Harry Ricardo

We visited at 15.30 on a Wednesday afternoon and opted to go for the Upriver upgrade, there was plenty of free parking available when we arrived. You get two towels and locker access included in the price of the ticket. It wasn’t too busy at all, I’d say there was probably only 2 people in each of the pools (they are about the size of 2 big hot tubs). When we left at 18.30 it did appear to be getting a bit busier. It was worth paying the extra to access the upriver area, as it was a bit nicer than the general area and each of the themed pools seems to have some different minerals added to the water, the cold plunge pool was a fun addition also. Water coolers are available although they put them on top of the bins which we thought was a bit weird. There are loungers and chairs to use/leave your towels on! The location is beautiful, by the river and surrounded by the mountains. You see the occasional train and can hear a bit of road noise but it didn’t affect our experience. The pools vary in temperature and there are two bigger normal temperature pools to use if you want a break from the hot water! We opted to visit here over the other hot spring as it seemed less busy/full of kids and was a much newer facility. Overall it’s a lovely, relaxing way to spend an afternoon and good value for money.