Ponds Forge

[2] The name Ponds Forge is borrowed from the steel works that formerly occupied this site and a 7 feet (2.1 m) high anvil has been left in situ next to the building, partly because it was deemed too expensive to move.

In the 2000s Ponds Forge was a venue (along with the nearby Don Valley Stadium) for Channel Four's, The Games, in which celebrities competed against each other in a wide range of events.

[3][4] The 50 metre pool at Ponds Forge is one of twelve in the United Kingdom built to current FINA standards, and hence is home to many sporting events.

It has two movable bulkheads (so it is possible to split the main tank into 2 or 3 individual pools) and the floors at the end quarters can be raised or lowered from surface level down to 2 m depth.

The "Surf City" leisure pool complex comprises various water-based attractions open for public use: In 2008 the gym at Ponds Forge had a £3 million refurbishment.

Ponds Forge is at the south-western side of the traffic roundabout at Park Square, nearby the Sheffield City Centre.

It is within walking distance of the bus and rail interchange at Sheffield railway station and is also served by the tram stop at Fitzalan Square/Ponds Forge.