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The joys of early morning swims

My first early morning swim of the season, in fact a first ever early morning one at Guildford Lido for me, was just great today. The pool felt warmer than yesterday afternoon, even though the air was on the fresh side. Gentle steam rose from the water surface which surprised me. If you’ve not discovered [...]

So what’s new this season?

As you probably know, FOGL re-formed last season when it was thought (incorrectly) that the Lido might be imminently closed. Since the initial frenetic activity to get FOGL up and running, we were then faced with all the challenges posed by getting a proactive comittee together and then establishing ways of working together both as [...]

Who can get the cheapest Lido swims?

It would seem there are all kinds of ways to save money on Lido swimming prices, from the free swimming for those over 60,  deals for the over 50s through the Prime Time scheme, concessions for juniors, senior citizens and students, bog-standard season tickets, and savings for season ticket holders on the new early morning sessions, [...]