PlacesLocals’ pickCulture and odditiesBathwick

Cleveland Pools

A Georgian riverside lido from 1815, saved by a long community campaign; closed to swimming this year, with open days.

Category
Culture and oddities
Area
Bathwick
Where
Hampton Row, BA2 6BJ
Opening
Open days only
Price
Free or £
Best time
Heritage Open Days
Website
clevelandpools.org.uk
Cleveland Pools seen from the River Avon, Bath

Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

The larger pin is Cleveland Pools. The smaller ones are other places within about 15 minutes on foot.

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Kept by handChecked Source: heritageopendays.org.uk

Times and prices are the usual pattern, not a promise. Check their own site before a special trip.