Stonehaven Open Air Pool
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Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool, Queen Elizabeth Park, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire AB39 2RD, is an Olympic sized heated open air public pool opened in 1934. It is the lido
in the UK.
Olympic sized sea water lido
. The water is heated (28C) and the pool is open from June to August. There is a Leisure Centre with indoor swimming pool next door.
In 1994 Aberdeenshire Council had plans to close the pool but a local campaign (Friends of Stonehaven Outdoor Pool) successfully lobbied to save the pool and a partnership with the council now manages the facility.
Current patronage of the pool is over 40,000 visitors per year.
Lido
The Lido is an 11 km long sandbar located in Venice, northern Italy, home to about 20,000 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido every September.-Geography:...
in the UK.
Description
This 55 yard (50.3 meters) x 20 yard open air pool is the only art decoArt Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
Olympic sized sea water lido
Lido
The Lido is an 11 km long sandbar located in Venice, northern Italy, home to about 20,000 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido every September.-Geography:...
. The water is heated (28C) and the pool is open from June to August. There is a Leisure Centre with indoor swimming pool next door.
History
The pool was opened 4 June 1934.In 1994 Aberdeenshire Council had plans to close the pool but a local campaign (Friends of Stonehaven Outdoor Pool) successfully lobbied to save the pool and a partnership with the council now manages the facility.
Current patronage of the pool is over 40,000 visitors per year.