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RubyToogood

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The lido is shut :( :( :( and Crystal Palace pool is closed for repairs. I tried Beckenham Spa but it was a bit manic and short. Where else can I go?
 
is thornton heath too far from you?

edit - btw, i've never been inside it, but it seems alright from the outside...:o
 
I've not tried the pool in Streatham... you could give that a go?

Clapham Manor Pool is ok - although I think it's a bit spermy.

Dulwich College pool is gorgeous but I think you need to be a member of their gym (but it's worth checking that out).

East Dulwich is another one I've not tried...

Tooting is open year round but you need to become a member which was around £100 p/a when I joined (briefly) a few years ago.

The Lido is still open for morning swims btw - until the end of next week.

Camberwell is v. cheap but rusty. I rather like it though. I like that old fashioned pool vibe - Lewisham is similar in that respect, as is the pool south of Norwood Junction.

If you join the Lido gym you can use East Dulwich and E&C pools and the gyms at all Fusion centres as well as the lido all next summer. (but if it really is only the pool you want, and not the gym, it might not be worthwhile).

I love swimming but it you and I are in a tricky situation right now - the Rec situation is disgraceful. I might join a particular tri club in order to get lessons in one of the local school pools.
 
gaijingirl said:
I've not tried the pool in Streatham... you could give that a go?

Clapham Manor Pool is ok - although I think it's a bit spermy.

Dulwich College pool is gorgeous but I think you need to be a member of their gym (but it's worth checking that out).

East Dulwich is another one I've not tried...

Tooting is open year round but you need to become a member which was around £100 p/a when I joined (briefly) a few years ago.

The Lido is still open for morning swims btw - until the end of next week.

Camberwell is v. cheap but rusty. I rather like it though. I like that old fashioned pool vibe - Lewisham is similar in that respect, as is the pool south of Norwood Junction.

If you join the Lido gym you can use East Dulwich and E&C pools and the gyms at all Fusion centres as well as the lido all next summer. (but if it really is only the pool you want, and not the gym, it might not be worthwhile).

I love swimming but it you and I are in a tricky situation right now - the Rec situation is disgraceful. I might join a particular tri club in order to get lessons in one of the local school pools.
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Fuck me, I had no idea there was a usable pool at Dulwich College! There's a £100 joining fee for the gym, and about £30 a month thereafter. Not sure about the joining fee, but the £30 a month sounds pretty reasonable as it'd be easy to spend that going to a public pool regularly anyway. If it's a really nice pool that'd be perfect (although it's only 25metres).
http://www.dulwich.org.uk/Intranet_SportsClub_Document_1.aspx?id=8:753&id=8:746&id=8:244&id=1:29102

Tooting would be no good really as I go after work (it's still open 6am - 5pm till Sept 30th for non-members though). Might have to try South Norwood.
 
RubyToogood said:
Fuck me, I had no idea there was a usable pool at Dulwich College! There's a £100 joining fee for the gym, and about £30 a month thereafter. Not sure about the joining fee, but the £30 a month sounds pretty reasonable. If it's a really nice pool that'd be perfect (although it's only 25metres).
http://www.dulwich.org.uk/Intranet_SportsClub_Document_1.aspx?id=8:753&id=8:746&id=8:244&id=1:29102

Tooting would be no good really as I go after work (it's still open 6am - 5pm till Sept 30th for non-members though). Might have to try South Norwood.
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Has South Norwood pool reopened, then?
 
RubyToogood said:
The lido is shut :( :( :( and Crystal Palace pool is closed for repairs. I tried Beckenham Spa but it was a bit manic and short. Where else can I go?
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If you can get to Beckenham can you get down to West Wickham - really excellent pool, good length, not crowded: 8 beach towels out of ten.
 
RubyToogood said:
Was/is it shut?
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Yes.

It was closed originally to be demolished and completely rebuilt, but the Tories cancelled the rebuilding, and instead were refurbishing it. Perhaps they have finished.
 
