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Cool off with a dip in a scenic outdoor pool

ILKLEY LIDO, YORKSHIRE A POOL WITH A VIEW, THIS ART DECO LIDO BOASTS ILKLEY MOOR AS ITS BACKDROP (BRADFORD.GOV.UK).

TINSIDE LIDO, PLYMOUTH, DEVON THIS SEMI-CIRCULAR POOL HAS THREE FOUNTAINS AND LOOKS OUT OVER THE HOE (VISITPLYMOUTH.CO.UK).

BUDE SEA POOL, CORNWALL PART-NATURAL, PART-MANMADE, THIS GIANT ROCKPOOL (RIGHT) IS TOPPED UP BY THE TIDE (BUDESEAPOOL.ORG).

LYMINGTON SEA WATER BATHS, HAMPSHIRE WITH VIEWS OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT, THIS POOL OPENED IN 1833 TO HARNESS THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF SEA BATHING (LYMINGTONSEAWATERBATHS.ORG.UK).

GOUROCK OUTDOOR POOL, RENFREWSHIRE TAKE A ‘STARLIGHT SWIM’ UNDER THE NIGHT SKY IN THIS SEAWATER LIDO – AND YES, IT IS HEATED (INVERCLYDELEISURE.COM).