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July 18, 2024

Our Favourite Wild Swimming Spots in London

London is not only a fantastically green city with great parks and open spaces but also boasts plenty of wild swimming spots where you…

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charity yoga swim at barehill lakes
July 4, 2024

Charity Yoga Swim at Bare Hill Lakes: July 20th 2024

We received a message from Nicky over at Harry’s Pals, which is a brilliant charity that provides emotional support to parents of severely ill…

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June 19, 2024

Our Favourite Wild Swimming Spots Near London

You’ve probably seen similarly-named articles make the rounds before on various news publications around this time of year. As temperatures rise and the need…

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May 14, 2024

UK Government Announces 27 New Wild Swimming Sites – Our Thoughts

On May 13th 2024, the UK government announced proposals to designate 27 new wild swimming sites across England, in what is the largest ever…

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April 5, 2024

Cold Water Swimming Safety: How Cold is Too Cold and Other Guidelines

At the time of writing (early April), spring is finally getting into full swing and the temptation to get back in the water (if…

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February 23, 2024

Wild Swimming in Spring: Our Top Tips

As we finally draw closer to March, there’s been a sense of spring in the air. The odd daffodil has popped up, skies are…

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gollum's pool new zealand
February 9, 2024

Our Favourite Wild Swimming Spots in New Zealand

Take a look over at our Instagram of late and we’ve made no secret that we recently had a whirl of a time trekking…

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wild swimming gear autumn
November 15, 2023

Cold Water Swimming: What Gear Do I Need?

It’s been autumn for a while now, and while many of us are already counting down to Christmas (argh!) for wild swimmers, this becomes…

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walpole lido
September 1, 2023

A Sea Swimmer’s Paradise: The Best Tidal Pools & Sea Pools in the UK

For those with a thirst for sea swimming, we are lucky enough in the UK to be blessed with a number of remarkable tidal…

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lake bled island in middle
August 3, 2023

Best Places for Wild Swimming in Slovenia

Ok, this article may be a little off the beaten track in terms of our usual content covering all manner of wild swimming locations…

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