Pipers Vale is a 19.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk.

Pipers Vale Pool (52°01′51″N 1°10′14″E / 52.0309°N 1.1706°E / 52.0309; 1.1706) was an outdoor swimming venue opened on 12 June 1937 and replaced the West End Bathing Place, which had closed in 1936 due to fears that it was polluting the River Orwell.

[3][4] The pool was designed by County-Borough's Engineer Edward McLauchlan and constructed at a cost of £8000.

[13] The Piper's Vale Pool was demolished in 1979 as part of temporary road works through the area prior to the construction of the Orwell Bridge.

A wringer (mangle) was provided in each section to remove surplus water from costumes and towels.