Swimming lessons in Lancashire and Cumbria
Teach your little one a skill for life with our inspiring and supportive baby, toddler and preschool swimming lessons in Lancashire & Cumbria.
From the first dip of the toe, Turtle Tots is a magical journey between parent and child, developing water confidence, safety, and swimming skills through our unique and multi award-winning, child-led swimming programme.
Turtle Tots Lancashire and Cumbria is run by Fiona Vittery. Along with her team of world-class swimming teachers, they offer parent and child swimming lessons for babies, toddlers and preschool age children, they also offer independent swimming classes for older children from their lovely warm pool facilities in Barrow in Furness, Whitehaven, Penrith, Newby Bridge, Lancaster, Carlisle, and Keswick.
Our supportive and child-led swimming lessons offer a wonderful bonding experience, packed with songs and games to ensure that you and your little one enjoy your time in the pool together and develop a life-long love of the water. Our programme is taught by our fully qualified and highly skilled teachers who are trained to the highest possible standards. They have an in-depth understanding of early years communication and are attuned to your child’s needs to ensure that every skill is taught at a pace that is right for them.
Check out our pool timetables below to find and book lessons online. Or, if you cannot find what you are looking for, GET IN TOUCH using the form or contact details below and we’ll help find the best day and time for you.
Our Pools
Meet the Lancashire & Cumbria Team
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Fiona
Fiona fell in love with Turtle Tots from her first class with her daughter 8 years ago, she loved the ethos and approach of the lessons andher new career with swimming teaching started that year. Fiona has been a teacher with Turtle Tots for 6 years, and enjoys watching the development of children from their first class as a baby to when they are older and capable of swimming distances.
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Becki
Becki started her Turtle Tots journey 4 years ago with her daughter. Becki is looking forward to developing skills, playing games, singing in class, and building relationships with you and your little one.
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Emily
Emily is a keen swimmer and trained as a swimming teacher to be able to instill that love of the water into the next generation of swimmers. You will find Emily in our classes in Penrith, Carlisle and Keswick
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Ellie
Ellie has recently joined the team teaching in Barrow and Whitehaven. She has to come to teaching after attending Turtle Tots classes with her little boy and has found a new career in the process.
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Caroline
Caroline attended our lessons at the Swan with her daughter and is excited to be joining the team. Caroline will be teaching in Barrow, and will cover at the Swan and the Loyne.
Reviews
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We love turtle tots, wish he was a bit further on but with Covid I guess it’s to be expected.
Fiona is a great teacher and Hannah is fab also.
I’m a nervous person around water and do not want Harry to be the same.
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