This summer we mark the 100th birthday of Jesus Green Lido with a busy programme of events, parties, goings-on, gatherings and all manner of other activities!
An extended day at the Lido! The pool will be open all day for the longest day of the year (sunrise to sunset), opening at 5am until 10pm. Bookings as normal through the website, and at the desk. The wonderful Chesterton College Orchestra will be playing music to the swimmers from 7pm.
Join our fitness class at Jesus Green Lido in this special workout session designed to get you pumped! Starts at 10.30am until 11.15am. Bookable via the Better app and website - just look for the Fitness Classes button!
An overnight swim to experience Jesus Green Lido in a different setting ... and hopefully under the stars! In teams, commence you swim as the sun sets and swim through the night as a relay team before celebrating with the sunrise! Soup and hot drinks available from the café. Book through the Better website or… Read More »Dusk to Dawn Swim
A full day of fitness class activities to celebrate Jesus Green Lido being such a big part of people’s health & wellbeing! Kicking off from 0730 with a High Intensity Interval Training, the lido will be running fitness sessions throughout the day. And of course you can go for a post-class swim afterwards to ease… Read More »Fitness Day
Join Team GB Olympian Cassie Patten for this very special swimming masterclass at Jesus Green Lido. Cassie is a former GB Olympic swimmer and medallist, and a great champion of outdoor swimming. Cassie will be at the pool to deliver a masterclass training session to swimmers in freestyle (front crawl) and open water swimming before… Read More »Swimming Masterclass with Olympian Cassie Patten
A superb challenge for everyone who loves to mix up their running with a spot of swimming. Or vice versa! This unique swim and run event will take place within Jesus Green, with laps of the park alongside lengths of the pool. Are you up to the challenge?! Reserve your place at the reception desk… Read More »Aquathalon swim and run
Kick off the summer hols with a week of inflatable fun at the Lido. We’ll have a giant inflatable slide in the water, along with a medley of other obstacles for you to bounce around on. Booking vital! See the Better App or website (look under Swim for All!)
Come and celebrate the lido's centenary at our Friends' Bring and Share party on Sunday, August 6th. Taking place at Jesus Green Lido between 12noon and 2pm, we're encouraging Friends to bring their favourite dish to share with fellow fans of the lido! We'll also have a selection of official lido merch (jumpers, hoodies, T-shirts… Read More »Bring and Share Party
Come and watch the stars under the stars! Join us for a movie night with the Lido as the backdrop as we host a showing of the classic Jaws, alongside a selection of short films about the Lido. Will you ever enter the pool again?! Do bring a bring a camping chair and/or cushion to… Read More »Enchanted Cinema
In 1875, a former sailor set out from Dover pier on a quest no-one thought possible. Twenty-two hours later, he had swum his way to fame. In a special outdoor performance to mark Jesus Green Lido's centenary year, this one man show brings to life the extraordinary true story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first… Read More »Nothing Great Is Easy: The Story of the First Channel Swimmer
A family-fun day with a range of kids' activities, as well as music, a BBQ and more as we celebrate 100 years of Jesus Green Lido!. There will also be an official birthday celebration and one or two surprises during the day. Book through the Better website or app, or at the pool's reception desk.
Monthly Mental Health Swims are now available at Jesus Green Lido in Cambridge. Led by trained volunteers, the swims are designed to be inclusive, safe and welcoming with the emphasis on dips rather than distance and companionship not competition. The next Mental Health Swim at Jesus Green is on Thursday 7 September at 5pm. Mental… Read More »Mental Heath Swim