Tumbling Bay Bathing Place
The Tumbling Bay bathing area is formed of two constructed concrete bathing areas, with steps, fed by the River Thames via the Bulstake stream with weirs at each end. It…
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Saltcoats Tidal Bathing Pool
A bathing station has been on or around this site since the 1880’s. In April 1907 Saltcoats Town Council agreed to build a tidal bathing pool in Winton Circus. It…
Dovercourt Bathing Pool
This pool of unfiltered sea water was filled every two weeks at high tide. In 1963 the pool was closed at the end of the season for major refurbishment costing…
Trinkie Outdoor Sea-Water Pool, Wick
The Trinkie is a natural sea-water pool in Wick, Scotland, with a history dating back over a century. It began as a suggestion for a public saltwater pool in 1896,…
Devil’s Point Tidal Pool
Only a short distance from Tinside Lido, this tidal pool has long been used as a free place to learn to swim. During 2018 the pool suffered from dilapidation. Local…
Dancing Ledge
Designed by Thomas Pellatt. He was the headmaster of a local prep school and had a quarryman blast the pool to ensure that pupils were not denied the chance of…
Chapel Rock Tidal Pool
Constructed in the rocks by Messrs. E Thomas & Co and funded by local donations and support from the Perranzabuloe Parish Council. Name Chapel Rock Tidal PoolPerranporth Beach, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall,…
Walpole Bay Bathing Pool
The pool is filled from both sea water and a number of freshwater springs that deliver water within the walls. In between this and the western tidal pool, Marine terrace,…
Tynemouth Outdoor Pool
On the North East coast lies the decaying remains of Tynemouth Outdoor Swimming Pool. Filled with rocks in an attempt to provide an artificial rock pool and attract marine life…