We have just been informed that online booking to swim at the Bathing Ponds and Lido will resume from 1 May 2021, with the exception of the earliest and latest sessions each day:
- 07.00 – 10.00 free flow (last entry 09.30)
- 10.30 – 11.30 pre book
- 12.00 – 13.00 pre book
- 13.30 – 14.30 pre book
- 15.00 – 16.00 pre book
- 16.30 – 17.30 pre book
- 18.00 – 20.30 free flow (last entry 20.00)
The booking link for the City of London/Eventbrite is here. Tickets will be released on Eventbrite on Monday at 12 noon for the week ahead, except for the first three days (1 to 3 May 2021) which will be released on Friday 30 April at 12 noon.
A telephone booking line is available for swimmers who have no internet access or who find this system difficult to use at 020 7332 3779 (Monday to Friday). Please forward this information to any swimmer you know who may prefer to book by phone.
Covid-secure measures will remain in place for the time being, with a maximum capacity of 60 swimmers at the Ladies’ Pond, and the requirement to provide contact details when you arrive for test and trace purposes.
We had hoped there would be greater use of “capped free flow” (no need to book) through the summer months, to preserve greater spontaneity for swimmers. If you feel strongly about this and would like to give feedback to the City of London, please do so via the email addresses below. Some thoughts which you may wish to refer to are attached here, but please personalise your response if possible:
Anne.Fairweather@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Bob.Warnock@cityoflondon.gov.uk
HH-swimming@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Please copy to klpamailbox@gmail.com