allthelidos (2025)

17/08/2025

This was an absolutely delightful way to start off a Sunday morning — even if it made a bit of an early start from London 😴

has been on my list to tick off for a few years now, as it’s been in the process of several renovations, crowd-funded by the community, including a new air-source heat pump and re-lining the pool. I’m so pleased they were able to reopen for the full season!

This place was absolutely PACKED with families having a great time and it was so lovely to see such a beloved community asset. The water was a toasty 28°C, the sun was shining, and there was even a half an hour slide session! 🛝

When you visit, do take a moment to read the history board, which has some wonderful stories from the 60s of children and teachers using the pool to learn to swim together. They’ll also sell you a milkshake after the session too!

This 17m gem is entirely volunteer-run, so do support it 🩵

10/08/2025

Not me wondering why it was taking me so darn long to swim, then realising that is actually 33.33m long, not 25m. Here’s me thinking it was my longest 1.5k ever💀

Either way, I very much recommend this beauty, just a short train ride out of Glasgow or a manageable cycle. It’s a heated salt water pool, which is always a bit of a mind-melt to me; looks like a pool, tastes like the sea!

Opened in 1909, it’s the oldest heated swimming pool in Scotland, clocking in at a toasty 29°C. I love it so much here, this is my second visit, having gone out of my way to come back.

I love the stunning backdrop out over the water, which looks just as good when cloudy as it does when it’s sunny (I swam for so long, I ended up seeing both…). Plus, seals! 🦭

26/07/2025

Interrupting my own coverage of Cornish pools to bring you this beautiful afternoon at on Monday 🌞

19/07/2025

Hayle Outdoor Swimming Pool, what an absolute delight! This 1960s pool still costs less than £4 for a swim — and it has slides! 🛝

The water here felt incredibly fresh and is heated, plus there are stunning views of the town as a pool backdrop. Did I mention there’s also some slides?! We made full use of these. Many. Many. Times.

I was so pleased to finally make it back to Hayle; we cycled past it on a few years ago but it was too early in the day to stop and I was devastated to miss it. But it was absolutely worth the return trip!

It’s only open until September, so make sure you head down here speedily!

27/05/2025

Good morning! I need to talk to you all about the ducks at pool 🦆 — first there were two and now there are three, sitting happily upon the tea shed!

I first visited the gorgeous Chagford Pool last year, which is upsettingly late given I grew up in Devon. It’s such a beautiful pool, fed with fresh river water that’s filtered with UV and minimal chlorine. They also have two ducks!

I was gifted my own duck from friends more than a decade ago, and he’s sat above my wardrobe at home for the most part, though you can see a few adventures with past me in this gallery.

When we spotted the two ducks last year, we decided we’d return to donate my duck, he’d never moved out of my childhood home (a Devon duck through and through) and I think my parents were perhaps keen on the clear out. He’s now happily settled in with his two new friends, overseeing the water — he’s on the far left.

If you’re passing by, you definitely won’t regret the swim. And please say hi to my duck!

24/05/2025

It's a Bank Holiday weekend, so it's finally time to reveal the badges for this year's British Summer Time Challenge! We are absolutely head-over-heels for these new designs from the incredible .prints, who returns as our artist for the third year running. Just look at those colours 😍

It's still not too late to join this year's challenge, with all swims counting from March 30 until October 26. The aim of the game is to visit as many unique swim spots as you can, to inspire what we like to call 'mini-adventures'. You don't need a bunch of cash and you don't need months off work — you just need a map and a day.

This year, as well as clocking up unique swim spots, you'll also be able to snag badges for swimming in the rain, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and giving some love to your local swim spot. And yes, these will be real, sew-on badges, just like you used to get in the Guides or the Scouts.

Just head to the link in our bio to take up your spot and start counting swims. You can also find tonnes of inspiration on our website, with a huge free list and map of lidos to get stuck into, even if you're not a challenge member. Any human-made spot counts; we're talking pools, lidos, docks, reservoirs, quarries... You name it!

