Thames Lido

The spa itself is great. Lovely pool, hot tub and facilities. Staff are super friendly. The only annoyance is the restaurant menu. The menu is great for choices for veggies, vegans, gluten free etc and even the standard choices are a bit out there. Good selection of drinks, poor to be charging for milk alternatives though when many people have allergies. On the whole, would recommend

Unique experience - especially for Reading! A restored women's bathing house. I did the swim and dine package as I was in town for work meetings. Lovely warm, outdoor pool swim and hot tub that I enjoyed in the rain. There is also a sauna and steam room. Beautiful smelling soap in the showers, gender neutral/private shower stalls, and hairdryers available. And very delicious food afterwards! A nice treat for yourself and would make an amazing date. As a guest, book in advance online.

We came to swim as visitors rather than to eat, through clearly eating and drinking is a big thing as there were lots of people from the bar area milling around. We loved swimming here and politely had all of the facilities pointed out to us when we arrived. There’s outdoor and indoor changing, a lovely 25m pool which is gently heated (it feels cold when you get in but soon warms up). They say it’s only gently chlorinated and it felt like it - the water was lovely. Although we didn’t go into the steam room, we went between the pool and the sauna, both of which were a pleasure to use and neither felt too busy at any point. The (deliberately) cold showers and bucket available after coming out of the sauna were screamingly cold! We had two hours so after some swimming sat next to the pool and had a coffee and a beer, which again was lovely. The whole place has a lovely vibe: friendly, welcoming and everything ‘just right’. I came out feeling as light as a feather and would certainly return - what a treat.

I went with three friends on a Sunday afternoon in July and had a fab time - the restoration has been done so brilliantly! The staff were super friendly, the pool area very clean and the food was absolutely delicious, I'll definitely go back! We did the Swim & Lunch package and thought it was fantastic value. Bear in mind the changing rooms are individual with showers in, so obviously quite wet so bring flip flops. There is a 'Boudoir Room' for getting ready once you're dry (with hairdryers) which we loved. My only negatives were the the fact you have to pay £6 to park beyond the free 3 hours and that you have to pay £5 to rent a robe even when on a package deal.

This is a nice place for a different kind of lunch. The food is quite fancy, but the whole feel very friendly and relaxed. I was bought a swim and lunch voucher, but decided to just take the lunch. This included two courses, and we opted for main and pudding. Very limited vegetarian options and the one main didn't hit the spot for me, but my friend had the seafood dish, which she said was delicious.

We did the swim-spa-tapas package. The package was great value for money. My sister and I are notoriously hard to please, we enjoy things..... with a "but". And we had no "buts" on Tuesday. When we came out of the massage, we both said how we usually always say we like a firm massage and worried with how light this one was, within minutes it was the best massage we'd ever had and we'd never felt so relaxed. I had Carolina and she was so lovely. The tapas was really filling and so nice. They show the before and after shots- and it is an amazing refurbishment We will be back again

This Lido is a complete vibe. Expensive but a vibe. We got a package deal of swimming and lunch and it was amazing. The swimming pool is a bit cold but nice to do some length, the sauna is fantastic and the steam room is great. Changing rooms are good, a bit wet but good and the service at reception are great but due to the amount of people at the restaurant the service was a bit slow with food. When the food did come omg fantastic.