Where to go swimming in London – five pools where you can escape the heat

With temperatures potentially reaching up to 36C this week, here are five pools you can escape to...

• London- Fields Lidoin Hackney features a 50m outdoor pool with a sundeck and sunbathing area.
• Brockwell Park Lidoin Herne Hill provides a 50m outdoor pool – next to a Art Deco building – and a poolside pizzeria.
• Hampstead Heath- Swimming- Pondsoffer a natural bathing experience with three separate ponds.
• The London Aquatics Centrein Stratford, designed by Zaha Hadid, was where athletes competed during the 2012 Olympics.
• Finchley Lido Leisure Centrecaters to families with wave machines and water cannons.