Pools and thermal suite
Water, warmth and relaxation
The pool facilities are part of the health club experience and also help shape many spa day visits.
Swim
16m swimming pool
A pool for steady lengths, gentle movement or adding swimming into your weekly routine.
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy and vitality pools
Warm water, massage jets and swan neck jets help soothe tired muscles and make it easy to unwind after training or during a spa day.
Fire and ice
Sauna, steam and snowsky
Salt sauna, aroma steam room, volcano sauna, Snowsky, monsoon shower, heated loungers and foot spas.
The pools
Swim, soak or let the jets do the work
The 16m swimming pool is ideal for regular swimming and Aqua Aerobics, while the hydrotherapy and vitality pools use warm water, bubbles and massage jets to help you relax.
- 16m swimming pool for lengths, gentle movement and Aqua Aerobics
- Hydrotherapy pool with warm water and massaging jets
- Vitality pool with swan neck jets and underwater massage jets
Fire and ice suite
Heat, steam, snow and somewhere to pause
Move between dry heat, steam, snow, water and warmth, choosing the parts that suit how you want to feel that day.
Dry heat
Salt sauna
A dry sauna lined with Himalayan salt bricks, where deep heat and natural minerals create the perfect start before cooling down in the Snowsky.
Wet heat
Aroma steam room
A warm, humid steam room with aromatherapy blends for a softer heat experience.
Thermal experience
Volcano sauna
A gentler thermal experience where heated mineral coals are lowered into water to release bursts of warmth and steam.
Cool down
Snowsky
Step from the heat into gently falling snowflakes at room temperature, recreating the traditional Scandinavian hot and cold sauna experience.
Rinse and refresh
Monsoon shower
Choose a tropical warm or arctic cool shower infused with essential oils between your thermal experiences.
Rest
Heated loungers and foot spas
Heated tiled loungers, contoured benches and bubbling foot spas offer a gentle way to finish your visit and let the warmth do the work.
For members and guests
A calm pool environment
Riverhills focuses on creating a relaxing environment predominantly for adults. Children may only use the pool facilities between 4pm and 6pm Monday to Friday as a paying guest of a member.
- Outside those times, the pool facilities are child-free.
- Aqua Aerobics, swimming and hydrotherapy offer lower impact ways to stay active.
- Thermal spaces are available as part of selected memberships and spa visits.
Inside the pool and thermal suite
Pools, heat, ice and places to unwind
Whether you're swimming lengths, relaxing in the hydrotherapy pool or exploring the thermal suite, Riverhills brings together pools, saunas, steam rooms, cooling experiences and relaxation spaces in one calm environment.
Swimming pools in Ipswich
Swimming pools and fire and ice suite in Bramford
Riverhills has swimming pools and spa facilities in Ipswich, including a 16m pool, hydrotherapy pool, vitality pool, sauna, aroma steam room, snowsky, monsoon shower, heated loungers and foot spas in Bramford.