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LIDO: A DIP INTO OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS
by Christopher Beanland (Batsford £20)
As swimming pools reopen, this timely book looks at the world’s best lidos, from one in a disused coal mine in Germany to the famous Bondi Icebergs Pool in Australia. Pictured is our very own Brockwell Lido in London, which was the setting for Libby Page’s 2018 bestseller Lido.
Beanland interviews people to find out why they swim: for most, it’s to clear the mind. They arrive ‘with a head full of thoughts but leave with just one: “It’s time to eat cake”. ’
So welcome back, lidos, we’ve missed the head-clearing workouts . . . and the guilt-free hunk of cake afterwards.
Brockwell Lido in London, which was the setting for Libby Page’s 2018 bestseller Lido