An unusually hot and sunny September morning enabled us to raise £650 pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity for a chat over coffee and cakes on such a lovely day, with many taking the opportunity to have their final ( or first in some instances ) swim o

Everything was on track for the final night swim, we’d already held 5 that went like clockwork so weren’t expecting anything out of the ordinary. A lunchtime phone call to Jo changed all that – the singer couldn’t come, her keyboard player wasn’t availabl

A novel way to celebrate the Summer Solstice…. It might not have been the most spectacular sunrise at 3.30am but that didn’t stop the first 40 swimmers from starting their first mile in the first ever “24 hour Swimathon” at Hathersage Open Air Swimming Pool. Students from Hallam

After being voted Number One for being The Best Lido in Britain in The Times Newspaper and recognised by The Guardian Newspaper for being “An Amazing Outdoor Swimming Pool” the pool staff and volunteers had a lot to celebrate! The pool really is an urban escape in the hear

Here’s a write up we received from The Times… 30 best lidos; From tidal rock to urban sanctuaries. Sarah Smith finds the perfect places to cool off this summer. Number 1 – 1 Hathersage Lido, Hathersage, Derbyshire As well as a 30m pool, there is a regularly used band

Here’s a write up we received from the Guardian Travel section… From geothermal pools in Iceland to a floating pool in Berlin and a luxurious rooftop spot in Barcelona, these venues are perfect for making a big splash. In the Peak District village of Hathersage is this gem

Usually I wouldn’t have been invited or even welcome on the Opening Day at Hathersage Pool but this year things were very, very different. The atmosphere building up to this special day had been very tense; the new boiler had been installed and was performing really well, the water wa