THE best way to cool down during this heatwave is heading straight to an outdoor swimming pool.
As temperatures soar past 30C, beaches and lidos have seen huge crowds in recent days.
AlamyA swim in an outdoor pool is the best way to cool down during the heatwave[/caption]
Despite restrictions having lifted this week, some families may still feel nervous to be around large groups of people.
Thankfully there are a number of outdoor pools which don’t see the crowds, due to be less popular than their more famous counterparts.
Website ShowersToYou.co.uk has rounded up the quietest outdoor pools by seeing which ones are tagged the least on Instagram, suggesting fewer daily guests.
Here are the lidos to add to your list before the warm temperature disappears, where you won’t have to fight for a sun-lounger.
Nantwich Outdoor Brine Pool, Cheshire
Trip AdvisorThe Nantwich pool is the only inland brine pool in the UK[/caption]
Shap Swimming Pool, Cumbria
Geograph.org.uk/Jonathan AllenDon’t worry about bad weather as the outdoor pool is heated all summer[/caption]
Buckfastleigh Open Air Pool, Devon
FacebookThe Buckfastleigh Open Air Pool is also heated when open[/caption]
Petersfield Lido, Gloucestershire
FacebookPetersfield Lido underwent a huge renovation in 2020[/caption]
Chagford Swimming Pool, Devon
Trip AdvisorThe Changford pool is the largest one fed by the river in the south west[/caption]
Park Road Pools, North London
Flickr.comPark Road Pools has not one, but two outdoor swimming pools, and a soft play area[/caption]
New Cumnock Pool, East Ayrshire
Sophie Gerrard/Dumfries HouseNew Cumnock pool is one of the last open air swimming pools in Scotland[/caption]
Hillingdon/Uxbridge Lido, London
Shutterstock/Peter FlemingFormerly called Uxbridge Lido, it is a Grade II listed outdoor swimming pool[/caption]
Stonehaven Open Air Pool, Aberdeen
Facebook/Stonehaven Heated Open Air PoolThe Stonehaven pool is a whopping Olympic-sized 50m[/caption]
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