THE best way to cool down during this heatwave is heading straight to an outdoor swimming pool.
However, if you want to avoid the crowds, there are thankfully some quieter spots you can head to.
Alamy A swim in an outdoor pool is the best way to cool down during the heatwave[/caption]
There are lots of well-known lidos across the UK , but these can be fairly busy when the sun comes out.
Or, you can opt for wild swimming, and we’ve rounded up some of those best spots too .
Website ShowersToYou.co.uk has rounded up the quietest outdoor pools by seeing which ones are tagged the least on Instagram, suggesting fewer daily guests.
Here are the lidos to add to your list before the warm temperature disappears, where you won’t have to fight for a sun-lounger.
Nantwich Outdoor Brine Pool, Cheshire
Trip Advisor The Nantwich pool is the only inland brine pool in the UK[/caption]
Shap Swimming Pool, Cumbria
Geograph.org.uk/Jonathan Allen Don’t worry about bad weather as the outdoor pool is heated all summer[/caption]
Buckfastleigh Open Air Pool, Devon
Facebook The Buckfastleigh Open Air Pool is also heated when open[/caption]
Petersfield Lido, Gloucestershire
Facebook Petersfield Lido underwent a huge renovation in 2020[/caption]
Chagford Swimming Pool, Devon
Trip Advisor The Changford pool is the largest one fed by the river in the south west[/caption]
Park Road Pools, North London
Flickr.com Park Road Pools has not one, but two outdoor swimming pools, and a soft play area[/caption]
New Cumnock Pool, East Ayrshire
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Sophie Gerrard/Dumfries House New Cumnock pool is one of the last open air swimming pools in Scotland[/caption]
Hillingdon/Uxbridge Lido, London
Shutterstock/Peter Fleming Formerly called Uxbridge Lido, it is a Grade II listed outdoor swimming pool[/caption]
Stonehaven Open Air Pool, Aberdeen
Facebook/Stonehaven Heated Open Air Pool The Stonehaven pool is a whopping Olympic-sized 50m[/caption]