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Those who enjoy the wet side of life can have fun in Tropicana. Newcastle's outdoor heated leisure pool with its giant waterslide. To ensure that the toddlers are not forgotten, they have their own paddling pools with the Nellie the Elephant slide. Also available at Newcastle Centre is a summer creche for 3 to 5 year olds and summer scheme for 6 to 12 year olds. Organised to help keep the children entertained. The Tropicana is an open air warm swimming pool located in the town centre. The deepest it goes is 1.2 metres and it is a childrens swimming pool consisting of two pools, both with their own slide. The smaller pool is very small and is mostly used for babies and toddlers with an elephant slide that goes into the water. The bigger pool is deeper than the small one and has a large yellow water slide that twists and turns, and is quite high up. The tropicana has been in Newcaslte since the eighties and is well liked by both locals and tourists. It is only open during the summer months of July and August. Tropicanarama (disco and pool games), is on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. There is also swimming lessons Mon-Fri 9am-11:30am. Play sessions in the pool are Mon-Fri 2pm-4pm with floats and play equipment. Admission: Single Swim (under eight) £3.05 Single Swim (over eight to adult) £3.55 Adult Non Swimmer (accompanied by a full paying child) £1 Senior Citizens Swim £1.75 10 Swim Ticket Under 8s £22.50 10 Swim Ticket 8 years to Adult £30.50 Rainy Day Ticket £1.85 Family Ticket (5 people) £15.15 Tropicanarama £3.55 Opening Times: Daily Throughout July and August, subject to weather conditions. Monday to Friday 09:00 to 22:00 Saturday 09:00 to 17:30 Sunday 14:00 to 18:00 Swim timetables will be split into sessions within this time frame. |