River Swims

Bishop Auckland Rugby Club

Park at Rugby club. Plenty of parking along the entrance road. beautiful location for river swimming, great for families,...

River Brathay

Nice river swim a short walk from a lovely vegetarian cafe “Chesters by the river”. Follow the walkers path,...

Hall Bank, Haltwhistle NE49 0JG, UK

Excellent and accessible swimming spot in the South Tyne near Featherstone Castle. Sandy little beach with easy access into...

River Tees, Abbey Bridge, Egglestone Abbey, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, DL12 UK

The exact location is right under the bridge on the Abbey side. From the A66 turn off at Rokeby...

sedgewick cumbria

A cracking swimming spot that I remember from growing up in the area. The river Kent slows down just...

54° 18' 53.58

A very picturesque and popular location for swimming (on hot days) adjacent to the road leading to Ulpha between...

CA19 1TS

River swimming in fairly shallow water with stoney beach. Easy parking adjacent.

Eccleston,Chester

Access to the River is from the car park at Paddock Road Chester. The river is around 3miles from...

Throstle Garth, Eskdale

One of the best river swimming pools in the western Lake District, this large clear pool in the upper...

4 Fitz Steps, Lake District National Park, Little Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9PA, UK

A lovely, surprisingly deep pool on the River Brathay, between Little Langdale Tarn and Slater’s Bridge. A great way...

Stockton Teeside

We are a fledgling Wild Swimming group based in Teeside. Our aim is to enjoy our beautiful countryside,our wonderful...

Horncliffe

Wide (80m), shallow (1m), fast flowing stretch of Tweed, downstream of bridge. Fun to swim against current and cross...

Humshaugh

Shallow rapids among ruins of collapsed Roman Bridge. Chance to find Roman remains and examine Roman bathing complex. Deeper...

Bolton Abbey

A popular stretch of river in front of the priory ruins. Upstream of stepping stones and bridge is deeper...

Bolton Abbey

A shady, deep stretch of river beneath the notorious Strid gorge (do not swim IN the cataract itself). Wide...

Grassington

A large grassy area of riverside common with two weirs and a Waterfall or Gorge plus footbridge. Popular, sociable...

Ulpha

A popular area of grassy riverside with 300m stretch of pool and shallows, deep section under bridge from which...