Enjoy a Summer Solstice swim at The Lido

Head down to Peterborough Lido on the longest day of the year to celebrate the Summer Solstice with a splash!

Always one of the most popular events on the Lido calendar, this year you can choose between two special swims on June 20 - a Sunrise Swim and a Sunset Swim.

Doors will open for the Sunrise Swim at 4.00am with the sun due to rise at 4.37am, closing at 10.30pm after the sun sets around 9.28pm. The Lido Café will be serving breakfast in the morning and a range of refreshments in the evening.

Places are limited. Book online at vivacity.org/solstice or at any Vivacity venue.

Enjoy a summer solstice swim at The Lido on June 20placeholder image
Enjoy a summer solstice swim at The Lido on June 20

The Lido season is now in full swing and operating the peak summer timetable. Open daily with six early morning swims each week, morning and afternoon sessions, and evening swimming on Wednesdays.

In July, Peterborough’s Mask Theatre will return to the Lido with their unique interpretation of Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece Twelfth Night. Running nightly from July 9 to 13, with the opportunity to stay for a post show moonlight swim on July 12.

Tickets are on sale at masktheatre.co.uk.

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