Open-air swimming on Hampstead Heath is long-established and
takes place at the Men’s Pond, the Ladies’ Pond, the Mixed Pond and
the Lido. The swimming ponds are internationally famous. The Men’s
Pond and the Ladies’ Pond are unique in the United Kingdom in being
the only life-guarded open-water swimming facilities open to the
public every day of the year. The Lido is a 60 x 27 metre uncovered
swimming pool at Parliament Hill.
Telephone 020 7485 5757 for enquiries about the Lido.
Download the 2009-2010 Swimming
E-leaflet (320kb)
Download a swimming season ticket application
form (34kb)
View the swimming pages of the 2009-2010
Hampstead Heath Diary (201kb)
View the cold water swimming guidelines
(22kb)
View latest bathing water quality results for
the three bathing ponds (227kb)
Water temperature for Hampstead Heath swimmers
Lido: 4°C; Ladies' Pond: 3.5°C; Men's Pond: 3.5°C
as of 5 February 2010.
Further information about management work affecting the Heath's
ponds can be found in the
Conservation section.
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