Save Stroud Lido - Outdoor Pool

10/09/2026

💦 NEW! LIDO FAQs 💦

You’ve been asking — so we’ve been answering! 🏊‍♀️

❓ Can I dive?
🪑 What’s the seating like?
☕ When is the café open?
🔮 What does the future hold for the lido?
…and much more!

We’ve spent time listening to your most frequently asked questions and have done our best to answer them all.

👉 Check out our FAQs on our website
https://savestroudlido.org/

Still got a question? Drop it in the comments below and we’ll do our best to answer! 💙

09/09/2026

Last chance to book your space on this fantastic event! 👇🫟🎨
Active Lifestyles Stroud

🎨🖌️ Sip, Dip & Paint

Looking for a creative night out? Join us for a relaxed and fun painting session that's perfect for complete beginners and experienced artists alike!
✨ 30 minute relaxing outdoor swim
✨ 2-hour guided painting experience
✨ Prosecco or soft drinks provided
✨ Step-by-step instruction throughout
✨ All materials provided
✨ Take home a piece of artwork you'll be proud of

The subject for the evening is always a surprise! 🤫
Every session is designed to be achievable and enjoyable for everyone.

Come along, unwind, get creative, and discover what you can achieve with a paintbrush in hand!

👉 Find out more about the event here: https://myactivelifestyles.co.uk/paint-sip-with-hannah-paints-pictures/

🎟️ Book your place: strouddistrictcouncil.legendonlineservices.co.uk/enterprise/bookingscentre/membertimetable ?LocationIds=2022&SearchDate=2026-09-10&ResourceScheduleId=384261
📞Call: 01453 766771
✉️ Email: [email protected]

Tag a friend you'd love to bring along! 👇🎨💙

08/09/2026

Absolutely! 💙🏊‍♂️ 💙
Our lido is so much more than somewhere to swim — it supports physical health, mental wellbeing, social connection and a real sense of community.💙

This is exactly why protecting and investing in accessible outdoor swimming matters. Prevention, movement, connection and time outdoors can make such a positive difference to people’s lives. 🌿☀️🏊‍♀️

🏊‍♂️ The many benefits of swimming in a lido 🏊‍♂️

Today we're taking a moment to talk about the variety of mental and physical benefits of swimming in our stunning lido at Active Lifestyles Stroud

🧠 Mental & Emotional Benefits
Boosts mood and mental clarity: Exercising outdoors in daylight naturally increases serotonin levels, helping to reduce stress and anxiety.
Encourages mindfulness: The rhythmic nature of swimming, combined with looking up at the open sky or trees, creates a deeply calming, meditative state.
Fosters a sense of community: Lidos serve as vibrant social hubs with a passionate regular crowd, offering a welcoming environment that combats loneliness.

💪 Physical Health Benefits
Provides a low-impact, full-body workout: Water supports your weight, taking pressure off your joints while providing natural resistance that strengthens muscles and improves cardio health.
Enhances immune function: Regular immersion in cold water triggers white blood cell production, helping your body fight off illnesses.
Improves circulation and skin health: Cold water swimming constricts skin pores and blood vessels, which pumps blood to your vital organs and improves overall circulation.
Burns more calories: When swimming in cold water, your body has to work harder to maintain its core temperature, which naturally increases your metabolic rate and calorie burn.

Enjoy all of these benefits and so many more in our beautiful lido this week - visit our website to discover out opening times and sessions. ☀️

👉 https://myactivelifestyles.co.uk/centres/active-lifestyles-lido/

07/09/2026

👉 Updated Lido Opening Times - Commencing Monday 7th September ☀️

With the summer holidays coming to an end, here's our opening times for the remained of the season.

📅 Monday, Wednesday & Friday:
1:30pm-2:25pm - Lane swimming
2:30pm-5:30pm - Public swimming
5:45pm-7:00pm - Lane swimming

📅 Tuesday & Thursday
7:00am-9:00am - Lane swimming
1:30pm-2:25pm - Lane swimming
2:30pm-5:30pm - Public swimming
5:45pm-7:00pm - Lane swimming

📅 Saturday
9:30am-10:55am - Lane swimming
11:00am-2:00pm - Public swimming
2:30pm-5:30pm - Public swimming
5:45pm-6:45pm- Lane swimming

📅 Sunday
10:00am-10:55am - Lane swimming
11:00am-2:00pm - Public swimming
2:30pm-5:30pm - Public swimming
5:45pm-6:45pm - Lane swimming

Please note: the Baby Pool will be open during Public Swimming sessions. 💦

We can't wait to see you at the lido soon! 🤩
Active Lifestyles Stroud

06/09/2026

💙 THIS is why our outdoor pool matters.

