THINGS TO PLAN AND DO

Take an outdoor dip, sew in the sunshine and play ping pong late into the evening. By Rebecca Frank

Love your lido Up and down the country our outdoor pools are enjoying a revival and work is underway to help restore the faded glory of many more of these historic treasures. It was around the 1930s when lidos became all the rage, with many built in a bold, elaborate Art Deco style, somewhat symbolic of the behaviour they encouraged (stripping off and larking about). There’s always been something carefree and rather extravagant about them. For a start how many days are hot enough to swim in those bright blue, sparkling waters, bearing in mind they need a good spell of sunshine to warm up? In spite of that we do love swimming in a lido – it must be the most nostalgic and literally breath-taking summer activity. WHERE TO GO • Ilkley…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, 1-Aug-2015

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