Current lido projects
Here is a round up of projects to refurbish or save existing lidos or to build new ones. If any are missing, or if updates are required, please drop us a line via Facebook.
| Project name | Location | Status | Website |
| Bailey Park | Abergavenny, Wales | Project mothballed due to lack of new committee volunteers. | None |
| Broomhill Lido | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | Concerns over potential operator, Fusion Leisure, vindicated as they cease to trade. Project on hold and planning likely to expire. | Broomhill Pool Trust |
| Brynamman Lido | 35, Amman Road, Brynamman, SA18 1SW, Wales | Since the pool was transferred to community ownership in 2019, fund raising and feasiblity activities have continued including enginnering and surveying as of Dec 2025. | Planning for the future of Brynaman Lido |
| Cleveland Pools | Hampton Row, Bath BA2 6BJ England | Closed since Jan 2024 due to flooding. As of Feb 2026, it appears that damage is more significant that thought including to the pipes underneath the tank. Latest update discusses that the Trust need to find funds and there is no insurance claim to be made. IMO only. The pool had been sublet to Fusion who have now gone into administration so this might make reclaiming control of the pool easier for the Trust. | Cleveland Pools |
| Eastville Park | Eastville Park, Bristol BS5 6XA England | Bringing the old pool back to use seems to have been abandoned in favour of a new location close by. Planning appliation submitted mid 2023. Consultation activities continue. | Eastville Park Lido |
| Grange Lido | Thornfield Road, Grange-over-sands, Cumbria, LA11 7DS, England | Phase 1 including temporary infill to pool tank completed. Phase II planning application in progress. | Save Grange Lido |
| Holt Town | Manchester, M40, England | Part of a general community plan for the area. In early planning stages an includes provision of a new lido. | Holt Town |
| Otley Lido | Farnley Lane, Otley, LS21 2AB, England | January 2025, FMG Consulting – a leading sports and leisure consultancy – in partnership with Saunders Boston Architects completed a ‘Feasibility Study and Outline Business Plan for the Redevelopment of Otley Lido’. The study established a feasible and viable plan to sustain a heated pool – open seasonally for six months of the year. | Friends of Otley Lido |
| Shoalstone Outdoor Sea-Water Pool | Berry Head Road, Brixham TQ5 9FT | Excellent progress with the new slabs through to November 2025 but a build up of water pressure building up under the shallow end has caused damage. Work due to restart 7th May 2026 subject to weather. | Shoalstone Pool |
| Tarlair Lido | Tarlair Road, Banff, AB44 1TA, Scotland | Nov 2024, conservation works to pool buildings completed. March 2025 cafe opens. | Friends of Tarlair |
| Valentines Lido | Perth Road, Ilford, LB Redbridge, IG2 6DZ England | As Jan 2026 the first phase groundworks have been completed but funding for the next stage has been diverted to other local projects (not undeserving ones) so the project is back on hold. | Valentines Lido |
| Worthing Lido | Marine Parade, Worthing, East Sussex, BN11 3PX England | Dec 2024 Council confirms structural survey has positive news for the site. Jan 2025 sees petition for restoration to the Grade II building before it falls into further disrepair. This would include the reinstatement of the filled-in pool. As of Jan 2026, testing is underway to assess the strength of its substructure and understand what’s needed to secure its future. | News – Adur & Worthing Councils |
| Yorkshire Swim Works | St.Ives Regional Park, Bingley | Despite completing their Expression of Interest document on early 2025, the team had to wait until August for Bradford Council to say they had reversed their decision to advertise the land, meaning they could no longer submit it. As of 30 Nov 2025 they are still waiting to hear the reasons that they believe the project poses too many risks for it to achieve planning. | Yorkshire Swim Works |
