James Gillespie’s High School

57 Lauderdale St, Edinburgh EH9 1DD

Monday 28th to Friday 1st August 2025

9.30am to 1.00pm

Please access the swimming pool via the Eric Liddell Sports Centre entrance.
Children may be escorted to the changing area by 1 parent who can assist them to change and have them collected poolside by a member of our team.
One parent per family of children under 8 years of age may remain poolside throughout the lesson in the designated seating area.
Parents of children aged 8 and over may accompany their child into the changing areas but must wait in the corridor or outside of the centre during the lesson.
Children will be signed in for their class at the changing room entrance to poolside.

The changing is mixed gender with cubicles. Please remove your personal belongings from the cubicles and place in a locker or bring poolside.
Please minimise showering after lessons to a quick rinse only.
Please change and leave the venue as quick as possible to minimise the number of people in the building at any one time.

Parking can be found at 2 sites within the school grounds. The car park closest to the pool can be entered from Whitehouse Loan next to the Children’s 1st building. The Eric Liddell Sports Centre is directly in front of the car park.
Further parking can be found off Warrender Park Road. Please walk through the school playground and the Eric Liddell Sports Centre is at the back of the school site to the left hand side.