Wild Swim

Llyn Cwm Llwch

A beautiful mountain lake just underneath the peak of Pen Y Fan. Quiet and secluded – easy to reach...

51.939714, -3.033663

Deep enough for a new year’s day jump – but check the depth in summer! A footpath runs into...

ystradffin

Double waterfalls in wooded gorge. Hillock opposite is a wildlife reserve with legendary cave.

Snowdonia

Roadside Lake, with what the locals call Elephants rock on the far side.

A472, Usk, Monmouthshire NP15 1SZ, UK

Pleasant, gentle river swim. Use the Usk Island car park, just on the Pontypool Road out of Usk as...

Brecon

A string of magical shallow Waterfall or Gorge through fairy woodland under heathercovered hillside, under Pen-y-Fan. Some moss-covered. Pools...

Crickhowell

A large pool, up to 2m deep, beneath the arched medieval bridge of Crickhowell. Rather open and visible, but...

Pontneddfechan

A graceful column of water falls 10m into a deep, large plunge pool set in an amphitheatre in the...

Pontneddfechan

A fantastic set of deep forest plunge pools beneath a horseshoe-shaped Waterfall or Gorge.

Hay-on-Wye

A popular stretch of commoner’s meadow by the side of the Wye. White shingle beach and shallows below the...

Builth Wells

An exciting stretch of the Wye narrowing through rocky cliffs. Downstream are safe white sandy bays. Upstream the water...

Pontneddfechan

An exciting and relatively safe piece of gorge swimming. A pool flows slowly through a deep, narrow channel, 5m...