Compiled by Andy Hoines
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Lido |
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Oldest Outdoor Pool |
Still open: sea-water Lymington (1833) Closed, but extant: Cleveland baths, Bath (1814) |
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Most Recent |
Chudleigh Swimming Pool, Devon (built 1997) |
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Highest Attendance in one day |
Finchley Lido (1931-1992) - 11,962 on 11 July 1971 |
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Highest Attendance in one year |
Larkswood Lido (1936-1987) - 290,400 (1959 season) New Brighton Bathing Pool (1934-1989) - almost 1 million in 1934 |
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Largest Pool |
Still Open - Penzance - 330 x 240 feet
(but is triangular),
London: Tooting Bec Lido - 300 x 100 feet Largest volume: Aldershot Lido - 1.5 million gallons Whipps Cross Lido (1937-1983) was the largest in London (300 x 130 feet, with a 63 feet diameter semi-circular diving area) Closed: |
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Largest Site |
Still open: Aldershot Lido - 10 acres Closed: |
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Largest in Europe |
Freibad Brentano - 220 metres long and 60 metres wide, with a surface area of 11,000 square metres - in Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
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Deepest Pool |
Hilsea Lido (15 feet) Ipswich: Broomhill Lido (also 15 feet, but currently closed) |
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Most Northerly |
Stonehaven (heated, completely artificial) Wick (seawater tidal) |
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Most Southerly |
Havre des Pas Swimming Pool, Jersey |
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Most Easterly |
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Most Westerly (and Smallest!) |
Normandy Pool, Isles of Scilly (only 14.3m long) |
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Cheapest |
Brynamman (Adult 85p in 2004) |
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Most expensive (all day ticket) |
London: Brockwell Park (£5 in good weather) Aldershot (£4.80) Chelmsford (£6.20, but includes indoor pool) |
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Highest Pool |
Shap (approx 250m above sea level) |
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Longest Season (open for general public swimming) |
Hampton, London (normally 365 days a year) Oasis, Central London; plus the outdoor pools at leisure centres in Aylesbury and Burgess Hill (all year except Christmas) Parliament Hill, London (normally open all year in the early morning) |
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Shortest Season |
Hilsea Lido (24 July - 31 Aug 2004) |
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