💙Messages like this say it all.💙

For some, a visit to Stratford Park Lido is a swim. For others, it becomes one of the highlights of their time in the Cotswolds. 🏊‍♀️☀️

It’s about the water, the setting, the people and that wonderful feeling you take away with you afterwards.🌞

And the good news? There’s still time to experience it — Stratford Park Lido is open until 30 September. 💦🌞🏊‍♀️

Come and make the most of it while you can.💙🏊‍♀️💙

05/09/2026

☀️ IT’S THE WEEKEND… AND THE WEATHER’S LOOKING GREAT! 🏊‍♀️💦

Perfect excuse for a dip at Stroud Lido! 💙

And remember — we’re OPEN right through until 30th September, so there’s still plenty of time to make the most of outdoor swimming this September.

☀️ Sunshine
💦 Fresh water
🌳 Beautiful Stratford Park
🏊 That unbeatable post-swim feeling!

Who’s heading down for a weekend swim? 🙌

04/09/2026

A huge thank you to Simon Opher for continuing to support Save Our Lido Stroud and for taking this important conversation all the way to Parliament. 💙

We’ve always believed our lido is about far more than swimming. It’s about prevention — supporting physical and mental health, encouraging people to be active and creating opportunities for connection within our own community.

We’ve seen first-hand this summer what a difference having our lido open makes.

Thank you, Simon, for recognising its value and for pushing the conversation forward nationally. 🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️
Simon Opher for Stroud

03/09/2026

💙 Your pool. Your voice. Your future.💙

Thank you to everyone who’s shared feedback.

Your ideas, experiences and suggestions mean so much.

They’ll help shape the future of our much-loved lido. 🏊‍♀️

Haven’t shared your thoughts yet?
There’s still time to have your say!

Visit savestroudlido.org to send us your feedback. 💬

Together, let’s keep our lido thriving. 💙

02/09/2026

So much to enjoy across our brilliant district! 💙 Lovely to see the lido featured—there’s still time for September swims, with the pool open until 30 September. 🏊‍♀️ And thank you for crediting our SOLS mural! A lovely celebration of the community spirit that helped bring our pool back to life. 🎨💦🏊‍♀️

🎉 September events in the Stroud district

If you're looking for things to do in the Stroud district in September, there's plenty on offer. From family activities and markets to theatre, live music, exhibitions and workshops, there are events taking place across the district throughout the month.

📅 Regular events throughout September
• Stratford Park Lido, Stratford Park (open until the end of September)
• 5k parkruns, Stroud, Stonehouse, Berkeley and Wotton (every Saturday morning)
• 2k Junior parkruns, Stonehouse and Wotton (every Sunday)
• The Shambles Market, Stroud (every Friday and Saturday)
• Stroud Farmers' Market, Stroud (every Saturday)
• Baptist Hall Craft Market, Baptist Hall (second and fourth Saturdays)
• Vintage Mary Market, The Shambles, Stroud (every Monday)
• Late Night Food, Five Valleys Shopping Centre (every Friday)
• Music in the Park, Stratford Park (every Sunday)
• Stroud Brewery Run Club, Stroud Brewery (Mondays)
• Brimscombe Mill Run Club, Brimscombe Mill (Thursdays)
• Woodchester Mansion, Woodchester Mansion (every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11am-5pm)
• Wotton Town Hall Teas, Wotton Town Hall (every Saturday)
• Cotswold Canals Trust Boat Trips, Wallbridge (Saturdays)
• Gigg Mill & Dunkirk Mill Open Days, (Saturdays and Sundays)
• FREE Family Explorer Trails, Museum in the Park (Tuesday-Sundays)
• Kids Stuff Supported Drop In, Brimscombe Mill (every Wednesday)
• Sayeed the Tailor, Brimscombe Mill (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)
• Family Evening, The Long Table, Brimscombe Mill (every Thursday)
• Food & live music, The Long Table (Fridays)
• Kids Stuff Saturday Crafts, Brimscombe Mill (every Saturday)
• The Conversation Corner for Vintage VIPs, Stroud Brewery (every Monday)
• Weekly Community Walk, Stratford Park (every Thursday)
• Gardens Open, Miserden Gardens (Wednesday to Sunday until 27 September)

