Lido

The ‘ravaged Kentish beauty’ should reopen in 2012

Share in an evening of Lido Love at London Fields this Saturday.

Photo via Hillingdon London’s Flickrstream Zone 6 may seem to lie at the edge of the universe to many Londoners, but those prepared to extend their horizons to the outer reaches of the tube network will be rewarded by a visit to the newly restored …

We’re giving London’s Lidos some love this summer. Following Jason Cobb’s personal look at Brockwell Lido we asked another Brockwell regular, Chris Roberts, to tell us about his recent expedition to Charlton. Sitting in the revamped Brockwell Lido Cafe on a moody day in August, …

We’re giving London’s Lidos some love this summer. Dawn at the Serpentine Lido by lindseymclarke The exclusive department stores of Knightsbridge draw visitors from across London (and indeed the world), but just minutes away a different face of the city is on show in the …

We’re giving London’s Lidos some love this summer. This week, Hampstead Men’s Pond, and yes, we know it’s not technically a Lido. Every proper city has a place for the boys to hang our in the summer months; New York has Pier 54, Chicago has …

We’re giving London’s Lidos some love this summer. This week, Oasis. Audaciously situated at the junction between High Holborn and Shaftesbury Avenue, the Oasis is the most central and uncompromisingly urban of London’s lidos – and on first approach the pool might seem to lie …

We’re giving London’s Lidos some love this summer. This week, it’s London Fields Built in 1931 by the LCC, London Fields lido was abandoned in the mid-1980s, when Margaret Thatcher ran a wrecking ball through the GLC and wiped out the majority of London’s lidos …

Since re-opening after an 18-year hiatus in 2006, London Fields lido has become one of Hackney’s favourite recreational spots, a magnet for sun-worshippers in the summer and a reliable resource for serious swimmers in the cooler months (none of the ice-swimming you get down at …

brockwell lido opens on Monday (brrr) One of our favourite places in London is Brockwell Lido, down in Brockwell Park. Monday is a big day as the huge outdoor pool will open at 10am for the Summer season. This obviously gives us an excuse to …