I’m going to attempt to name and detail all of London’s Lidos in this blog post. I’m sure the odd one might slip through the net. I was inspired by a recent trip to London…where I took in a number of swims. It also prompted us to design a new ‘Swim London’ swimming cap. We have a comprehensive list of the UK’s Lidos HERE. This all came about and we originally put our ‘Lidos Guide’ page together to coincide with the launch of our Top Trumps-style UK Lidos card game. We’ll also list a number of swimming venues that we felt we’re lidos in the strictest sense. Aldershot Lido A lot going on with th ..read more

So you’re visiting west Cornwall or you live fairly locally and you want to take on a specific swim. When to swim it and a few bits of info that might come in handy. Remember to always check the conditions and don’t attempt a swim, when you’re not comfortable or questioning the conditions… Here are a few of the biggies : CARBIS BAY : parking in the beach car park winter or summer will require you to sell one of your kidneys! Best parking up the road at the church or Porthrepta car park and walk down the hill. It is a steep hill. If you have mobility issue it might not be the swim for you…altho ..read more

Another list of the lidos you’ll find in a particular county…this time Somerset. CLEVEDON MARINE LAKE Salt water tidal pool, found on the Somerset coast. Currently charity run and open year round. No set entry fee but charitable donations are appreciated. CLICK HERE for video footage. Website - CLICK HERE CLEVELAND POOLS dating back over 200 years and currently in the process of a major restoration job…thanks to the determination of 3 local legends. River fed… Check out the video - CLICK HERE. Website link - CLICK HERE CLIFTON LIDO …aka Bristol Lido, is unsurprisingly found in Bristol. Heated ..read more

I obvious take and post lots of photos of Penzance and west Cornwall. Focusing on the coastline and beaches. Over the last few years however, I’ve started noticing how beautiful various parts of Cornwall are at night. It’s so easy to walk past these places after work or hurrying to the pub and completely ignore them. Penzance is absolutely no exception. So…before the high street and all of the old, charming buildings in the area entirely disappear (in the name of progress…or profit!), I thought I’d start trying to capture it. I’ve been working on a little photography project over the last few ..read more

We’ve compiled a bit of a list of the lidos that you can find in Devon. Hopefully we’ve got them all. There are quite a few! ASHBURTON smack bang in the middle of the ancient stannary town of Ashburton. 21 x 9m in size, with lovely views. You’ll need to park 5-10 minutes away from the pool but this gives you the perfect opportunity to check out lots of the independent, local shops in the town on the way through. Another pool run by fantastic volunteers, from the local community. VIEW THEIR WEBSITE - CLICK HERE BOVEY TRACEY A heated outdoor swimming pool, slightly on the smaller side, compared ..read more

Cornwall has 3 lidos to choose from in Bude, Hayle and Penzance. Here’s a little rundown of each. BUDE SEA POOL : is a sea pool at Summerleaze Beach. The pool is currently run by a local charity - Friends of Bude Sea Pool (FoBSP). It offers free entry and there’s no need to book. The pool itself is around 91m x 45m in size and holds 4 million litres of water. MORE INFO & WEBSITE - CLICK HERE FOOTAGE OF THE POOL - CLICK HERE   JUBILEE POOL : is the largest salt water art deco lido in the country. Again, run by a local community group. The Jubilee Pool offers cold water swimming, has a ..read more

On this blog post we’ll explore which swims and/or swimming activity you are best suited to and you’ll enjoy the most. We’ll go through all the categories of swimmer out there and tell you what’s available. Simply scroll down and find the section relevant to you. BEGINNER / NEW TO SEA SWIMMING If you’re an inexperienced sea swimmers, just starting out with sea swimming, want to improve technique, comfortable with sea swimming just a bit slow. We’re talking head up breaststroke, slow front crawl, slow-to-middle lane of your public swimming pool session… We have plenty for you. You can start wit ..read more

This year we’ve based a holiday from Tremorvu Campsite (although there’s no requirement to stay here, if you like your creature comforts). We’ve held holidays here in the past and we’ve only ever received great feedback. Well kept, quiet, great value for money and….more importantly, it’s a short drive to everywhere (…everywhere you’d want to swim!). As my sketch of a spider demonstrates… There are a lot of options! With the longer drives, we’d pick two swims in close proximity, to minimise driving. 5-10 minutes : 3 Different cave swims and lovely beaches/coves, like Prussia Cove. 10-15 minutes ..read more

We’ve designed an informal safety talk for beginner swimmers, new open water swimmers or anyone interested in safer swimming. We’ll pick a comfortable coffee shop and take you through the theory. This option is available through the winter and spring months. Simply get in touch to book. We’ll go through : planning your swim and looking at the conditions online. Go through the tides, tide sizes and types, wind direction and strength, swell…where to swim in which conditions we’ll then go through additional checks at the swim and what to look out for how to stay visible in the water and ale ..read more

It’s January!!! I love swimming in the lead up to Christmas, the pools are always empty. I don’t like swimming in January…but it’s the start of the year and lots of people have over indulged during the festive period and are now ‘back on it’. It is a great time to start the years fitness regime. So I’m quickly going to look at how to write your own session. A guide to the basics. I write a weekly session for our newsletter and this is a good place to start, as it will give you a few ideas and you can look at the structure of a session. I’ll also give you some ideas below. You should always tai ..read more