The indoor and outdoor facility means that there’s water action for all weather at the Lido. Inside there is a leisure pool, 25m lap pool, 2 hydroslides, toddlers’ pool and dedicated teaching pool. Outside there’s a 50m pool, separate leisure pool, 2 hydroslides and a dive well. There’s also an outdoor Aqua Play area with regular slides that have running water on them, water sprays etc all on rubber matting (no standing water in this area).

Some reviews suggest that the pools can be cold for little ones (both inside and out) so perhaps go prepared with a wetsuit if you have one. The pools are supposed to be roughly 29-30 degrees with the toddler pool being around 33 degrees. There is a warmer spa pool (38 degrees) but it’s for 16 year olds+.

An inflatable AquaRun is up in the leisure pool for part of the weekends and during the school holidays (1-3pm) which can be fun for older kids but an additional charge is made for using it! Some have said that with all the additional charges, this pool can be very expensive for the whole family to visit (unlike some pools where adults with preschoolers don’t pay the full rate, this doesn’t apply here) but if you phone to check that all the facilities are open before you go and you go prepared with food or eat at the cafe, you can spend a good portion of the day here, in which case, it’s hopefully money well spent!

For older kids (ages 8-15 years) Friday evenings are disco ‘Wave Rave’ nights with the AquaRun and Hydroslides both operating from 7-9pm (hydroslides close at 8.30pm).

Photo Credits: Lido Aquatic Facebook Page