Introduction

From CPT

Hidden away in Bathwick, on the banks of the River Avon, is the only surviving Georgian lido in the country. Closed over twenty years ago, the Cleveland Pleasure Pools were at one time a favourite summer destination for generations of Bathonians. Now a campaign is underway to re-open the pools for public bathing.

The Cleveland swimming pools in Bath were built at the beginning of the nineteenth century and provided open air bathing for the city's residents until they were closed during the 1970s (although they re-opened temporarily for a short period in the mid-1980s).

Other than a brief and unsuccessful life as a trout farm, they have been closed ever since. In July, 2004 the owners, Bath & North East Somerset Council, put the site up for sale; following lobbying of councillors the sale was put on hold but their future remains uncertain.

You can view a video about the pools on You Tube here.

Click here to download the Trust's Feasibilty Study, produced by Acanthus Ferguson Mann. (PDF, 858KB)
Click here to download a poster. (PDF, 169KB)

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For more information email info@clevelandpools.org.uk.