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Rock Pool
Rock Pool — Outdoor swimming pool / lido.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Rock Pool is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Admission is free. Wikidata describes it as: "Outdoor swimming pool / lido.". Coordinates: 51.0408°, -4.2431°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Westward Ho! Cliffs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Rock Pool at Westward Ho!, Bideford, Devon is a sea-water tidal swimming pool.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Among the rocks on the southern end of Westward Ho! beach, this pool has been in existence for at least 120 years and was renovated in 2003. Depending on the tide, it can be murky.
Description
The sea-pool is managed by Torridge District Council. The pool was closed in 2014 due to lack of funds to repair damage caused by storms, but re-opened in 2016 after receiving support from the Coastal Communities Fund. The 'Mermaids Pool' nearby, to the west, is a natural tidal pool which affords swimming at low tides.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0408, -4.2431
- County
- Devon
- District
- Torridge
- Parish
- Northam
- Postcode
- EX39 1JX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Official site
- www.visitwestwardho.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w130683969 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Rock Pool, Westward Ho! (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rock Pool, Westward Ho! (geograph 3037862).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rock Pool?
- Rock Pool is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX39 1JX), in the parish of Northam.
- Is Rock Pool a protected site?
- Yes — Rock Pool is part of the Westward Ho! Cliffs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Rock Pool free to visit?
- Yes, Rock Pool is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rock Pool?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX39 1JX. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.