Information about McKenzie Baths

79 Udy St
5012, Lower Hutt
+6445686563

Opening hours

  • sunday: 11h-18h
  • monday: 12h-18h
  • tuesday: 12h-18h
  • wednesday: 12h-18h
  • thursday: 12h-18h
  • friday: 12h-18h
  • saturday: 11h-18h
McKenzie Baths

Our comment from FitFit New Zealand about McKenzie Baths:

McKenzie Baths is a wonderful hidden treasure located in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, offering a fantastic outdoor swimming experience for families and individuals alike. This center features:

  • Multiple outdoor pools, including dedicated areas for toddlers and children.
  • A great splash pad that adds to the fun for kids.
  • Clean and well-maintained facilities with friendly and competent staff.
  • Spacious changing rooms and plenty of grassy areas for picnics.
  • A very reasonable admission price, making it a popular choice for outings.

Visitors have praised the warm temperature of the water and the family-friendly atmosphere. Many families enjoy the BBQ facilities available, providing an excellent way to make a day of it. While some users have noted that the pools can feel shallow for adults and have requested deeper options, overall, the feedback highlights the enjoyable experience at McKenzie Baths. It is a great spot to relax, play, and cool off during the warmer months!

McKenzie Baths: Opinions

4.5/5 (68 Opinions)
David & Jennifer Miller 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful, under-utilised asset, should be marketed more proactively.

Chandra Babu 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Cool, open swimming place

slaying “slay” 1 year ago

Positive experience: 'yassss'. I love the lifeguards so much to be honest. they are kenough .(bring back the vending machine for the last star, or even the water gun on the splash pad )

McKenzie Baths

What can we do to earn that last star

James Hogan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great little outdoor pool

Jennifer Griffin 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A lovely outdoor swimming pool

Ced Simpson 1 year ago

Positive experience: A fabulous set of summer pools for primary school age children.

Anna-Maria Fradelakis 1 year ago

Positive experience: Lovely outdoor summer pool with a great children's pool and splash pad

barb egan 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Favorite pool party place!

Janelle O'Connor 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pool was a great temperature. Still felt cool but not freezing

carl longstaff 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great staff, very friendly. Amazing little outdoor family friendly pool.

McKenzie Baths

Cheers Carl, so happy it's summer!

Chris Woolley 2 years ago

Positive experience: I think this pool is already well known in the area so it's no secret. Enjoying lane swimming here, just have to watch the sunburn. The pool temperature is really good for an outdoor pool and the changing rooms are spacious and clean and well made.

McKenzie Baths

thanks so much Chris! have a great summer!

Aline Laurent 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Kids loved it!! Lots of BBQ tables and I think you can borrow the BBQ too. The kids pool is 0.8m deep with a small waterfall into a toddlers area (covered). Then there's the bigger pool which is 0.9m-1.2m and have a couple of lanes to use but half the pool is freeplay space. Good little splash pad area too. Friendly staff and they sell ice blocks too!!

McKenzie Baths

Thanks Aline! Glad you had a great day, see you again soon!

Matt Clarke 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Wet

McKenzie Baths

haha

karl riki 3 years ago

Positive experience: best pool

Sara Francken 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great for kids!

Daniel Smith 3 years ago

Positive experience: Good outdoor pool facilities

Cael. 3 years ago

Positive experience: always freezing cold which is good on a hot summer's day but we live in wellington it's never hot, recommend huia tbh

McKenzie Baths

haha! if you want plenty of space come in on a nice rainy day the lifeguards would love to see you!!

Leanne Cook 3 years ago

Positive experience: Lovely space, Few pool size options. Love shade over baby pool. Great to rest/picnic on grass

Andrea Tripodi 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice pool right here in Petone. $4 per adult is a good price. Even though it feels a waste, given the fact it's open just few weeks per year as, nz summer, is well known for being not very summerish". Recommend

McKenzie Baths

if only it was summer all year round right!? <3

Haydn Murdoch 3 years ago

Positive experience: Located in Petone, the kids and I had a great time at this outdoor pool complex. There are a range of pools and water spray areas. The water was surprisingly warm for an outdoor pool. Very reasonably priced too. We would definitely go again, especially on a hot summer's day (with sunblock applied).

Warrick Hay 4 years ago

Negative experience: Needs deeper pools

FX Kiwi 4 years ago

Positive experience: Very good facility.

Richard Duncalf 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for a late afternoon swim!

Heather Benson (clovesstory) 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: It's great, just bring sunscreen. You have been warned.

Andrew Gabites 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great outdoor pool. Kids love it!

Winnie Cleary 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: A great facility, enjoyed my seim

Lee Pie 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great staff sorry bout the crying child, if I ignore her she walks the perimeter of our surroundings screaming until someone gives her attention. Works everytime (for her )

Velimir Varga 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: it was great. Not overcrowded.Friendly staff.Water was clean and warm.So one word EXCELLENT ,RECOMMENDED .

