Here’s a nugget for you: Becontree Heath Leisure Centre was built on the site of a former gravel pit. That’s right. Before you were doing lengths, Roman soldiers were probably doing nothing here, because it was a wet, muddy hole. Now it’s a wet, clean hole with a slide.
Another fun fact: the centre’s car park on Althorne Way is notorious for phantom puddles. After a light drizzle, a lake the size of a small swimming pool appears, forcing visitors to perform dramatic Olympic long jumps over it. It adds a free obstacle course to your visit.
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre | kidify.co.uk
