Postcode GU1 1HB Length 50 m Phone +44 1483 449108 | Website Official website Width 27 m Opened 1933 | |
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Hours Open today · 10:30AM–6:30PMSaturday10:30AM–6:30PMSunday10:30AM–6:30PMMonday10:30AM–6:30PMTuesday10:30AM–6:30PMWednesday10:30AM–6:30PMThursday10:30AM–6:30PMFriday10:30AM–6:30PM Similar Pools on the Park, Hillingdon Sports and Leisure C, Bocketts Farm, Tonbridge Swimming Pool, Finchley Lido | ||
Guildford lido
Guildford Lido was opened in June 1933 by the Mayor of Guildford, Alderman William Harvey, and has been continuously used since this time.
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Description
The lido is a 50x27.4m pool in approximately 3 acres (12,000 m2) of landscaped gardens. Open from late April to early September every year, and is drained while not in use over the winter. It attracts approx. 60,000 visitors each season.
The pool is owned by Guildford Borough Council and operated by Freedom Leisure, a not-for-profit charitable trust.
History
The lido was opened on June 21, 1933. The architect was J.W. Hipwood and cost £13,000 to build with funding raised locally rather than central government. This was an initiative of the Mayor of Guildford (Alderman William Alfred Harvey) who launched a campaign in 1932 to use local unemployed men to build the pool.
Every shilling means an hour's work.