🏛️ Heritage Open Days
Free events and entry as part of England’s largest festival of history and culture.
· Newark Park 12 September
· Stokescroft, Cossack Square, (drop in) 12 September
· The Hill hosted by Stroud Freemasons 12 September
· Nailsworth Quaker Meeting house 12 September
· Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse 12 September
· Gigg Mill and Dunkirk Mill, 12 and 13 September
· St Mary’s Kingswood 12 September
· A Chimney Pot Spotters Guide to Stroud 18 September
· Prehistoric Earthworks of Randwick Hill 19 Sept
· Woodchester Mansion, 19 September
To find out more and book if required: https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk

🍂 September events
• Annual Exhibition, Lansdown Hall & Gallery, Stroud (1-6 Sept)
• Silent Book Club, Cotswold Book Room, Wotton-under-Edge (2 Sept)
• Midweek Mini Market, Kingshill House Car Park, Dursley (2 Sept)
• Stroud Brewery Lunch Boat Trip, Stroud Brewery (3 Sept)
• We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Newark Park (4 Sept-15 Nov)
• Stonehouse Walking Festival, Stonehouse (4-13 Sept)
• Bat Experience Evening, Woodchester Mansion (4 Sept)
• La Traviata at Sydney Harbour, Wotton Electric Picture House (4 Sept)
• Cranham Feast, Cranham (4-5 Sept)
• Cam Peak Fest, Everlands Sports Field, Cam (5 Sept)
• Dursley Vintage Market, Dursley (5 Sept)
• Three Sound System Clash, Lansdown Hall, Stroud (5-6 Sept)
• Morris Dancing with The Jolly Boys, Stroud Brewery (5 Sept)
• Walk With Us, National Trust Woodchester Park (5 Sept)
• David Rodigan, Sub Rooms (5 Sept)
• Wear Next Gear Amnesty and Pop-up Shop, Brimscombe Mill (5 Sept)
• Stroud Day of Dance Ceilidh, St Laurence Church, Stroud (5 Sept)
• Swing From Paris, Kingshill House, Dursley (5 Sept)
• SPICE Walkfest Welcome, Ship Inn Community Enterprise, Stonehouse (6 Sept)
• Come Dance Stroud!, Lansdown Hall (6 Sept)
• Tortworth Lake Open Day, Tortworth Lake (6 Sept)
• Whiteway Colony Fete and Dog Show, Whiteway Colony (6 Sept)
• Berkeley Soapbox, New Park Farm, Berkeley (6 Sept)
• Power Station Film Screening, Trinity Rooms Community Hub (6 Sept)
• People's Emergency Briefing film, Stinchcombe Village Hall (6 Sept)
• Handel's Opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton (6 Sept)
• Stroud Indoor Vintage Market, St Lawrence Church Hall, Stroud (7 Sept)
• Prints in the Hall, Lansdown Hall, Stroud (8-13 Sept)
• Sound Bath, Newark Park (8, 15, 22 & 29 Sept)
• Go Stroud Return Coach Trips to London, Stroud (Tuesday-Thursday from 8 Sept)
• Art Workshop: Plein Air at the Boathouse, Woodchester Park (8 Sept)
• Sip, Dip & Paint Night, Stratford Park Lido (10 Sept)
• Giffords Circus, Fennells Farm (10-27 Sept)
• Inspiral Carpets, Sub Rooms (10 Sept)
• Richard Thompson, Sub Rooms (11 Sept)
• Sanctum: The London Ambient Orchestra, Brimscombe Mill (11 Sept)
• Cabaret (film), Cotswold Playhouse (11 Sept)
• HohME Sound Journey, Trinity Rooms, Stroud (12 Sept)
• Big Bingo Cabaret, Lansdown Hall, Stroud (12 Sept)
• Dursley Market, Castle Street, Dursley (12 Sept)
• Nailsworth Artisan Market, Nailsworth (12 Sept)
• Cotswold Gardening School Open Morning and Art Demo, Cotswold Gardening School (12 Sept)
• Minch Moo Street Party, Minchinhampton (12 Sept)
• Dire Streets, Sub Rooms (12 Sept)
• Tom McConville, Under the Edge Arts (12 Sept)
