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Wallingford
October 21, 2025
Thousands of visitors help make the Riverside summer season a sizzler!
Published 21 October 2025 Over 22,000 visitors enjoyed the facilities at Riverside Park and Pools in Wallingford this summer. South Oxfordshire District Council and its leisure provider GLL, who manage the site at Riverside Park and Pools on behalf of the council, saw a 45 per cent increase in visitors compared to 2024. The pool […]
September 1, 2025
Outdoor pools season extended and doggy swims are back!
Published 1 September 2025 Swimmers and families will get to enjoy an extra week of fun at the Riverside outdoor pool in Wallingford and Abbey Meadow outdoor pool in Abingdon! Both pools and splash pads will be open until Sunday 7 September. GLL who manage the outdoor pools and splash pads on behalf of South […]
July 10, 2025
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May 12, 2025
Wallingford bathing season opens this week
This week sees the start of the bathing season in England, and this means that from 15 May, regular tests will be carried out on water samples from the River Thames at Wallingford throughout the summer.
November 27, 2024
Statements following DEFRA report on water quality at Wallingford November 2024
We are obviously disappointed at the news that the water at Wallingford Beach has received a ‘poor’ rating for this year by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in its recent report on Bathing Water sites which was released this week.
May 16, 2024
New signs give info on water quality at Wallingford
The signs are now up at Wallingford Beach after the site was granted Bathing Water status this week
May 13, 2024
Wallingford Beach awarded bathing water status
Defra has announced that a stretch of the River Thames at Wallingford Beach will officially become a designated bathing water, joining a total of 27 other bathing sites across the country.
March 1, 2024
Electric car club trial extended until September 2024
A year long Oxfordshire car sharing pilot scheme, launched in April 2023, is being extended by six months due to popular demand, with more vehicles to be added to the scheme shortly.
July 7, 2023
Get ready to make a splash at Riverside
The newly refurbished splash pad at Riverside Park and Pools in Wallingford will be ready to welcome visitors from tomorrow Saturday 8 July. The refurbishment work, which started in May, has introduced lots of new and exciting features including: Cllr Maggie Filipova-Rivers, Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing at South Oxfordshire District Council, said: “I’m really […]
June 19, 2023
Wallingford and Henley looking to secure bathing water status
We are planning to apply for bathing water status on the River Thames at Wallingford and Henley, which, if awarded, should result in a safer, less polluted environment for swimmers, river users and wildlife.
