s all thanks to Michelle and Swimtime. More...
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Jen Thorpe
My little mermaid has her lessons with Michelle at the village in bury. She started as a water confident non swimmer wearing three armbands on each arm, she is now on her 4th set of lessons and no armbands! Michelle is an excellent teacher all the kids adore her. She makes the lesson fun and the kids dont even know they are learning because to them its just playing! Michelle takes the time to get to know the children and treat them as all individuals,giving support where needed and giving more independance also! The other teachers that have taken Michelle's class in her absence are all fantastic too, but got to say the kids really miss michelle when she is on annual leave! :) highly recommended! More...
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Megan Charlotte Evans
My daughter (Bobbie) is 10 months old and she has been doing swimming lessons on Fridays with Michelle since she was around 5/6 months. She absolutely adores Michelle as do I and Fridays are our favourite time of the week. Bobbie’s confidence within the water just keeps on growing and since starting with Swimtime we have met some lovely mums and their babies. We just love it ❤️ More...
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Samantha Kay
Can't thank Michelle enough for how confident she has made Ariella in the water. She can't wait to go each week. Michelle makes learning to swim so much fun for the kids aswell as building relationships individually with them. Thanks Michelle you're a superstar
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Sophie Warner
Michelle at the village Bury is a great teacher! Always bringing fun to the lesson, has built my little ones confidence up in the water so much and asks constantly how long till the next lesson!
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Donna Entwistle
my daughter has swimming lessons with Michelle at The Village Hotel in Bury; what an amazing teacher Michelle is! All the children in her class love her to bits and she brings out the best in each one of them
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Beverley Horwich
Thank you Michelle for making swimming so much fun! My youngest absolutely loves you & your lessons! Xx
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Heather Edwards
Both my children have Ann for their lessons , she is fantastic with them. They both love her. She does a great job. My daughter has been coming for a few years to Ann and she is a brilliant confident swimmer. my son has not long since started and the difference in him is amazing. i can't recommended Ann enough More...
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Rachel Trueman
My little boy has just had his second lesson this week with Michelle at The Village in Bury. He loves it and loves Michelle. She’s just amazing with them I cannot recommend her and this company enough. xx More...
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Lisa Jones
Amazing my little boy was 3 end of September he started lessons at Hyde with rob.c and he’s comes on leaps he now only has 2 rings is exceptionally confident and just got his first badge can not praise him enough
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Lauren Hughes
My daughter has been attending swimtime swimming lessons at the dunkenhaulgh for several weeks now. She’s loving the lessons and confidence is growing each week
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Matt Lancaster
My son Frazier has been attending Matthews classes at the dunkenhalgh for nearly 3 years now. He started off as a beginner and has now gained many certificates and badges with Matthews fun and friendly approach to teaching. I can’t thank him enough as he is now confident in the water and enjoying every minute of it. ♂️ More...
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Lisa Wood
Our daughter Beth has been having lessons with Matthew at the village, bury, normally I don’t take her, it’s daddy that goes, however, today I went to watch - WOW, Beth tells me she is practicing for her 100 metres, Matthew greets each pupil personally, and it’s plain to see, just how much they love the lesson, Matthew praises each child as they attempt to achieve what is asked of them. Beth swims each length using various strokes that Matthew has taught her, I was blown away with how well Beth can swim, I would recommend both Swimtime but above all Matthew, the time and patience has most certainly paid off, so thank you Matthew, you have made me a very proud mummy xx More...
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Pippa Baxter
Lesley mills is the best teacher ! Both my kids love her
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Kerry Heathcock
Swimtime is absolutely great I can't recommend it enough, the small classes and extremely good teachers makes my daughter really enjoy her lessons, she has improved immensely and has been supported but also pushed to realise her potential.
Her confidence in the water has come on leaps and bounds since starting.
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Lyndsey Clarke
Adele at the Dunkenhalgh on Mondays is great. The lesson is fun and enjoyable for the children and adults. I like how the focus of the class is learning to swim and be safe in water and ways we can help them as parents in the water, which I wouldn't know if I'd just taken her swimming on my own. My little girl is 21 months and loves it and her confidence is growing each week. More...
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Charlene Smith
My girls love their swimming lessons with Mathew at the the village hotel bury, they are becoming very confident swimmers, my oldest is 8 and had autism so is usually anxious about everything she does but she is never anxious about her swimming lessons with Mathew she loves going, thank you Mathew �
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Abbey Louise
My daughter is 6 months old and absolutely loves her swimming lessons with Michelle! We were originally booked on to another class however after attending Michelle's lesson when we couldn't attend our usual class I decided to transfer her over to Michelle on a permanent basis. I cannot recommend this lady enough, she is very friendly, attentive and approachable. She takes into consideration each child's ability and ensures that each baby is learning at their own pace whilst also putting a lot of consideration into each individual baby's needs. Michelle is well organised and the lessons are delivered to the highest standard whilst being very fun at the same time! My daughter has learnt something new every week and I can really notice her development. I also think Michelle is great with parents too, she made me feel at ease from the start. These lessons have been a brilliant way for bonding with my daughter! This is our favourite time of the week! Thank you Michelle x More...
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Katy Byrne
My son and daughter have been attending lessons with Michelle and are currently on their second term. Michelle is lovely and very approachable and instantly put myself and my children at ease. Michelle is clear in her swimming direction and is aware of each child’s limits of capability and puts emphasis on areas of development. My 5 year old daughter has gone from being a completely beginner to moving up classes within 2 terms with michelle. Both my children adore Michelle and it has been lovely to see just how much they have both grown in confidence and swimming ability in such a short space of time. Thank you Michelle. More...
