Tinside Lido
An Art Deco seawater pool built in 1935, with a semicircular pool set beneath the cliffs of the Hoe, where you can swim while looking out over the bay.
The pool is a semicircle in pale blue and white that reaches out into Plymouth Sound. It is filled with filtered seawater and surrounded by stepped sun terraces. It is one of the finest open-air pools in Britain and is a Grade II listed building. It opens in summer, and tickets cost about 8 pounds. On sunny days, book a time slot in advance. Beneath the Hoe cliffs next to the pool there are several free sea-swimming steps, where locals often dive in and swim.
Opening hours
Late May–early September, approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Plymouth Hoe & Smeaton's Tower
- Royal Citadel
- Plymouth Gin Distillery
- The Barbican & Mayflower Steps
- Elizabethan House
- National Marine Aquarium
- The Box
- Drake's Island