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Fore Street Pool

Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1JZ

  • Multiple dates available
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

An elegant Victorian design with a fully glazed roof. Officially opened on the 1st March 1894 by the Mayor of Ipswich Samuel Anness. The first year saw over 42,000 people use the facility. The population of Ipswich was only 57,000 at the time.

Come along and look through old photos and pictures of the swimming pools in Ipswich past and present

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:
10:00 - 15:00
Sunday 14 September:
10:00 - 15:00

Location & directions

Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1JZ

Contact on day:
Rob Bridgeman
Telephone number:
+447511561665

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

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