This fresh water pool is heated and has gained increasing popularity over the years with fun days and aquathons bringing in thousands of visitors of the summer.

placeholder image — This fresh water pool is heated and has gained increasing popularity over the years with fun days and aquathons bringing in thousands of visitors of the summer.

The best outdoor pools and lidos for a summer swim in the UK

By Rosalind Erskine

Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT

Updated 19th Jul 2019, 16:13 GMT

With hot weather on the way, why not cool off in one of these pools or lidos?

From seaside swimming in Gourock to a brine pool in Cheshire, these are the best lidos and pools to cool down in this summer.

Droitwich Spa Lido - a 40m open-air saltwater swimming pool - was reopened in 2007 after closing in the 90s.

7. Droitwich Spa Lido, Worcester

Droitwich Spa Lido - a 40m open-air saltwater swimming pool - was reopened in 2007 after closing in the 90s. Photo: Geograph/P L Chadwick

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