Open-air swimming on the 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 a swimming season ticket application
form here (30kb)
View details of swimming facilities on Hampstead
Heath (1.23mb)
View the cold water swimming guidelines
(22kb)
View latest bathing water quality results for
the three bathing ponds (132kb)
Water temperature for
swimmers
Lido: 1°C; Ladies' Pond: 2°C; Men's Pond: 1°C,
as of 7 January 2009.
Latest news...
Books of ten tickets, for the price of nine, are now available
for swimming at the Lido.
Further information about management work affecting the Heath's
ponds can be found in the
Conservation section.
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