Opening hours
Some facilities within the centre may have separate opening times to the overall centre opening times, so please check individual pages before your visit.
Riverside Leisure Centre
- Monday to Friday: 6am to 10pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 6am to 7pm
Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre (CSAC)
- Monday to Friday: 6.30am to 10pm
- Saturdays: 8am to 6pm
- Sundays: 8am to 8pm
South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre (SWFLC)
- Monday to Friday: 6.15am to 10pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 7am to 8pm
Dovedale Sports Centre
Dovedale Sports Centre is currently closed for refurbishment. You can read more about the improvement programme, including timescales.
Christmas opening hours
Monday 22 December 2025
- Date
- Monday 22 December 2025
- Riverside
- Open as normal
- CSAC
- Open as normal
- SWFLC
- 6.30am to 8pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Tuesday 23 December 2025
- Date
- Tuesday 23 December 2025
- Riverside
- Open as normal
- CSAC
- 6.30am to 10pm
- SWFLC
- 6.30am to 8pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Wednesday 24 December 2025
- Date
- Wednesday 24 December 2025
- Riverside
- 8am to 4pm
- CSAC
- 6.30am to 2pm
- SWFLC
- 7am to 2pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Thursday 25 December 2025
- Date
- Thursday 25 December 2025
- Riverside
- Closed
- CSAC
- Closed
- SWFLC
- Closed
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Friday 26 December 2025
- Date
- Friday 26 December 2025
- Riverside
- Closed
- CSAC
- Closed
- SWFLC
- Closed
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Saturday 27 December 2025
- Date
- Saturday 27 December 2025
- Riverside
- 8am to 7pm
- CSAC
- 8am to 6pm
- SWFLC
- 7am to 6pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Sunday 28 December 2025
- Date
- Sunday 28 December 2025
- Riverside
- 8am to 7pm
- CSAC
- 8am to 6pm
- SWFLC
- 7am to 6pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Monday 29 December 2025
- Date
- Monday 29 December 2025
- Riverside
- 8am to 8pm
- CSAC
- 6.30am to 8pm
- SWFLC
- 6.30am to 8pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Tuesday 30 December 2025
- Date
- Tuesday 30 December 2025
- Riverside
- 8am to 8pm
- CSAC
- 6.30am to 8pm
- SWFLC
- 6.30am to 8pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Wednesday 31 December 2025
- Date
- Wednesday 31 December 2025
- Riverside
- 8am to 4pm
- CSAC
- 6.30am to 2pm
- SWFLC
- 7am to 2pm
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Thursday 1 January 2026
- Date
- Thursday 1 January 2026
- Riverside
- Closed
- CSAC
- Closed
- SWFLC
- Closed
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
Friday 2 January 2026
- Date
- Friday 2 January 2026
- Riverside
- Open as normal
- CSAC
- Open as normal
- SWFLC
- Open as normal
- Dovedale
- Closed for refurbishment
| Date | Riverside | CSAC | SWFLC | Dovedale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 22 December 2025 | Open as normal | Open as normal | 6.30am to 8pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Tuesday 23 December 2025 | Open as normal | 6.30am to 10pm | 6.30am to 8pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Wednesday 24 December 2025 | 8am to 4pm | 6.30am to 2pm | 7am to 2pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Thursday 25 December 2025 | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed for refurbishment |
| Friday 26 December 2025 | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed for refurbishment |
| Saturday 27 December 2025 | 8am to 7pm | 8am to 6pm | 7am to 6pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Sunday 28 December 2025 | 8am to 7pm | 8am to 6pm | 7am to 6pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Monday 29 December 2025 | 8am to 8pm | 6.30am to 8pm | 6.30am to 8pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Tuesday 30 December 2025 | 8am to 8pm | 6.30am to 8pm | 6.30am to 8pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Wednesday 31 December 2025 | 8am to 4pm | 6.30am to 2pm | 7am to 2pm | Closed for refurbishment |
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed for refurbishment |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | Open as normal | Open as normal | Open as normal | Closed for refurbishment |