Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool

14/10/2026

Big thank you to our 127 swimmers for Weekend No.2 of cool pool. The mild October weather continues, which is helping to keep the pool temperature currently 19C+. More blue skies are forecast for the upcoming weekend No.3. So for outdoor swimming Mid October in North York Moors National Park with a free hot drink and the opportunity to book a sauna ticket to head to https://www.helmsleyopenairpool.org/

09/10/2026

04/10/2026

Over 100 swimmers and saunaers for our first cool pool weekend- thank you to everyone for getting us off to such a great start at 22-23.C. Looking like the pool will be around 20C for next weekend- can spot the pic of from our first cool pool back in 2017?

30/09/2026

Delighted to announce that 'Cool Pool' is returning for its 8th Season. October sessions are available to book Friday - Sundays at £6.75 for a swim including a free hot drink with the option to buy a sauna ticket too for a extra £6.50. The weather this weekend is looking lovely and the pool will be around 23C - perfect for dipping a toe into 'near wild swimming'. For more information and to book https://bookwhen.com/helmsleylido =ev-sypj-20250924120000

21/09/2026

Last week of the heated season and we’ve a mini heat wave. For more information & to book https://bookwhen.com/helmsleylido

17/09/2026

Weather looking good for this Saturday morning and as we post Thursday afternoon spaces are available for our last floating Soundbath of the season.

To get tickets here’s the link https://bookwhen.com/helmsleylido/e/ev-s49m8-20260919091500

30/08/2026

Thrilled to bits with this from Kate & Paul at the ‘Wild Swim Studio’ the sheep & hills have moved around a bit but we hope the essence is a lido swim at Helmsley.

Posters, notebooks, and cards are all available and very generously with this discount code POOL10GIVE10 you’ll get a 10% discount and there will be an additional 10% donated to the pool.

So to sort all your birthday & Christmas presents head to https://www.wildswimstudio.co.uk/shop.php?theme=places

13/08/2026

Aquathlon 2 (Aug 4th) Adult times.
Well done everyone!
With over 100 people taking part in Aquathlon 3 (Aug 11th) there’s a lot of numbers to be crunched so bear with us.

09/08/2026

Day 100 of our 2026 season. Massive thank you to all our swimmers, volunteers, staff, trustees, suppliers and contractors- here’s to the next ** number of days - fill in as a wish list in the comments