We have now received a further update from the City of London Corporation about a date for the Accessibility Works to start at the Ladies’ Pond. Work will start on Monday 17 April 2023 and it will be necessary to close the Ladies’ Pond that morning so that fencing and the temporary toilet block can be installed. The Ladies’ Pond is expected to re-open at 2 pm on Monday.
The works are expected to last about 6 weeks. During this time bathing will commence at 6.45 am each morning to allow for a quiet swim, before contractors start work on site at 7.30 am. In addition pond wristbands can be used at Parliament Hill Lido by swimmers who prefer a quieter swim, away from the construction work, at other times of the day. Lido opening hours and details here.
Further updates can be found on the City’s Twitter Feed here.
If you have any concerns or feedback whilst the work is taking place, please send these to the City via hh-swimming@cityoflondon.gov.uk (and copy to klpamailbox@gmail.com so that we can monitor any responses from the City).
Please do take into account that the Ladies’ Pond will be operating as a building site during these works, (even if in a specific area) and all members of the public will be expected to comply with any site safety instructions. The fenced off areas will be out of bounds to anyone not authorised to be on the building site.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.