Are changing rooms available at outdoor swimming venues and lidos?

Yes, all venues offering outdoor swimming have changing facilities, though the type and layout vary by location. Facilities include indoor male and female changing rooms, accessible options, poolside cubicles, and showers.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll find at each venue: 

• Charlton Lido and Lifestyle Club: Indoor male and female changing rooms with showers, plus outdoor cubicles and showers near the shallow end.
• Finchley Lido Leisure Centre: Mixed changing village and family-change area poolside with showers, plus separate male and female dry-side changing rooms for gym and studio users.
• Hillingdon Sports & Leisure Complex: Indoor male and female changing rooms with showers, and outdoor cubicles and showers for swimmers.
• Jesus Green Lido: Male, female, and accessible changing facilities with showers.
• London Fields Lido: Male, female, and accessible changing facilities with showers.
• Oasis Sports Centre: Indoor male and female changing rooms with showers, plus a small outdoor changing area with showers and cubicles.
• Riverside Park and Pools: Changing village with poolside showers.
• Stanborough Park Water Sports Centre: Male, female and accessible changing facilities with showers.
• West Reservoir Centre: Due to developments at the centre, the following arrangements have been made for changing. An open indoor changing area and toilets are available, along with a concrete outdoor pad for swimmers. There are also two cold outdoor rinse-off showers. Swimmers are encouraged to arrive “beach ready” and use changing robes or towels.