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.Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Water park
- 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 430 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.
Armada Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Armada Memorial is a monument on Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city. Armada Memorial is situated 770 feet north of Tinside Lido.
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.
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, recreation area, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.3632° or 50° 21′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.14226° or 4° 8′ 32″ westInception
1935Open location code
9C2Q9V75+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 316691444OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=water_parkWikidata ID
Q2435919
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In Other Languages
“Tinside Lido” goes by many names.
- German: “Tinside Pool”
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