• Unmaking: An Exhibition by The Textile Study Group, Museum in the Park (12 Sept-8 Nov)
• Frampton Country Fair, Frampton-on-Severn (13 Sept)
• Community Apple Juicing Party, Hill House, Amberley (13 Sept)
• Hop Picking Day, Stroud Brewery (13 Sept)
• Stancombe Park Garden Open Day, Stancombe Park (13 Sept)
• Bisley Market, Bisley (13 Sept)
• Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, Prince Albert, Stroud (13 Sept)
• Road to Patagonia, Sub Rooms (15 Sept)
• Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler, Wotton Cinema (15 Sept)
• Cotswold Canals Trust Guided Walk, Wallbridge to Ebley (16 Sept)
• Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney, Sub Rooms (16 Sept)
• Rob Newman, Sub Rooms (17 Sept)
• Beyond the Bin: Rethinking Waste, Under the Edge Arts (17 Sept)
• Wotton Blues Festival, Wotton-under-Edge (17-20 Sept)
• Hidden Notes Festival, St Lawrence Church, Stroud (19 Sept)
• Stone Carving Workshop, Woodchester Mansion (19 Sept)
• Mini Makers Market, Brimscombe Mill (19 Sept)
• Horsley Grand Village Fete and Classic Car & Bike Show, Horsley (19 Sept)
• Bussage Bear Hunt, Bussage (19-20 Sept)
• David Olusoga, Sub Rooms (19 Sept)
• Dursley Market, Dursley (19 Sept)
• Celtic Knot Trivet and Basket Making, Hawkwood (19 Sept)
• A Matter of Life and Death (film), Cotswold Playhouse (19 Sept)
• The Lemonheads, Sub Rooms (20 Sept)
• Painswick Feast, Painswick (20 Sept)
• Hawkwood Huddle Business Networking, Hawkwood (21 Sept)
• Mock Polling Station, Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill (22 Sept)
• Underdog: The Other Brontë, Cotswold Playhouse (22-26 Sept)
• National Theatre Live: Misanthrope, Wotton Cinema (22 Sept)
• National Theatre Live: Misanthrope, Sub Rooms (23 Sept)
• Showaddywaddy, Sub Rooms (25 Sept)
• Lord Trenchard – The Father of the RAF, Frampton-on-Severn Village Hall (25 Sept)
• Bulb Lasagne Planting Workshop, Painswick Rococo Garden (25 Sept)
• The Mabon Tree Immersive Experience, Lansdown Hall, Stroud (26 Sept)
• Full Moon Costume Ball, Lansdown Hall, Stroud (26 Sept)
• Cotswold Canals Trust Guided Walk, Stonehouse to Westfield Bridge (26 Sept)
• Five Valleys Walk for Meningitis Now, Stroud district (27 Sept)
• Stroud Eco Repair Café, Trinity Rooms Community Hub, Stroud (27 Sept)
• Saxon Barn Market, Leonard Stanley (27 Sept)
• Stratford Park Miniature Railway, Stratford Park (27 Sept)
• DJ Ahmet (film), Sub Rooms (29 Sept)
• Jam's Jam Open Mic and Jam Session, Sub Rooms (30 Sept)
• Sister Act II Art Exhibition, Lansdown Hall (30 Sept-4 Oct)

❗Please check before travelling, as details may be subject to change.

For more events and activities taking place across the district, see Visit Stroud, Good on Paper and venue websites.

💦 Illustration by SOLS (Save Our Lido Stroud) on the Stratford Park Lido wall

What's missing? Please add your event in the comments below 👇

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01/09/2026

☀️HELLO SEPTEMBER! ☀️
💦WATER TEMP STILL AROUND 20°C💦
🏊‍♀️LET’S KEEP SWIMMING! 🏊‍♀️
💙Open until 30 September! 💙

⛱️The summer holidays—and our outdoor swimming season—aren’t over yet! ☀️

🌞Stratford Park Lido is open right through to 30 September, so let’s make the most of every swim. Who’s joining us? 💙



Active Lifestyles Stroud