Water play and inland beaches
When the sun is out, water wins. These are the lidos, splash areas, lakes and inland beaches near you for cooling off on a hot weekend. Sorted by drive time, and always check opening and booking before you set off.
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Water & beaches, answered
What are the best water & beaches near me?
When the sun is out, water wins. These are the lidos, splash areas, lakes and inland beaches near you for cooling off on a hot weekend. Sorted by drive time, and always check opening and booking before you set off. There are 14 on LittleWeekenders across the three counties.
Are there water & beaches on this weekend?
Browse the evergreen list below and add your postcode to find the closest. New events are added through the week.
How is the list ordered?
By drive time from your postcode once you add it, closest first. Until then it is ordered by how well it fits the category.