Link to join: https://allthelidos.co.uk/take-three-the-british-summer-time-lido-challenge-is-open-for-entries/

15/05/2025

GUYS! It’s me! I’m in this month, who’ve very kindly featured my and the 🩵🏊

There’s now more than 170 publicly accessible outdoor pools, water parks, open water venues, and more on the map, which is free to use for everyone — just head to the link up in my bio. We count anything that’s human made, allows you to swim a length, and is open to the public without having to take out a membership. That’s why counts, which you can see as my backdrop to this picture!

Entries are also still open for this year’s too — it aims to inspire mini-adventures and support the sector by encouraging you to visit as many unique spots as possible before the end of October. In return, you get gorgeous sew-on badges, like you did at guides. Again, the link is in my bio and you’ll snag six badges!

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10/05/2025

Sometimes you want a swim, but it’s actually a waterpark with a castle that really hits different 🏰

Absolutely loved the session at this afternoon — there are two lakes here, with two separate courses, and as part of your session you get half an hour on each, which made the time fly by.

I climbed, I jumped, and I swam! There were trampolines, wrecking balls, balance boards, and everything in between.

Sadly, there aren’t open water sessions here but the lakes with the huge inflatables were enough! The lakes here are dyed like to make sure they’re clear and clean, and today the temperature was a toasty 15° and 16°C in each of the lakes and 23°C outside. Also, a massive shout out to the whole team for being so friendly, especially our lead lifeguard George, and the goat and turkeys!

05/05/2025

Absolute dream Bank Holiday Monday scenario, no notes.

(For the interests of transparency, I must point out that the sun only came out after we all got out, but hey, swimming in the rain is more fun).

28/04/2025

I NEED to share this sunset swim at from yesterday. Just look at the light! The sun! The colours! Of an evening! At 8pm! What a DREAM. Life is now just rinse and repeat. ☀️

23/04/2025

Did you know that is the joint-longest in the UK? Clocking in 91 metres, it's tied with Tooting Bec — and is an odd number because it was built to an original specification in imperial, 100 feet.

It was also built to recreate the river that runs next to it, the River Cam, hence the reason it's so long in the first place. So, on my recent visit this Easter Monday, I tried to grab some side-by-side comparison shots to see how much it looks like its watery sister. I also snapped a no-swimming sign too, because it's my favourite kind of picture to take and hate on.

I've taken one as a long shot and one from the side to swipe through and compare; it's actually the first time I've really felt how similar they are, especially with the banks on the side of the river built up. You also can't really see an end to the water in the pool when you look down the water.

As an aside, from May this gorgeous pool is open every day until 7pm! Book it and use it because it sure is a beauty 💕

21/04/2025

🗺️ THE LIDO MAP HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR 2025 🗺️

The Easter weekend, brilliant sunshine, and the desire for an adventure mean I've finally had time to give the and the a proper update! Both the map and the list are free to find and use on the website for your adventures!

You're able to search by type of venue (swimming pool, tidal pool, open water, water park), as well as if the venue is open seasonally vs year-round and if it's heated or not. As it stands, I now have 172 venues on the list — the more I swim, the more I seem to find...

I have a slightly looser definition of , but it's based on the amazing icons who put together the (a book everyone should own). Basically, I'm including anything that has human-made elements to it, that is publicly accessible without buying a membership, and you can swim some strokes in. This means we also welcome some open water venues in quarries and reservoirs, as well as some tidal pools that are no longer maintained, but are still swimmable.

Thank you so much to everyone who has flagged new spots to include; this update includes several human-made open water venues, as well as , which now offers one-off spa days, the natural swimming pool , and tidal pools like North Berwick and Three Shells Lagoon. It also switches the name at the wonderful and includes a very cool pool where the roof comes off at .

Please do let me know if I've missed anything and I'll get it added in 💕

Map: https://allthelidos.co.uk/map-of-all-the-outdoor-swimming-pools-and-lidos-in-the-uk-the-complete-list/
List: https://allthelidos.co.uk/all-the-outdoor-swimming-pools-and-lidos-in-the-uk-the-complete-and-updated-list/

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