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Five of the best outdoor swimming pools in Scotland
Opened in 1909, this is the oldest heated pool in Scotland, and the only open-air municipal pool that’s still open, other than Stonehaven. It was recently refurbished but still has historic 1950s-style leisure vibes. Heated to 29C, so it doesn’t need to be a scorcher (brilliant, but can get chock-a-block). Also has a diving board and kiddies’ pool. Open May to October, and like Stonehaven has 10pm-midnight on Wednesdays in summer, right up until the end of September.
Details £5.90 adult, £5.40, inverclydeleisure.com
Easdale Island has a number of swimming pools created from disused slate quarries
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Cross to Easdale on the wee boat (five minutes, continuous service) from Ellenabeich on Seil Island. Do visit the museum and the Puffer pub but go beyond scattered houses, following paths to slate quarries full of seawater since 1881, with clear water
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