For those who cherish Britain’s rich aquatic heritage, Historic Pools of Britain (HPB) offers a rewarding way to discover some of the country’s most remarkable swimming spaces. We find out more about how to get involved and get behind HPB. Individual membership of HPB is more than a show of support – it’s an invitation […]
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Across the UK, the pool and leisure sector is experiencing a clear resurgence, driven by investment, innovation and growing demand for health-focused community spaces. In Worthing, redevelopment at Worthing Leisure Centre highlights this trend. Backed by a £2 million investment from South Downs Leisure, the project will modernise facilities and improve long-term accessibility for the […]
The closure of Matlock’s New Bath Hotel in 2013 looked like calling time on its feature lido that had survived the Second World War and the massive decline in outdoor pools in the 1960s and 1970s. But on the 85th anniversary of its original launch, swimming personalities, Ross Davenport and Ryan Taylor cut the ribbon […]
It’s official; the nation has declared its love of lidos and it looks like it’s a relationship that’s set to last, with a real renaissance taking place for the joy of outdoor swimming. The hot summer has also played its part with record-breaking numbers of people visiting lidos across the country, there’s been lots of […]
UK holiday operator Butlins has unveiled ambitious plans to build a new state-of-the-art swimming facility at its Bognor Regis resort. If given the go ahead, the new £30 million aquatic complex would include a lido, an indoor wave pool, a toddler pool, two flumes and a brand new outdoor rapid river, as well as new changing […]
A new community-driven campaign to breathe new life into Peckham Lido has been given a £10,000 boost by Southwark Council. The Peckham Lido, to the north of Peckham Rye, fell into disrepair in the 1980s and was largely demolished, but the new campaign has captured the community’s imagination with plans to build a 50m swimming […]
Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool has undergone a £750,000 refurbishment and investment in new facilities. The works, which include new changing facilities, meeting rooms, an office and housing for the pool’s pump and heating machinery represent phase one of redevelopment works at the 147 year old public swimming pool. The heated pool is fed by […]
Representatives from 30 pools across the UK gathered at Lido Bristol in April for the inaugural Historic Pools of Britain event. The event celebrated the successful restoration and re-opening of Lido Bristol as a stylish outdoor swimming destination and business model. The headline speaker was Bristol Restauranteur, Arne Ringner who purchased the site following a […]
As one of the capital’s few floodlit, heated, open air Olympic sized pools, London Fields Lido is a perennial favourite of swimmers in Hackney. Open all year round, the Lido is particularly busy with families on warm days during the summer, but is also a firm favourite with stalwart local swimmers, who brave the outside […]
Jubilee Pool, an iconic feature of the Penzance seafront for 80 years, is undergoing a major renovation, following significant damage suffered during the winter storms of 2014. The £2.95 million project includes essential structural improvements and repairs, which will return the lido to its former glory. Works to be completed include: • Anchoring the pool […]
