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Paid Swim Venues

Lidos, private lakes and managed venues you can actually pay to swim at. Every listing checked before it's added.

All Lake Quarry Reservoir River Spring-Fed Lake Lido
Ilkley Lido Verified

Ilkley Lido Wild Swimming

Lido Peak adult £12.30 (Leisure Card £6.20); off-peak adult £7.25 (Leisure Card £3.60)
South Elmham Lakes Verified

South Elmham Lakes Wild Swimming

Spring-Fed Lake Open session from £15 / hour for two (+£5pp); private from £40 / hour. Peak NOWCA sessions via ACTiO
Jubilee Pool, Penzance Verified

Jubilee Pool Wild Swimming

Lido Sea pool adult £7 / half day; geothermal adult £16 / 55 min (includes sea pool). Season membership adult £145
Watersedge Verified

Watersedge Wild Swimming

Lake Session price on the booking screen (not published on the public pages)
Manley Mere Verified

Manley Mere Wild Swimming

Lake NOWCA members £7.50 / swim (8–15 £5; 10 for £70). Non-members £10
Pitsford Water Verified

Pitsford Open Water Swimming (SwimCube) Wild Swimming

Reservoir £7 / 1-hour session; intro course £20; wetsuit hire £5
Ellingham Open Water Swim Verified

Ellingham Open Water Swim Wild Swimming

Lake £8 / session (ACTiO); £75 / 10. Visitor trial £10 cash (club page)
Higham Lakes Verified

Higham Lakes Wild Swimming

Lake £7 / session; membership £20 / year (also £4 / 1 week, £8 / 3 weeks)
Pells Pool, Lewes: turquoise spring-fed lido, metal ladder, trees over the changing rooms Verified

Pells Pool Wild Swimming

Lido From £4.50 / 1 hour
Capernwray Diving Centre: quarry walls, wooden jetty and swim buoys Verified

Capernwray Diving Centre Wild Swimming

Quarry £12 booked online / £14 on the day
Monet lake at Pool Bridge Farm, York: lily pads and wooden steps into the water Verified

Pool Bridge Farm Wild Swimming

Lake ~£8 midweek / ~£9 weekend day ticket
Hampstead Heath Mixed Pond: buoys on green water, trees all the way round Verified

Hampstead Heath Mixed Pond Wild Swimming

Lake £5 adult / £3 concession
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