Westport Leisure Park

What Westport Leisure Park does

Westport Leisure Park is a community aquatic, fitness, and wellness facility located on James Street in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. It operates as the primary leisure venue in Westport town centre, serving local residents, families, competitive swimmers, women, people with disabilities, and adult learners through a single integrated site adjacent to the public car park and Clew Bay Hotel.

The physical infrastructure comprises a 25-metre, five-lane deck-level main pool (1.1m to 1.5m depth, maintained at 29°C), a 12-metre children's pool at 30°C, an adult-only health spa with sauna, steam room, plunge pool, and relaxation suite, and a fully equipped accessible gym. Service offerings are organised into a 10-level progressive swimming programme covering Ducklings, Children Levels 1–10, and Adult Levels 1–4; a Swim Ireland–affiliated Westport Swimming Club coached by Barry Robinson and Peggy Dever; a Water Safety Ireland certification pathway culminating in National Pool Lifeguard Qualification; the Westport Special Olympics Club; a community running group meeting Tuesdays; fitness classes; rental of a Meeting Room (up to 20/25 people) and Auditorium (up to 70/80); and third-party health, beauty, and physiotherapy concessions (Geraldine's Skincare Clinic and Wannarun Physiotherapy). Accessibility infrastructure includes a Pool Pod disability hoist, Active Hands gripping aids, and free carer admission.

Revenue is generated through annual membership subscriptions (Full and School Student tiers for 16–17 year olds), pay-as-you-go admissions, multi-visit voucher bundles, swimming lesson programmes, room rental, and rent-share arrangements with on-site third-party therapists. Distribution is fully local, with customer acquisition driven by walk-in traffic, word-of-mouth, Facebook and Instagram pages for the affiliate clubs, and a Legend Online Services mobile application supporting member bookings and attendance scanning. The website notes GDPR compliance achieved 25 May 2018, and a Child Safeguarding Statement compliant with the Children First Act 2015, with Rosemary Doyle as Acting General Manager and Paul Feeney as Designated Liaison Person. No public revenue, ownership, or investor information is disclosed.

Name

Westport Leisure Park

Legal name

Westport Leisure Park

Website

https://westportleisure.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Westport Leisure Park is a community aquatic, fitness, and wellness facility in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. It serves local families, competitive swimmers, women, people with disabilities, and adult learners via a 25-metre pool, gym, health spa, swim lesson programmes, and affiliated community clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Westport

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Recurring membership fees providing ongoing access to facilities including pool, gym, and fitness classes. Various membership tiers available including School Student Membership for 16-17 year olds.
2. Pay As You Go: Single-visit admission fees for non-members wishing to use facilities on a per-visit basis.
3. Room Rental: Hourly, daily, or weekly rental of Meeting Room (up to 20/25 people) and Auditorium (up to 70/80 people) for exercise classes or meetings.
4. Health & Beauty Services: Third-party therapists provide massage, physiotherapy, skincare and beauty treatments on-site, with Westport Leisure Park providing the facility.
5. Multi-Visit Vouchers: Pre-purchased bundle of multiple admissions at discounted rates compared to single pay-as-you-go visits.
6. Swimming Lessons: Structured swimming lesson programmes for children (Levels 1-10 and Ducklings) and adults (Levels 1-4), with free assessments for new participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Westport Leisure Park operates a community leisure facility in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, providing a 25m pool, children's pool, adult-only health spa (sauna, steam room, plunge pool, relaxation suite), and an accessible gym. The facility delivers structured swimming lessons across 10 progressive levels for children and adults, hosts Water Safety Ireland certified training and competitive swimming through Westport Swimming Club, and runs fitness classes, a running group, Special Olympics activities, and on-site health and beauty services. Revenue is generated through annual memberships, pay-as-you-go admissions, multi-visit vouchers, and hourly/daily/weekly room rentals.

Product overview

Westport Leisure Park operates as a community leisure center offering an integrated portfolio of aquatic, fitness, and wellness services. The core facilities include a 25m main swimming pool, a children's pool, a health spa (sauna, steam room, plunge pool, relaxation suite), and a fully equipped accessible gym. Service offerings are organized into distinct programmes: swimming lessons across 10 progressive levels for children and adults, competitive swimming through Westport Swimming Club, Special Olympics activities, Water Safety Ireland certified training, a running group, health and beauty treatments provided by third-party therapists, and room rental facilities. The center also runs a 20x20 Women in Sport initiative to promote female participation. Membership options and pay-as-you-go pricing provide flexible access to all facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Main Swimming Pool

Quantifiable outcome

• Running group meets twice weekly with 80% female attendance
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Swim IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Governing Body for Competitive Swimming in Ireland. Westport Swimming Club is affiliated to Swim Ireland, providing competitive swimmers with pathway to regional and national competitions.
• Water Safety IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational water safety organization delivering safety awards, rescue awards, and lifeguard qualification programmes at Westport Leisure Park. Examiners Gary Smyth and Barry Robinson deliver courses on-site.
• Mayo County CouncilminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHuman Resources Department provides Relevant Person under Children First Act 2015 for child safeguarding queries. Olivia Gallagher serves as Human Resources contact.
• Geraldine's Skincare ClinicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party therapist offering therapeutic massage, aromatherapy, hot stone massage and beauty treatments on-site at Westport Leisure Park.
• Wannarun Physiotherapy ClinicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party physiotherapy and sports injury clinic operated by Andrew O'Brien, providing physiotherapy, deep tissue massage and sports therapy services on-site.
• 20x20 Women in SportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational initiative to increase visibility and participation of women in sport. Westport Leisure Park actively supports and participates, showing high female participation across programmes.
• Tusla - Child and Family AgencyminorOthersChild safeguarding reporting agency under Children First Act 2015. Westport Leisure Park has procedures for reporting child protection or welfare concerns to Tusla.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Better (GLL): Large UK charitable leisure trust operating hundreds of pools, gyms, and fitness facilities on behalf of local councils. Comparable on facility mix (pool + gym + classes + lessons) but at vastly greater scale and with a broader geographic footprint.
• Nuffield Health: UK healthcare-and-leisure operator combining fitness clubs with pools, gyms, swimming lessons, and physiotherapy services. Comparable on the bundled fitness + aquatic + third-party therapy offering, though it operates across many sites with much larger headcount.
• Everyone Active: UK-wide public leisure operator managing pools, gyms, fitness classes, and swimming lessons across 200+ centres. Overlaps with Westport Leisure Park on the core leisure centre + swimming lesson model but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• David Lloyd Leisure: Premium UK and European health club chain with outdoor and indoor pools, spas, gyms, and family programming. Comparable on the integrated family leisure + aquatics + spa proposition, though positioned upmarket with multi-site scale.

Emerging players

• Water Babies: UK-founded baby and toddler swimming lesson franchise operating in partner pools. Overlaps with Westport Leisure Park's Ducklings-level early-years aquatic instruction and represents an alternative monetisation model for the same curriculum slot.
• Swimtime: UK-based swimming lesson franchise operating in partner pools delivering structured children's and adult learn-to-swim programmes. Comparable on the structured progressive swimming curriculum monetised through partnerships with leisure facilities.

Direct peers

• West Wood Club: Private members' leisure club in Dublin offering a 25m pool, children's pool, spa, gym, fitness classes, and swimming lessons under a membership-plus-pay-as-you-go model. Closest Irish analogue to Westport Leisure Park's integrated pool-gym-spa-services offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westport-leisure-park

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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