Swim in Parliament Hill Lido

Opened in 1938, the Parliament Hill Lido, on Parliament Hill Fields, close to Gospel Oak railway station, is open to the public all year round.


The pool, which measures 60 metres by 28 metres, is unheated and a cafe is open during the summer months. It opened on 20 August 1938, having cost £34,000 to construct and was designed by Harry Rowbotham and TL Smithson of the London County Council Parks Department.

By 1999, the lido was Grade II Listed, and in 2003 wikipedia claims it received 49,000 visitors. For more, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill_Lido

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