RubyToogood said:
Fuck me, I had no idea there was a usable pool at Dulwich College! There's a £100 joining fee for the gym, and about £30 a month thereafter. Not sure about the joining fee, but the £30 a month sounds pretty reasonable as it'd be easy to spend that going to a public pool regularly anyway. If it's a really nice pool that'd be perfect (although it's only 25metres).
http://www.dulwich.org.uk/Intranet_SportsClub_Document_1.aspx?id=8:753&id=8:746&id=8:244&id=1:29102.
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I didn't know, either. Might not be a problem for you but it is strictly before and after office hours only - I suppose the students use it at other times.
 
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Oh prices would be good too. Beckenham Spa was £4.10 at about 6pm. Incidentally I was told that it's not always that manic, so it might be worth another go I suppose.
 
Brand new pool/leisure centre, with library & coffee shop attached in Downham Lewisham.. Although the unisex changing rooms (or the changing village..WTF.. as it is signed) perturb me..
 
Guineveretoo said:
Yes.

It was closed originally to be demolished and completely rebuilt, but the Tories cancelled the rebuilding, and instead were refurbishing it. Perhaps they have finished.
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i just drove past it and it still has Heras fencing round it.

not far off completion now. it is shiny.

re: dulwich college pool - the day i move away from that area i find out about that pool! /slaps forehead

Tooting Lido is still open btw if bracing swims are you thing.
 
With 'spermy' not being a taste I would recognise, Clap'ham is fine for me. As stated, it's basic, but does the job. A nice size at 33m (although a bizarre refurbishment is about to cut 8m off :( )

Avoid the Rec at all costs. It's still a building site with idiot staff.
 
I've given up swimming since I found a turd in the changing rooms at Clapham Manor, a turd in the showers at The Bridge in Sydenham, and witnessed a glass panel fall from a great height onto the poolside at Beckenham Leisure Centre. :eek: :eek:

It also gives me backache, 'cos I swim all wrong. :o

If I go back to swimming regularly I'll try the one on East Dulwich Road, or maybe try The Bridge again - it's not too bad if you get a turd-free shower.
 
I suffered an extremely unpleasant Rec swim this morning. Major queues at reception post-'refurbishment,' crap changing room / building site (still no showers in the gents) and a swim in sub-tropical style waters.

Maybe it's because I'm a Lido boy, but I won't be going back to Brixton Rec for a swim until the refurbishment is finished.
 
Yeah, I wondered if Brockwell would manage a cheeky opening today. I think you answered my question! It was lovely on Friday morning. One more week to go.

Can't stress enough how shit Brixton Rec was.

What was the temperature like in Tooting, Ruby?
 
The board up at reception at lunchtime said 16.1 I think, but I think it was probably warmer than that really, and the sun was out some of the time. It was pretty cold (and Tooting is always colder than Brockwell because it's bigger) but not cold enough to make me get out early. And I'd rather have it like that than the human soup effect you get in small heated pools. Ick!

Gwan, go for a swim at Tooting tomorrow, you know you want to!
 
RubyToogood said:
Gwan, go for a swim at Tooting tomorrow, you know you want to!
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I just couldn't resist it :D

Tooting was lovely today :)

The water temperature was spot on for me, and the showers were hot, but not boiling. Just the way it should be. I love that 'bouncy' floor effect in the Tooting pool as well.

One more week of either early Brockwell swims, or all day sessions at Tooting. May try and make it an all dayer next Sunday in SW16.

Cheers for the prod in the right direction :)
 
Glad you enjoyed it! Question is, is it warm enough for Tooting this weekend?!

Meanwhile in other news, South Norwood pool is open again apparently:

http://iccroydon.icnetwork.co.uk/ad...objectid=19863792&siteid=53340-name_page.html

I'm still looking for the ideal pool really. Although technically closest, I think Dulwich College might be tough for me in winter because there isn't a bus that goes all that near and there'll be bad weather days when I don't fancy two-wheeled transport. If the weather's not good it could turn out to be a big waste of a joining fee.

The main pool at Crystal Palace is now closed until June, although they seem to have started using the training pool for public swims till Oct 22nd. God knows what state the changing facilities are in now!
 
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