Anthony Bright 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome outdoor pool. Well maintained, nice and clean and tidy.

Mani Robson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great outdoor pools great team always ready keen to help thank yous heaps

McKenzie Baths

cheers Mani, see you next time (:

Heather Harrison 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome facility with lap pool outdoor toddler pool and child pool.

Joyce SapsfordHunter 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: What a lovely hidden treasure. Lived here all my life and didn't know about these pools. Will be bringing my grandchildren next time they visit.

Sarah and Steven Ashbrook 4 years ago

Positive experience: Great fun for kids, love that it outdoor. Just some more seating in shade would great

Rick Star 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place to take the family for a swim and picnic in the sun. Love it. Don't count on the life guards being overly attentive though, they're mostly chatting each other up. It's a really safe space to go and easy to keep an eye on everything.

Te Ake Te Kira Te Kira 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awatere & Te Kira hard core

Kody Tourelle 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pool, clean and hygienic

McKenzie Baths

Thanks Kody! Looking forward to seeing you again this summer (:

Nikhil Pandya 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good place for kids n adults too, very well maintained

McKenzie Baths

Thanks Nikhil!

France-May Martel 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice exterior pool, basic amenities but clean and friendly staff. 3 lanes for swimming, and 2-3 lanes + dedicated pools for children to play, so it's great for everybody.

McKenzie Baths

Thanks for your review! We hope to see you again this summer!

Brad Zimmerman 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic hidden gem in Petone! There are three different sized pools for different ages/abilities, and a fun little splash pad as well. Lots of shelter from the sun and plenty of places to sit. Only complaint is about the tiny car park!!

McKenzie Baths

Thanks Brad! Hoping to see you again soon!- hopefully there's a park haha

Christene Loweth 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good outdoor pool

Abi Russell 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fun

McKenzie Baths

Thanks Abi!

Stop Looking 6 years ago

Negative experience: Unclean for people with large eyebrows only I mean what

Sharron Tassell 6 years ago

Positive experience: Fantastic outdoor pool ..

Mike Barton 6 years ago

Positive experience: Quirky and fun. Even in today's wicked northerly.

Dylan Longley 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Cool space. Sheltered. Friendly families!

Vern Etuale 6 years ago

Positive experience: Lifeguard's are competent & very friendly.

McKenzie Baths

Thanks Vern!

Marama MIta Waata 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great time and family a activity.

Susanna Saleb 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very nice in a hot day. Great fun for the kids

Genelle Simoes 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great summer pool, kids pool and splash pad too. Warm showers too.

Helena Sims 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely on a sunny day

Mehendra Munasinghe 6 years ago

Positive experience: Good place for kids. There was three lanes for swimming as well.

Brady Dyer 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great outdoor swimming pool in Lower Hutt. Great main pool and seperate kids and toddler pools. Awesome splash pad area too.

McKenzie Baths

Thanks for your review Brady! Looking forward to having you around again this summer (:

Amanda Bailey 6 years ago

Positive experience: A lovely old fashioned style outside pool. It is only open in the warmer months of the year. Kiddie pool (with a small ramped section for babies/toddlers separated by an overflow wall to the main kiddie pool) and a larger main pool for swimming. The deeper end of main pool is 1.2 metres. There is some seating, grass areas and picnic tables. There is also a water play area that is great fun.

Susanna Robinson 7 years ago

Positive experience: Closed in winter

Juri Indigo 7 years ago

Positive experience: Good outdoor pool for summer.

Phill Dellow 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: If it's nice. It's nice

Craig Whitelaw 7 years ago

Positive experience: Great swim and sunbath.

Lindsay Gush 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place, just needs a little more shady spaces :)

Hoya Bakker 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good summer pool for kids. Too shallow for me though. Enjoy swimming!

Psyckers DO 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: The summer destination this year. Fun for all the family. Have now made it a habit to go here after work. It is only a 15 minute walk from Petone train station, then jump in to cool off with the family. The BBQ is first on first serve, so make an evening of it and grab some sausage or steaks for dinner.

Brian Herron 8 years ago

Negative experience: To shallow

Jonathan Neill 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great little outdoor pool

Scott Elsdon 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Cool clean and a treat

sarona harrison 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love these pools...great location

Grace Thomas 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good kid friendly pool.

Ben Clayton 8 years ago

Positive experience: Small but good place for kids. Make sure you bring y9ur sunnies as the concrete is white and everything is bright.

Daniel Lowe 9 years ago

Positive experience: Great heated outdoor pool, who knew this hidden gem even existed!

Grant Robinson 9 years ago

Fantastic experience: It's great! In summer it's warm enough to be open, and has a kids water-play area as well as laned swimming.

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