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City Of York Council

Swimming prices and discounts

Free Swim Cards

Please note that the free swim cards for under 16s and over 60s are no longer valid and you will need to produce a valid YorkCard and proof of concession on each visit to get a discounted rate.

Open Swim/Lane Swimming/Waterfun/Young at Heart/Women's Swim/Adults only/Deep End Swim

Adult (with York card) £3.55
Adult (standard) £4.40
Concession (with York card) £2.30
Concession (standard) £3.05

Aquafit/Aquanatal

Adult (with York card) £4.20
Adult (standard) £5.30
Concession (with York card) £3.35
Concession (standard) £4.20

Loyalty swim cards

2 free sessions (10 sessions for the price of 8)

Adult (with York card) £28.40
Adult (standard) £35.20
Concession (with York card) £18.40
Concession (standard) £24.40

Discounts and concessions are available for most of the sporting activities at Energise and Yearsley Swimming Pool.

Carers

Carers come for free when accompanying a disabled person and are entitled to a concession (see below) at other times.

Local resident discounts

A YORKCard entitles residents of York to a discount. The YORKCard is available from libraries and must be shown on each visit to the facility to obtain the discount.

Concessions

The following concessions are available but proof must be shown on each visit.

concession proof required
Under 16s (under 5s go free) Junior or Young Person's York card and Yozone card
Disability Benefit No proof required
Incapacity Benefit Allowance book or written documentation from DSS (dated within the last 12 months)
Job Seekers Allowance and Income Support (unemployment benefit) Allowance book or written documentation from Job Centre Plus (dated within the last 12 months)
Working Tax Credit Letter from HM Revenue and Customs confirming entitlement (dated within last 12 months)
Pensioners (over 60) Proof of age may be required (Bus Pass, Driving Licence)
Full time Students Valid Student or NUS card (card must be in date and indicate expiry date) 
York Carers Emergency Card holdersCarers Emergency Card
York Carers Card holdersYork Carers Card (more details on the discounts available to York Carers are to the right hand side of this page)
Carers Allowance Letter or proof that allowance is received
Housing benefit and Council Tax benefit Entitlement letter showing that allowance is received or bill showing benefit deducted
Widowed parent allowance Letter or proof that allowance is received

We do not give concessions on the basis of

  • being a part time student
  • receiving Child or Family Tax Credit
  • receiving Child Benefits.

For your safety we ask that:

  • The minimum age of entry for Women's Swim and Aquafit is 16 (14 when accompanied by an adult)
  • Children under 5 should ideally be accompanied on a 1:1 basis regardless of swimming ability
  • A responsible individual of 16 years or over is required to supervise no more than 2 under 8s or 2 non-swimming children in the pool.

Be Active Membership

You can pay a monthly fee for Be Active membership which gives you all the swimming you want!

Membership includes

  • FREE introduction to the fitness suite at Energise
  • unlimited swimming at Energise and Yearsley Swimming Pool
  • unlimited use of Be Active fitness suite at Energise
  • unlimited health and fitness classes at Energise and Yearsley Swimming Pool.
  • unlimited climbing at Energise (must be a registered climber)