It’s beginning to really feel lots like summer time right here in Beijing with temperatures steadily hitting the 30 levels or greater mark. A enjoyable and easy solution to cool off is by grabbing your swimwear and a towel and heading to certainly one of Beijing’s out of doors swimming pools to splash round and funky off. Unfortunately, most out of doors swimming pools within the capital don’t open till Jun 1 or later. However, we’ve put collectively an inventory of a few of the finest swimming pools round, together with particulars on after they’ll be open, in addition to a couple of water parks that are already open for enterprise so that you can get pleasure from within the meantime!

Pools

Qingnianhu Park Swimming Pool

Located simply north of Andingmen, Qingnianhu Park Swimming Pool is my private favourite pool in Beijing and every summer time I can’t consider that extra folks don’t learn about it. Unlike lots of the swimming pools on this checklist, Qingnianhu Pool has a comparatively central location, located simply north west of Andingmen Station. The pool itself is comparatively massive in dimension and geared up with a couple of slides, so as soon as faculties end for summer time it could possibly get fairly busy, however not overwhelmingly so. This pool opens yearly on Jun 1, so that you don’t have to attend too lengthy till it’s time to dive in!

Qingnianhu Park Swimming Pool Qingnianhu Park Water World
Inside Qingnianhu Park, Andingmenwai Dajie (South gate is the closest)
In Qingnianhu Park, Andingmenwai Street
Date opens: Jun 1
Price: RMB 98
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-7pm
Phone: 010 8411 6321, 010 8411 1485

Beijing Guoce International Convention and Exhibition Center

This nice pool lies up in Shunyi, contained in the International Convention & Exhibition Center resort. Less busy than different public swimming pools, it has tons of house to swim and in addition has sunbeds, meals, and drinks. The sunbeds do go rapidly although, so if you wish to nab one you’ll have to get there early!

This pool hasn't introduced after they’ll formally be open but, however final 12 months it opened on Jun 18 so it’s a fairly protected guess that it’ll open across the identical time. You can observe their WeChat account (北京国测国际会议会展中心) to maintain a watch out for any pool associated information. Once they're open you should purchase tickets to the pool by means of their WeChat retailer (once more, search 北京国测国际会议会展中心). They have customary entrance tickets or you'll be able to splash out – pun supposed – and get tickets that additionally embody an evening’s keep on the resort and different facilities.

Beijing Guoce International Convention and Exhibition Center Beijing Guoce International Convention and Exhibition Center
Building 20, Courtyard 6, Huihai Nanlu, Shunyi District
Building 20, No. 6, Huihai South Road, Shunyi District
Date opens: Around Jun 18
Price: RMB 168 one grownup, RMB 278 two adults, RMB 88 for youngsters (based on final summer time)
Hours: Noon-5pm
Phone: 010 5090 7999

Renjian Huahai

This vacation spot takes a little bit of an effort to get to, seeing because it’s all the way in which up in Miyun district, however wow is it price it! Featuring an enormous synthetic seashore in opposition to a mountainous backdrop, it’s an ideal day journey to flee the town and get again to a little bit of (partially man-made) nature. According to Dazhong Dianping this pool ought to open on Jun 15.

Renjian Huahai The sea of ​​flowers on the earth
Taishitunzhen Chedaoyucun, Miyun District
Chaiyu Village, Taishitun Town, Miyun District
Price: RMB 60 (youngsters underneath 1.2 meters get in at no cost)
Date opens: Jun 15
Hours: 9.30am-5.30pm
Phone: 010 6903 9181, 159 1079 2678

Tiantian Yugang Leisure Farm

This pool is situated on Tiantian Yugang Leisure Farm in Daxing and is comprised of three out of doors swimming pools: one massive grownup pool and two smaller paddling swimming pools. They even have an indoor pool in addition to round seven sizzling spring swimming pools if that’s your factor. Food sensible they've a barbecue buffet obtainable if you wish to get some grub whilst you’re there. The out of doors pool right here is already open, nonetheless once we known as them they informed us that it’s nonetheless slightly too chilly to make use of proper now and suggest that folks wait a pair extra weeks earlier than taking a dip. You can maintain updated with data on the pool together with different offers by trying to find their official WeChat account: 天天渔港休闲农庄.

