Teignmouth Lido

Teignmouth Lido is an open-air heated public lido at Eastcliff Walk, Teignmouth, Devon, England.[1]

Teignmouth Lido out of season

Opened in 1976, Teignmouth Lido has a heated pool measuring 25 metres (80 ft) x 12.5 metres (40 ft). It is open to the public during the summer months and charges for admission. It is one of three outdoor pools operated by Teignbridge District Council, the others being at Buckfastleigh and Ashburton. A number of schemes have been proposed during the subsequent years to upgrade the lido and potentially give it a roof, but they have failed to gain funding.[2]

In 2010 Teignbridge District Council published "A Vision for Teignmouth", a regeneration proposal document which suggested a number of possible futures for the Lido:[3]

  • Retaining the public pool on a reduced site while allowing the building of private apartments or a hotel on the remainder.
  • Refurbishing the pool and permitting the development of a spa complex on the rest of the site.
  • Relocating the pool to an alternative site in Teignmouth such as the Den or Lower Point.

The pool was shut in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom,[4] and also in 2021 due to the installation of a heat pump to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the pool's heating system.[5] In 2022 planning permission was granted for a solar photovoltaic system to be used in conjunction with a battery energy storage system[6] and a pergola was built for the photovoltaics. The total cost of the conversion was over £800,000 and funding was provided by central government. Project delays meant that the Lido remained closed during 2022.[7]

See also

References
  1. Teignbridge District Council basic information on the lido
  2. "Lido scheme to give it roof". Express and Echo (Exeter). 24 November 2006. A scheme to convert an open air pool into a business academy and a top grade water sports centre will be discussed by planners. The Teignmouth Lido seafront pool is one of the few of its kind left in the country, and is popular with locals and visitors in the summer. But it is open for only a few months of the year, and is a drain on the Teignbridge District Council budget, needing an annual subsidy of about £43,000.
  3. "Teignmouth Vision Document". www.teignbridge.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  4. "Latest on Devon's leisure centres as plea for Government funding issued". Mid-Devon Advertiser. 29 August 2020.
  5. Henderson, Guy; Smith, Colleen (5 March 2021). "Teignmouth Lido will stay closed this summer - but it is getting an upgrade". Devon Live.
  6. "Teignmouth Lido Pool Timetable: Decarbonisation". Teignbridge Leisure. May 2022.
  7. Stenson, Mary (21 July 2022). "Teignmouth Lido won't open this summer". Devon Live.


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