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Nic Goldstone
My son is 5 years old and started with Michelle in July @ the Village hotel in Bury and he’s already got his 1st badge, he absolutely loves it & can’t thank her enough. His confidence has grown massively and will how swim under water . He looks forward to seeing Michelle every week and going swimming with her. More...
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Rachael Messham
My daughter has been swimming now with Swimtime just over 4 months and is doing brilliantly thanks Matthew
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Helen Barker
My boys had their first two-to-one lesson yesterday and did amazingly well. Fantastic teacher called Nicola. Highly recommended
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Sandra Gregory
We've done a few different swim schools but have found swim time to be the best for us. Adele takes the time to explain what the aim of the activities is and really gets to know the children and their strengths. My daughter is so confident in the water and I love watching her learn new skills! More...
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Adele Ross
Matthew has taught both my sons to swim and he tailored the lessons to fit their needs. Both boys did intensive lessons over a week (different times) and both finished confident and happy in the water. They both achieved 100 metres and loved their time with Matthew. Considering both boys have complex needs we have always been nervous of swimming lessons but Matthew has a real understanding and got the best out of our boys. I can not recommend him enough if you are looking for swimming lessons. More...
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Jo Whittaker
Highly recommend. Both my daughters are on their very 1st term of swimming lessons. My eldest has previously had lessons elsewhere and had a bad experience. It has taken 2 years to get her back in the water. After 2 lessons with Rachel she's now back swimming. Rachel is fantastic with the kids. 5* More...
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Adele Clark
Both our boys swim with Matthew at The Dunkenhalgh he is fantastic and I can confidently say they swim way above the average standards for their age. . the small holistic classes help too.. there are never more than 6 in a class � thank you Matthew! More...
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Jemma Coyle
Can’t recommend swimtime enough, my daughter has progressed so quickly over the last 2 years and is super confident in the water. David at the village/Cheadle is amazing � More...
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Danielle Goodwin
My 2 year old has one to one lessons with Adele at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel and I cant sing her praises enough. Adele has such a great connection with our son, which I feel really helps .
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Laura Walton
My daughter has been learning to swim with Rachel now for about 8 months and she's so confident now....Grace is a nervous child and doesn't like new things but Rachel has helped her so much that Grace counts down the days till "swimming day! " highly recommend swimtime to anyone More...
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Helen Slinger
Both my children swim with Racheal ... my son who’s 8 has grown in confidence so much .. 2 terms ago he wouldn’t jump in and cried before his first lesson . . now he’s swimming without armbands and loves every second with Racheal . My daughter is 3 and looks forward every week to her lesson . Highly recommend ����� More...
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Michael Turner
Sophia has been learning to swim with Adele since she was 6 months old. We can’t recommend her enough, Sophia has come on leaps and bounds and is a great little swimmer. The imagination and creativity that Adele puts into her classes shows in the enjoyment that Sophia gets out of her lessons. Fantastic. More...
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Sonya Palmer-Higgins
My daughter has been attending swimming lessons with Adele since she was about 16 week old . She has gone from strength to strength and is so confident in water. She’s 19 months old now and I’m confident she’ll be swimming before her 2nd birthday ! Can not recommend swimtime enough ! More...
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Natalie Birch
Can’t recommend enough!
Kayley at Bury has worked wonders with our boy. He’s very cautious and wary of the water. But he has made progress without any pressure from Kayley.
She understands he’s a little scared at times but her approach is fantastic. He loves his swimming lessons thanks to her - we are really pleased.
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Michelle Horrocks
My daughter is 8years old and was progressing slowly with her lessons. She then had an incident that completely knocked her confidence. She used to swim 1 length, but now she will only swim by the wall and constantly stops to hold onto it. It was also becoming increasingly difficult to persuade/bribe� her to go. So I decided enough was enough and brought her to village Bury. Best decision I made. After one session with Matt she ended the lesson doing a length without stopping. Thoroughly enjoyed herself and can't wait to come back next lesson. She now for the first time ever has talked about bronze silver and gold! Matt was really fab. So glad I moved her. Can't wait to see how she comes on. Thankyou � More...
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Gemma Morgan
Great quality lessons, would definitely recommend. My daughter started off terrified. She wore 3 armbands, goggles & used a noodle. In less than 2 blocks of lessons she's like a different child. So much more confident, no armbands, goggles or noodles & now has her 5 metres! So proud. Sarah at the Village Bury has been amazing, can't thank her enough. She will definitely be missed x More...
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Adrienne Leigh
at first I was really nervous I'm a first time mum and leaving the house alone was a task never mind changing her in a changing room but the facilities are fab and Adele is an amazing instructor my little girl has come on leaps and bounds in 9 weeks the classes are small so it gives adele time to spend with each baby and parent and she will go through techniques as many times as you feel you need highly recommend them
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Stacey Griffiths
Fantastic customer service and the office staff always deal with my call efficiently. The lessons are great and my daughter has come on leaps and bounds! Definitely recommend.
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What do you love most about your job?
The satisfaction that you see when you see someone have control of their own body in the water, or when they start swimming without support for the 1st time and they realise they can do it is magical.
What inspired you to start your own business?
Being involved with swimming at a young age has helped and led to a passion of wanting to pass on one of the most valuable life skills of all. Swimming has always been recognised as a great form of exercise.
Why should our clients choose you?
Swimtime are a trusted national brand that have delivered lessons for over 20 years, we are passionate about what we teach, and the care we take in ensuring the teachers meet our standards means you and your children will be safe, have fun and learn.