• St Nectan's Kieve where King Arthur’s knights were baptised in this mystical circular waterfall before beginning their quest for the Holy Grail

• The wild lakes of Bodmin moor where some say the Beast of Bodmin still roams

• Cornish Tipi Holidays village and swimming lake in a magical reclaimed quarry

• Shaded, dappled pools in the headwaters of the beautiful River Fowey at Cornwall’s Golitha Falls

• The birthplace of Charles Kingsley, remote river pools on the Dart are surrounded by steep lush forest and inspired the tale of The Waterbabies

• Plunge pools cascade, one into the other, in Victorian man-made jacuzzis on the River Teign beneath Castle Drogo

• Swimming with Tarka the Otter in the rivers that inspired Henry Williamson’s famous novel

• Paddling, swimming and eating a pub lunch at the popular and ancient ‘Clapper Bridge’ made of great obelisk-sized stones

• Playing in wooded pools and waterfalls in the gorge above Watersmeet near Lynmouth

• Camping, horse-riding, paddling and plunging along the valley that inspired the tale of Lorna Doone

• Swimming along the famous Dorset Stour where Thomas Hardy spent the happiest years of his life

• A traditional and very English ecclesiastical swim alongside the church at Lydford in Somerset

• Picnicing by the river and exchange favourite wild-swimming locations at Britain’s longest established river swimming club

• Swimming and playing at one of the longest river weirs in the country near Bath

Wild Swimming Map, Location and Places - and Free Book!

This interactive 'wild swimming' google map allows anyone to add their favourite wild swim places. We're currently updating it with some of the best known rivers and lakes, swims that didn't make it into the Wild Swimming book and new swims as we find them. Add your places here

Uploading Instructions

You'll need a google account (from gmail, picasa web albums, google checkout etc).  Click on 'view larger map' in the bottom left hand corner which will open up the full UK google map on wild swmiming. Right click your mouse over the map and chose 'add placemark' to add your own favourite location. If you choose 'rich text' (rather than plain text or html) and click the image icon in the editing box, you can add a photo (the photo must be online already. You can copy the link location by right clikcing on the photo and choosing 'copy image location'. Then paste the link address in). If you think your contribution should be considered for a free book then email us to let us know at 'swims at wildswimming.co.uk'