On the hottest day of the year, they closed the lido at 3pm for an hour for a clean
Hillingdon Sports & Leisure Complex的点评
点评:I used to swim in the lido as a child, but the water was invariably freezing, so I was keen to revisit this refurbished pool on a July weekday afternoon when the temperature had reached 32 degrees. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but the schools were still in session and I wasn't anticipating a queue to get in.
I came on the bus from Ealing, and was surprised to find no information at Uxbridge bus station as to how to get to the leisure centre. I ended up asking - it's one bus stop from the station, on either the U1 or U2. Bus stop name is The Hermitage. From there, you have to walk - no buses go into the road or car park - it takes about 5 minutes. Again, I had to ask directions from the bus driver.
I arrived at 14.45. The queue for tickets at the lido was small. I soon discovered why. The lido was closing in 15 minutes for an hour for a clean. If I wanted a swim in the lido, I could be sold a ticket for 17.00, over two hours later.
Not unnaturally, I decided to check the website. The timetable for the next few days doesn't give any times for the lido in the afternoon. I shall not return.
翻译:我小时候常在露天泳池里游泳,但水总是很冷,所以我很想在七月的一个工作日下午,气温达到32华氏度(约1摄氏度)的时候,重游这个翻新的泳池。这真是一时兴起的决定,但当时学校还在上课,我没想到会排长队。
我从伊灵坐公交车过来,惊讶地发现厄克斯布里奇汽车站竟然没有关于如何前往休闲中心的信息。我最后问了一下——离车站只有一个公交车站,U1或U2公路。公交车站的名字是“The Hermitage”。从那里出发,你必须步行——公交车不会开进马路或停车场——大约需要5分钟。我又一次不得不问公交车司机方向。
我下午2点45分到达。露天泳池的售票队伍很小。我很快就找到了原因。露天泳池15分钟后就要关门,要进行一个小时的清洁。如果我想去露天泳池游泳,两个多小时后就能买到17.00的票。
我自然而然地决定去官网看看。接下来几天的时间表上没有下午露天泳池的开放时间。我不会再去了。