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Penzance perfection

The jubilee pool in Penzance, Cornwall, is a triangular seawater lido dramatically located on the coast.

In addition to the main swimming pool, there‘Sa smaller who is the first in the UK that is geothermal heated.

King Charles did not switch for a dip when he visited Camilla to reopen the swimming pool after a two -year closure in 2016, but he had taken pictures with two senior female swimmers, both held in trade union swimming suits.

Eat and drink: The café serves the full breakfast from Cornish, sandwiches, bagels and red lentils with flatbread.

After you have dried up: Take a walk to see the beautiful local artworks in Penlee House Gallery & Museum (Penleehouse.org.uk).

Book a swimming: Adults £ 7, children £ 5.50 (jubileeepool.co.uk).

Take the jump in Plymouth

With a fantastic view over the dark blue waters of Plymouth how is Tinside Lido a huge, semi-circular, salt water pool that is a colossus according to the British Lido standards: 55 meters in diameter. A trio fountains offers a constant cascade of fresh water to immerse yourself, and the tile stores on the bottom radiate the classic Art Deco symmetry.

Eat and drink: There is a café on site with hot drinks, snacks and ice cream.

After you have dried up: View look II, sir antony gormley’s 12ft-length cast iron giant, who over the turbulent waters on west how tail.

Book a swimming: Adults £ 8, children £ 6 (Plymouth active.co.uk).

Baden in Bristol

Expected hanging baskets, azure blue tiles and ulcer, striped changing doors at Bristol Lido, hidden in the midst of the huge Georgian mansions of the Chic Clifton district.

Access is pricey for a lean swimming pool (nine meters wide by 24 meters long). But this is a great setting – and its revival in 2008, after decay and closed in 1990, is a local success story. The swimming pool was originally opened as Clifton Victoria Baths in 1850.

Eat and drink: The restaurant serves people like eggplant Caponata with fried polenta, goats curd and pine nuts. A bar in the swimming pool serves small plates, including Cornish Crab Croquettes.

After you have dried up: Visit the intriguing nearby Clifton Observatory (cliftonobservatory.com).

Book a swimming: Adults £ 25, children £ 7.50, under-four swimming for free (lidobristol.com).

Peterborough Delight

Peterborough Lido dates from 1936 with a view over the tower of the Peterborough cathedral. It is Olympic size (50 meters long), overlooked by sunbathing terraces and a large lawn. Occasionally ‘dog swimming’ is kept for days, so that your Pooch can also take a dip.

Eat and drink: Poolside Café serves breakfast, hamburgers, cakes and coffee.

After you have dried up: Meet the alpacas who call nearby Sacrecrewell Farm Home (Sacrewell.org.uk).

Book a swimming: Adults from £ 5.50, children from £ 4, under Fives swimming for £ 2 (vivacity.org).

The first place in Wales

Pontypridd’s Lido Ponty, dating from 1927, is also known as ‘The National Lido of Wales’, although this rather grandiose title exaggerates what a pretty modest Lido is. But it is full of charm with racing-green chalet-style changing doors directly at the edge of the swimming pool. Excellent value tickets.

Eat and drink: The curved Art Deco Cafe is the home of a waffle house.

After you have dried up: In the Rhondda Heritage Park, former miners underground tours (RCTCBC.Gov.uk).

Book a swimming: Adults £ 3, under the 16s swimming free (rctcbc.gov.uk).

Dip in Yorkshire

The sweeping view of the permanent, green slopes of Ilkley Moor are available from Ilkley Lido in West Yorkshire.

This bait of spades -shaped swimming pool complex also has tennis courts, a well -green and crown scales on site. Large grassy areas surround the pool and offer enough space for a picnic after your dip. But be warned: this Lido is unheated, so it can become nippy.

Eat and drink: Cafe and snack machines, or you can take food with picnic tables.

After you have dried up: Go for a walk on Ilkley Moor; Head for the cow and calfs, a complex of gigantic stones created by old icy activity.

Book a swimming: Adults from £ 6.45, children from £ 3.35, swim for free (bradford.gov.uk/lido).

Cool in the Cotswolds

Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham dates from 1935 and is just as chi-chi and modest as you would expect from this Cotswolds Hub. The swimming pool is 50 meters long and was used by the Malawi team for training before the 2012 Olympic Games in London. However, it is not only for ‘serious’ swimmers, because there is a range of slides and a smaller children’s pool.

Eat and drink: The Castaway kitchen on site serves Bacon Baps, Currywurst and Falafel Poké Bowls.

After you have dried up: Enjoy the Regency atmosphere with a walk between the Caryatids on Montpellier Walk.

Book a swimming: Adults £ 7.70, children £ 5.30, Under-Fives Swim Free (Sandfordparkido.org.uk).

Scotland’s Hot Dip

The northernmost Lido of Great Britain, Stonehaven Open Air Pool in the port city of Stonehaven near Aberdeen, is located on the North Sea. But don’t worry, you are sure that you will remain roasted in the seawater of Stonehaven Bay, heated to 29 ° C. It proudly lays the American only art of the VK Olympic Seawater Lido ‘.

Eat and drink: The splash café at the pool serves huge bacon, egg and sausage rolls, paninis and loaded fries with drawn pork.

After you have dried up: Take a walk to the spectacular Dunnottar Castle, about 45 minutes away (Dunnottar Castle.co.uk).

Book a swimming: Adults £ 10, children £ 6.60 (Stonehaven OpenAirpool.co.uk).

Midlands Splash

One of the few Saltwater Inland Lidos, Droitwich Spa Lido in Worcestershire is almost as salt as the Dead Sea. The Pavilion of the Art Deco era has seen better days, but this remains a beautiful Lido with water cannons, fountains and a wet play area.

Eat and drink: The café serves beef chili, toasties, cakes and stacked breakfast rolls.

After you have dried up: Go for an afternoon walk in the Malvern Hills.

Book a swimming: Adults from £ 8.80, children £ 6.80 (riversfitness.co.uk).

Brighton Rocks

Saltdean Lido was reopened last year after extensive restoration, has his own library.

The swimming pool and the surrounding buildings are the benchmark for what a Lido from the 1930s should look like: you can’t move for elegant, whitewashed turns. It is the only Lido in the country of the country in the ranking of degree II.

Eat and drink: Choose from the Deco Restaurant, the more informal Deco Cafe or the Onsite Airstream trailer that serves hamburgers and ice cream.

After you have dried up: Enjoy a view over the canal on the Brighton i360 Pod (Brightoni360.co.uk).

Book a swimming: Adults from £ 11.60, of children £ 8.60 (Saltdeanlido.co.uk).

Treat

Almost hidden by trees in a corner of Tooting Common, you can easily walk past TOOTING BEC LIDO, the largest Lido of the UK (91.4 meters long and 30.2 meters wide), without realizing it is there.

Guzebos are on the one hand, while beautiful art deco -changing cabins pass the pool, their doors painted in bright primary colors.

Eat and drink: There is a cafe on site or you can take your own picnic with you.

After you have dried up: Go to the Tooting market, one of the most lively indoor markets in London.

Book a swimming: Adults £ 9.40, children £ 5.20 (place leisure.org).

All Lido prices based on the 2024 season