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Jubilee Pool

Geothermally heated Art Deco lido

Built in the 1930s, Penzance’s Jubilee Pool has undergone an ultra-modern change – a £1.8 million pound project to heat part of it with geothermal energy. It brings a blissful element to this beautiful shore-side dip.

The scheme involved engineers drilling 410m down to a geothermal well. Naturally-warmed water is extracted and the heat is used to bring the pool up to a toasty 30–35 degrees. It’s a hugely popular swim – geothermal tickets sell out months in advance so book early.

The rest of the seawater lido is no less delightful, although it is much cooler – the main pool is only 1–2 degrees warmer than the sea. Edged by elegant, pastel-blue steps and bright white colonnades, its curving triangular lines stretch out 100m into the ocean.

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Jubilee Pool, Battery Road, Penzance, TR18 4FF

Hours May–Sep Tue–Sun 10am–4pm Full & latest hours

Admission

• Main Pool Adult £6; Child £50

• Geothermal Pool Adult £11.75; Child £8.20

+44 1736 369 224

jubileepool.co.uk

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