Hilsea Lido
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RP
Portsmouth — photo: Jonathan Hunt, Unsplash
Parking
Free parking on siteHilsea Lido car park
The venue's own · 1 min walk
Free
Very limited spaces, including accessible bays.
Village Hotel Portsmouth car park
Public car park · 9 min walk
Free period 4 hours
Free up to 4 hours; then £10 Mon-Thu, £5 per day Fri-Sun
Lakeshore Drive, Cosham PO6 3FR. Availability not guaranteed; penalty charges apply.
A small number of free on-site spaces, including accessible bays, but very limited. Do not park on double yellow lines or the grass verges (tickets issued). Alternative: Village Hotel Portsmouth, Lakeshore Drive PO6 3FR, about 9 minutes' walk, free up to 4 hours. Portsbridge Car Park South is expected back in early 2027.
Getting here
Buses 2, 3, 7, 8, 18, 20, 23 and 700 (Coastliner from Chichester/Brighton) all stop at Hilsea Lido on London Road. Cosham station is about 15 minutes' walk and Hilsea station about 25 minutes' walk (lido's figures).
Getting in
Before you arrive
- The CIOB site visit was listed as 18+
Finding your way
Food & drink
Café and bar: coffee, food, drinks, ice cream and seasonal specials; no entry fee for food and drink visitors, though walk-ins may be limited when busy.
What's on offer
What's on here
Nothing scheduled at Hilsea Lido yet.
About Hilsea Lido
Portsmouth's 1935 open-air lido beside London Road at Hilsea, reopened on 2 May 2026 after a council-led restoration. The 67m pool is run by Sea Lanes with South Downs Leisure and now has a sauna, a splash pool and a food and drink offer open to walk-in visitors. It hosts site visits and events as well as swimming.
- Contact
- [email protected]023 9355 3416
- Website
- hilsealido.co.uk
These visitor details were gathered from public sources (Hilsea Lido website (home, contact, FAQ, food and drink pages); CIOB site visit Eventbrite; lidosandpools.uk; bustimes.org; OpenStreetMap) on 16 October 2026 and haven't been confirmed by the venue yet. Parking charges, time limits and access can change, so check with Hilsea Lido before you travel. This is general information, not advice.