Tiantian Yugang Leisure Farm Tiantian Yugang Leisure Farm
Qingyundian Zhen Cun, Daxing District
Qingyundian Town Village, Daxing District
Date opens: Open now
Price: RMB 138
Hours: 9.30am-8pm
Phone: 010 8021 1111

Liulang Natatorium

This enormous pool situated south of the Summer Palace has a floor space of virtually 10,000 sq. meters. It’s made up of 4 completely different swimming pools together with bigger grownup swimming pools and shallower paddling swimming pools. There are bushes and bushes surrounding the swimming pools giving them a scenic really feel so it virtually feels such as you’re swimming in a lake relatively than a pool. Although the itemizing exhibits up as closed on Dianping, once we known as them, they mentioned that they need to be opening Jun 1 and you may observe their WeChat account to maintain updated with any pool associated bulletins, like adjusted opening occasions, by looking this: 柳浪游泳场.

Liulang Natatorium Liulang Natatorium
50, Kunming Hu Donglu, Haidian District
No. 50, Kunming Lake East Road, Haidian District
Date opens: Early June
Price: RMB 100
Hours: noon-7pm (hours could also be adjusted as summer time goes on)
Phone: 185 1540 6934

Zhongguancun Pool

Zhongguancun Pool is situated subsequent to the Institute of Theoretical Physics up in Haidian. They have two fairly customary 25m swimming pools, certainly one of which is an additional deep pool making it a fantastic place for individuals who wish to do some extra severe out of doors swimming or get some lengths in. It additionally will get loads of sunshine throughout summer time making it a really perfect spot to do a little bit of solar bathing. When we known as Zhongguancun Pool, they mentioned that the pool could be opening Jul 1.

Zhongguancun Pool Zhongguancun Swimming Pool
1, Zhongguancun Culture and Sports Center, 10 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Haidian District
1st Floor, Zhongguancun Cultural and Sports Center, No. 10 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District
Date opens: Jul 1
Price: RMB 60
Hours: 1-4pm, 6-9pm
Phone: 185 1540 6943

Water Parks

Beijing Aqua Magic

Located in Fengtai district, this huge water park stretches out over 300,000 sqm and options 18 completely different rides and about 50 flumes. The water park has simply opened for summer time as of final weekend and presently has a particular sale on the place tickets are solely RMB 69 earlier than May 31 (which is a steal contemplating tickets usually run for RMB 299). It boasts an enormous wave pool that covers round 10,000 sqm and sees waves of as much as a meter excessive, in addition to a big synthetic seashore round 8,000 sqm. With a lot happening it’s definitely price a day journey, and there's greater than sufficient to maintain everybody of all ages entertained. You should buy tickets by means of their official WeChat account by looking: 北京欢乐水魔方.

Beijing Aqua Magic Happy Water Cube Water Park
11, Xiaotun Lu, Fengtai District
No. 11, Xiaotun Road, Fengtai District
Date opens: Open now
Price: RMB 299 (youngsters underneath 1.2 meters get in at no cost)
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am-6pm
Phone: 010 8860 9999

Hot Spring Leisure City

Located in Changping district, Hot Spring Leisure City combines sizzling springs with every kind of water enjoyable – suppose slides, wave machines, and extra. The excellent news about this water park is that it’s already open! However, it’s solely semi-outdoors, with the principle pool space being inside a greenhouse-style construction with a rooftop that opens up so it partially feels such as you’re outdoors. There can also be a kiddie pool space that's fully open air if you wish to get pleasure from some correct sunshine.

Hot Spring Leisure City Wendu Water City
55, Wangfu Jie, Beiqijiazhen, Changping District
No. 55, Wangfu Street, Beiqijia Town, Changping District
Date opens: Open now
Price: RMB 298 grownup, RMB 298 youngsters (youngsters underneath 1.2m get in at no cost)
Hours: 10am-9pm
Phone: 010 8178 9502, 010 8178 9501

Water Cube Water Park

Situated inside the previous Beijing Olympics Aquatics Center, aka the Water Cube or Ice Cube, that is the most important water park in Chaoyang at 12,000 sqm and with 13 water slides and rides, a wave pool, a lazy river, and even a spa space. It’s the proper spot for a household day trip with the youngsters or to simply embrace your internal little one. You should purchase tickets by means of their official WeChat account, simply search 水立方嬉水乐园.

Water Cube Water Park Water Cube Water Park
B1 National Aquatics Center, 11, Tianchen Donglu, Chaoyang District
Floor B1, National Aquatics Center, No. 11 Tianchen East Road, Chaoyang District
Date opens: Open now
Price: RMB 290 grownup, RMB 180 little one (youngsters underneath 1.2 meters get in at no cost)
Hours: 10am-6pm
Phone: 010 8437 8963, 010 8437 8966

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