Lymington Open Air Sea Water Baths
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Lymington Open Air Sea Water Baths (or "historic Roman Seawater Baths"), Bath Road, Lymington, Hampshire. Built in 1833 it is the oldest lido
in the UK. The baths reopened in 2010 following a campaign by local people who also completed the bath's refurbishment.
Owned and managed by Lymington and Pennington Town Council, the opening season is normally from May to September.
The current lido was built in 1833 by William Bartlett of the Lymington Bath and Improvement Co. with donations of £6,000. From 1872 the lido was run by Mrs Beeston. The local Corporation acquired the site in 1937.
The local St. Barbe Museum has information on the pool history.
Friends of Lymington Sea Water Baths
Lido
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in the UK. The baths reopened in 2010 following a campaign by local people who also completed the bath's refurbishment.
Description
The pool is an acre in size (90mx30m) using filtered and chlorinated seawater.Owned and managed by Lymington and Pennington Town Council, the opening season is normally from May to September.
History
A seawater pool and smaller baths were on the same site in the 1780s. (There was a Roman camp near Lymington (Lentune, Lementon), but there is no evidence of baths.)The current lido was built in 1833 by William Bartlett of the Lymington Bath and Improvement Co. with donations of £6,000. From 1872 the lido was run by Mrs Beeston. The local Corporation acquired the site in 1937.
The local St. Barbe Museum has information on the pool history.
External links
Lymington Sea Water BathsFriends of Lymington Sea Water Baths