Tooting Bec Lido, London

Name: Tooting Bec Lido
Address: Tooting Bec Lido Tooting Bec Road, London, SW16 1RU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 8871 7198

#261 among attractions in London

Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming, Body of water, More...

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Facts and practical information

Tooting Bec Lido is an open-air fresh water swimming pool in South London. It is the largest fresh water swimming pool by surface area in the United Kingdom, being 100 yards long and 33 yards wide. ()

Elevation: 121 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°25'57"N, 0°8'22"W

Address

Tooting Bec Lido Tooting Bec RoadWandsworth (Bedford)London SW16 1RU United Kingdom

Contact

+44 20 8871 7198

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Day trips

Tooting Bec Lido – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Streatham High Road, Streatham Common, Norwood Grove, Streatham War Memorial.

0.5 miE
Shopping, Shopping district
Streatham High Road, London
13 min walk • Streatham High Road, some 1.8 miles in length, is part of the main A23 road from London to Brighton, and is in the London Borough of Lambeth.
1.1 miSE
Park
Streatham Common, London
27 min walk • Streatham Common is a large open space on the southern edge of Streatham in the London Borough of Lambeth. The shallow sloping lower half of the common is mostly mowed grass, and the upper half is mostly woodland with some small areas of gorse scrub and acid grassland.
1.4 miSE
Park
Norwood Grove, London
37 min walk • Norwood Grove is an ornamental urban park in the northern extent of the London Borough of Croydon, by whom it is managed, although the most westerly part lies within the London Borough of Lambeth.
0.8 miSE
Memorial
Streatham War Memorial, London
20 min walk • Streatham War Memorial is a war memorial to the war dead of the London district of Streatham in the two World Wars. It was unveiled in 1922, and is sited near the northwest corner of Streatham Common.
0.6 miSE
Theater
Hideaway, London
15 min walk • Hideaway is a jazz club in Streatham, south London which features live performances of jazz, funk, swing and soul music as well as stand-up comedy nights. It opened in 2010 and won the Jazz Venue/Promoter of the Year category in the 2011 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.
1.2 miW
Nightlife, Cinema, Bars and clubs
Gala Bingo Club, London
32 min walk • Buzz Bingo, Tooting is a Grade I Listed building in Tooting, an area in the London borough of Wandsworth. Originally built as one of the great luxurious Art Deco cinemas of the 1930s, it is still considered by many to be the most spectacular cinema in Britain.
~1090 ftNW
Park
Tooting Commons, London
6 min walk • The Tooting Commons consist of two adjacent areas of common land lying between Balham, Streatham and Tooting, in south west London: Tooting Bec Common and Tooting Graveney Common.
0.8 miNW
Nightlife
The Bedford, London
21 min walk • The Bedford, originally named The Bedford Hotel, is a Grade II listed public house at 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD.
1 miW
Nightlife
King's Head, London
27 min walk • The King's Head is a Grade II listed public house at 84 Upper Tooting Road, Tooting, London SW17 7PB. It was built in 1896 by the architect W. M. Brutton. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. CAMRA describe it as "an historic pub interior of national importance".
1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Balham, London
26 min walk • Balham is an area in south London, England, mostly within the London Borough of Wandsworth with small parts within the neighbouring London Borough of Lambeth. The area has been settled since Saxon times and appears in the Domesday Book as Belgeham.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Tooting, London
30 min walk • Tooting is a district of South London, England, forming part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and partly in the London Borough of Merton. It is located 5 miles south south-west of Charing Cross.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Tooting Bec Lido open?

Tooting Bec Lido is open:

Monday 6 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 6 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 6 am - 5 pm
Thursday 6 am - 5 pm
Friday 6 am - 5 pm
Saturday 6 am - 5 pm
Sunday 6 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Tooting Bec Lido?

Nearby attractions include Tooting Commons, London (6 min walk), Hideaway, London (15 min walk), Streatham War Memorial, London (20 min walk).

How to get to Tooting Bec Lido by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tooting Bec Lido:

Bus

Woodfield Avenue • Lines: 315 (4 min walk)
Tooting Bec Lido • Lines: 249, 319 (4 min walk)

Train

Streatham (15 min walk)
Streatham Hill (17 min walk)

Metro

Tooting Bec • Lines: Northern (23 min walk)
Balham • Lines: Northern (25 min walk)