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Grantchester Meadows
Cambridge
A range of swimming opportunities along 2km of the meadows ending at the Orchard Tea Garden. Deep banks make...
read moreSanton, Little Ouse
Thetford
30km further up the A11 from Cambridge. Pretty chalk stream running through forest with shelving access above footbridge next...
read moreRiver Chelmer near Ulting
Hatfield Peverel
This is a beautiful stretch of the river Chelmer. Try downstream from Hoemill Bridge and lock, or walk for...
read moreDedham Vale
Dedham
A beautiful open historic vale, site of Flatford Mill, where people row on boats and occasionally swim. Fen Bridge...
read moreOutney Common
Bungay
A 3km stretch of the Waveney meandering around open common land. Good water quality, up to 2m deep in...
read moreLamas, River Bure
Buxton
A quiet, rural idyllic stretch of the Bure river, flowing past gardens, fields and a church. Deep and clear...
read moreHoughton Mill
52.329381,-0.118485
An idyllic stretch of river flowing through traditional water meadows. There’s the National Trust mill to visit, and tea...
read moreHannam’s Wake Hub
Stowbridge Farm, Cambridge Road (A10), Stretham, Cambridgeshire
REPORTED NO LONGER OFFERING OPEN WATER SWIMMING Hannam’s Wake Hub do open water swim sessions in their lake on...
read moreGosfield Lake Resort
CHURCH ROAD, GOSFIELD HALSTEAD, ESSEX, CO9 1UD
Gosfield Lake is mainly used for water skiing but they do open water swimming on Sunday mornings and Tuesday...
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