Tinside Lido
Tinside Lido is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in southwest England. It is sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. The lido opens in the summer months between May and September.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Aquaculture facility
- Description: grade II listed pool in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Tinside Pool”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eddystone Light and Plymouth Dome.
Eddystone Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction. Eddystone Light is situated 400 feet north of Tinside Lido.
Plymouth Dome
Retail building
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plymouth Dome is a restaurant which was a former museum and visitor attraction on Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. The museum opened in 1989 and closed in 2006.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.
Plymouth Hoe
Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as the Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
Drake’s Island
Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.
Tinside Lido
- Categories: lido and agriculture
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Tinside Lido” goes by many names.
- German: “Tinside Pool”
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