New Britain Public Pools Open for the 2020 Summer Season

With hot weather here, New Britain city pools are open for the summer season, but with special rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pools in New Britain’s Willow Brook Park Pool and A.W. Stanley Park Pool are open for summer.

Use of the pools will require pre-registration, which the city says can be done at the city Parks and Recreation website, calling 860-826-3360 or at City Hall, Room 307.

People will be able to reserve a 12 foot diameter location around the pools. The fee for, “Each swim spot is $5.00,” the city says, adding that up to two spots can be reserved at a time.

Up to four people are to be permitted in each reserved spot, but children under 2 are not counted toward that maximum. There is to be a limit of fifty people in each pool facility at a time.

The pools are to be available in two hour time slots, on “Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30am – 11:30am; 2:30pm-4:30pm; and 6:00pm – 8:00pm,” on “Wednesday: 2:30pm -4:30pm; 6:00pm -8:00pm,” and on, “Saturdays and Sundays: 9:30am -11:30am; 12:00pm -2:00pm; 2:30pm -4:30pm; and 6:00pm – 8:00pm.” However, the 9:30am – 11:30am time slots do not appear on the city website to be available on weekdays at Willow Brook Park.

The city has published special rules for the pools in 2020. These include that,

• “All patrons must arrive to the facility in swimsuits and shower prior to arriving. Patrons will not be permitted to enter without a bathing suit (even if they are not planning on swimming).”
• “All patrons must be wearing a mask in order to enter the facility and whenever they leave their designated reservation section (with the exception of leaving their section to enter the water).”
• “All reserved sections must have at least one patron over the age of 15 years old in order to gain entry,” and the reservations, themselves, have be made by a person fifteen years old or older
• “Any cancellations must be made prior to your timeslot by calling the Parks and Recreation Department during office hours.”

The city pools are located at:

• Willow Brook Park Pool at 200 Mill Street.
• A.W. Stanley Park Pool at 2159 Stanley Street

The city pools opened on June 27, 2020 and are to be open until August 15th.