Now that the summer holidays are here it’s the perfect opportunity to go for a swim.

When the weather is hot open air pools in the county are always an attractive option.

Hinksey Pool off Abingdon Road in Oxford has been busy for months and Abbey Meadows pool in Abingdon opened recently following a delay caused by funding issues.

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About 100 years ago Hinksey Pool wasn't a public pool - it was the filter pool for the entire city's clean drinking water.

This and other fascinating facts from the Lake Street site's 150-year history was revealed to pool goers in a new history display board in 2017.

The Jubilee Pools were created out of the filter pool in the 1930s and charges for swimming there were introduced in about 1960.

The board attached to the pool railings was created by Oxford historian Liz Woolley, who lives just a stone's throw away in Marlborough Road.

Ms Woolley, a regular pool user herself, said in 2017: "Because there were massive queues there were lots of people reading it, which was great."

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Ms Woolley came up with the idea in 2016 when the pool itself was celebrating its 80th anniversary and officially joined the Historic Pools of Britain amateur history group.

The idea inspired city councillor for Hinksey Park ward Marie Tidball, who offered to fork out about half the £1,500 cost from her ward budget – money allocated to city councillors for projects in their areas.

Fusion Leisure, the not-for-profit group which runs Hinksey pool on behalf of its city council owners, agreed to pay the other half.

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There are also open air pools in Woodstock and Chipping Norton.