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A brand new London lido is set to arrive in Canary Wharf’s Eden Dock this year, just in time for the summer. Open water swimming has been a spring and summer fixture at Eden Dock for the past couple of years already, but this will see the whole area upgraded and turned into a permanent 50-metre pool with lanes, outdoor saunas and a wooden boardwalk all around the swimming area.
It’s being built by the team behind the very successful Sea Lanes Brighton, the UK’s first National Open Water Swimming Centre. Catering to even the hardiest of open water fanatics, swimming will be open all year round. The six-lane Olympic-sized pool will be fully life guarded and 1.3 metres deep. And as well as having hot boxes, the spot will be home to a community club house hosting fitness classes and talks, plus food and drink offerings.
Who’s ready for an alfresco dip among the skyscrapers?