Brockwell Lido – Southwark News

Brockwell Lido sink or swim? What does the future hold for the Herne Hill landmark?

News Desk — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:43:24 +0000

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Brockwell Lido suffers break-in

Herbie Russell — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:52:48 +0000

Vandals reportedly broke into Brockwell Lido, damaging the reception and breaking entrance doors. Brockwell Lido took to X, formerly Twitter, the following day (Sunday, December 29), urging the “community to continue supporting” the centre. “Last night, our centre was broken into, the reception area was vandalised and entrance doors broken,” Brockwell Lido wrote. “As a […]

Twitter sensation: ‘These baby geese are the only children allowed to walk in and swim at Brockwell Lido’, say frustrated pool users

Isabel Ramirez — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:05:21 +0000

Videos of seven goslings waddling into Brockwell Lido to have a dip have proved a hit on Twitter, but the post has resulted in many of the pool users taking a swipe at what they see as a flawed booking system. Many of the viewers commented that the baby geese are the only “children” allowed […]

Peckhamite Freya Bromley on documenting her journey with wild swimming

Holly O'Mahony — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:00:41 +0000

Summer is finally with us, but if you need a bit of encouragement before dipping a toe in Brockwell Lido, let local swimmer, author and podcaster Freya Bromley be your guide. She discovered the healing powers of wild swimming after losing her brother in 2016. Together with a friend, she embarked on a mission to […]

Brockwell Lido users hit out at dirty floors and broken showers

Robert Firth - Local Democracy Reporter — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Swimmers at a popular South London lido have hit out at dirty floors and broken showers, which they say are putting people off visiting. Brockwell Lido in Herne Hill is a popular destination for fitness fans and people wanting a dip in hot summer months, but some regular customers say they are fed-up of poor […]

Brockwell Lido closed from early March for refurbishment

Katherine Johnston — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:50:55 +0000

Should re-open in early May

Icebreaker challenge: Sponsored swim for Crisis returns this December

Katherine Johnston — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:39:51 +0000

Will you take the plunge?

Campaigners force U-turn over Brockwell Lido plastic lining

Katherine Johnston — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:40:52 +0000

Swimmers feared the lining would ruin the Art Deco design

Heat stroke: ‘500 attempt to storm Herne Hill’s Brockwell Lido’

Katherine Johnston — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:06:15 +0000

Lido now closed until further notice

Open air cinema line up for Southwark released

News Desk — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 05:00:03 +0000

Films from The Shape of Water to Top Gun, to be screened in parks, at Brockwell Lido and the Horniman