The weather may not always cooperate, but the UK is home to some fantastic outdoor swimming pools!
Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK
8 August 2026
Quick swim before ferry dash!
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
6 August 2026
Brilliant newly refurbished historic 67m open-air pool.
Uxbridge, Greater London, UK
30 July 2026
The best outdoor lap swim pool in the UK? Probably.
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
29 July 2026
91 metres and a lot of leaves!
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, UK
26 July 2026
30m of Sunday morning chaos!
Street, Somerset, UK
1 June 2026
Evening swim in the rain.
Exeter, Devon, UK
29 April 2026
Spectacular morning swim in sunny Exeter University lido!
Bristol, England, UK
17 December 2025
Sunrise Christmas lido swim in Clifton.
Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, UK
12 September 2025
Chlorine free autumn lido swim in Derbyshire.
Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
9 September 2025
A chilly late-season outdoor swim in Stroud's historic lido.
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK
8 September 2025
A historic open-air swim in the Cotswolds, perfect for my 200th pool!
Brighton, Sussex, UK
25 February 2025
February swim at the home of open water swimming!
London, UK
6 October 2023
A Quick 1,500m Swim at Charlton Lido Between Conferences and University Open Days!
Taunton, Somerset, UK
25 May 2023
Heated outdoor pool in deepest rural Somerset.
Penzance, Cornwall, UK
1 July 2022
Geothermally heated sea water pool!
Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK
10 December 2021
Bonus outdoor pool on freezing cold December afternoon!
Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK
17 July 2021
First wet-suit swim on the list!
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
24 May 2019
Perfect outdoor UK lido in the heart of a beautiful regancy spa town.
Portishead, Somerset, UK
15 May 2019
Much loved charity-run open-air pool a stone's throw from the Bristol Channel.
Hampton, London, UK
24 April 2018
Mid-1920s Heated outdoor London lido.
London, London, UK
9 June 2017
Central London lido!
