A LIDO expert has revealed some of the best outdoor swimming pools Brits can visit this summer. Authors Emma Pusill and Janet Wilkinson, who met online over their shared loved of lidos , have spent the last two decades visiting every lido in the UK. Give us your best tip for places to visit in and around Benidorm here - and you could win a £100 Amazon voucher Emma told Sun Online Travel: "The whole thing started because Janet read an article in the newspaper 20 years ago.
"She and her husband were living in London at the time, and it was suggested that if you've got a wriggle on, you could swim in all of the London lidos in a weekend. "Because they were child-free at the point, they thought it sounds like a giggle and we'll have a go at that, so they did it and nailed it." After becoming hooked on lidos, the pair documented their love, and knowledge, of the outdoor pools in the Lido Guide .
First published in 2019, their book is a definitive photographic guide to over 120 open-air pools in the UK. In the book, they cover everything from beautiful Art Deco lidos to humble, fiercely loved, community pools, offering a bit of something for everyone. Author Emma Pusill recently recommended visiting three slightly more lesser-known outdoor pools in the UK.
Located in North Somerset, Portishead Open Air Pool first opened to the public in 1962 and is one of Emma's top lidos, although admitted there was a sneaky reason why. Emma said: "I am chair of the Board of Trustees at Portishea.