Londoners, what is the best lido?

Question

I will be in London from the end of July to the 10th of August and I'm planning leisure trips.

:)

I am planning to have a day out at a swimming pool and I can't decide:

A walk through Hampstead Heath + Parliament Hill Lido

or

A walk through Brockwell Park + Brockwell Lido?

...or any suggestion you can think of!

(I know Tooting Bec is too crowded in the summer...)

Thank you!

Answer 1

what the **** is Lido

Answer 2

Ruislip Lido

Answer 3

The Brockwell Park lido is famous and large.  Obviously it does depend on whether you are in South London or North London as Brockwell Park is not on any tube line.  You can get the tube to Brixton and then get a 196 from outside Woolworths to the Lido.  

Here is the Brockwell Park Lido info sheet:

http://www.brockwelllido.com/

Answer 4

The best place to go is The Serpentine in Hyde Park.

Answer 5

the lido's on Hampstead Heath are great

there's another lido in north London at Park Road Pools

http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformat...

it's a nice place but if the weather is good it gets very crowded especially when the schools are on holiday

get to it by tube to Finsbury Park then bus W7 to Park Road

Answer 6

Check out:

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/lond...

I like the last one.. the Oasis pool... it's in Covent Garden which I love though so I am biased!  Out of the two you have suggested I would go with Parliament Hill.

Answer 7

The ones on Hampstead Heath are not swimming pools, they are lakes. Lots of people use them, but I've always felt that cleanliness is not what it could be.

Brockwell lido is excellent, but a bit of a schlep if you dont live locally.

Answer 8

Some interesting Lido info here... no idea how accurate it is, but the guy seems an enthusiast

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oliver.merr...