Spring has well and truly arrived, so there’s no time like the preset to whack on your swimmers and go for a dip.
It’s not often we’re blessed with glorious weather in the UK, but when the sun does occasionally pop his hat on there’s nothing better than visiting a lovely lido.
Whether you’re in it for the laps or just to lap up the rays, an outdoor pool is a novelty that we will never get over.
In honour of the arrival of spring, the team at Betway Casino set out to discover the most popular lidos in the UK – and one in Yorkshire made the top ten list.
Ilkley Lido just squeezed in at number ten, and was the only lido to feature in the whole of the north.
The research found that Ilkley Lido has been tagged 1,258 times on Instagram and searched for 177,600 times over the past year.
We’re not surprised, the lovely spa town of Ilkley is boasting a lot of things but the historic lido is one of the very best.
Having first opened its gates in 1935 as part of King George V’s silver jubilee, the lido is is an iconic part of the town’s history.
The mushroom shaped pool consists of 4,800 square meters of water, features the famous wedding cake shaped fountain and in peak season can welcome up to 4,000 visitors per day.
From the famed ‘Ilkley Lido Solstice Swim’ that invites swimmers to greet the summer sunrise to various fitness and wellness events, the lido remains etched in the collective memory of the community.
Taking top spot though was Brockwell Lido followed by London Fields Lido and Tooting Bec Lido.
We think we’ll stick to Ilkley though.
So come on then, who fancies a dip?
Read more: Ilkley crowned the best place to live in the north by The Sunday Times
Featured image – The Hoot Leeds
