Swimming pool

I have started my sessions in Bradley Stoke leisure centre. It has 25m swimming pool. Lane reservation is £12.85 per hour. I've booked 4 sessions for a start. The pool is not quite suitable for real sport training:

• No starting box
• Shallow side is too shallow
• Pool borders are level with water, so it is not very convenient to make turns
• People swimming on other lanes complain that they haven't been forewarned that one of the lanes will be reserved for training. :-)

Also, I used to swim in 50m pool, it feels like 25m is too short. The nearest 50m pool is in Bath. I'll probably drop them an email to find out what is the price for a lane. Until I find better place, I'll continue to use my local pool.