Cleveland Pools in Bath to reopen for public swimming

It will welcome swimmers back on 10 September following a multi-million pound restoration.

The UK's oldest lido is set to welcome back public swimming more than 200 years after first opening in 1817.

Over time, support was gained from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, which awarded a £6.5 million grant, along with support from Historic England, Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund. Paul Simons, Chair of the Cleveland Pools Trust, said the project has been "a marathon swim, often against the tide".

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