Britain's most northerly lido, Stonehaven Open Air Pool in the port-town of Stonehaven near Aberdeen, is right by the North Sea. But don't worry, you're assured to stay toasty in the Stonehaven ...

A t their high-water mark in the 1930s, when a movement towards swimming as an egalitarian leisure and health pursuit first splashed its way across the Channel from the continent, Britain had 169 ...

Now it is one of Britain’s last remaining inland, open air saltwater pools and is heated to a Mediterranean 23C. The lido also boasts a sun terrace, café and children’s wet play area with ...

Stonehaven Open Air Pool, Aberdeen This Olympic sized, 50m-long pool first opened in the 1930’s. It’s heated at 29 degrees celsius and also offers midnight swims accompanied by disco music.

Britain's most northerly lido, Stonehaven Open Air Pool in the port-town of Stonehaven near Aberdeen, is right by the North Sea. But don't worry, you're assured to stay toasty in the Stonehaven ...

A lido is technically a public open-air swimming pool or bathing beach and there are some brilliant ones across the country. Many of these slices of history have been open since the 1930s.

Buckfastleigh Open Air Pool in Devon has been crowned the UK's best quiet outdoor pool, which isn't surprising considering it's heated (always a bonus - this is Britain after all) and its family ...

Take the plunge at Britain's best lidos, from a semi-circular Art Deco gem in Plymouth to a 1930s heated pool in the Peak District. Serious swimmers in East London can head to Hackney for 50m laps ...

In the UK, a renewed interest in lidos began in the 2000s with the publication of books such as Liquid Assets: The Lidos and Open Air Swimming Pools of Britain by Janet Smith, and The Lido Guide ...

Sadly, the fate of St Annes open air pool followed many other of Britain's lidos when it closed in 1989 and was later demolished. The Island Cinema is now located where the open air pool once was ...

At the height of popularity, there were more than 300 lidos and open-air pools in Britain - with some of the most desirable here on Merseyside. ... Port Sunlight Open Air Swimming Pool.