Despite the “no swimming” sign this is a peaceful and pleasant spot for a picnic and swim. It is used regularly and officially has village green status.
Place Categories: Lake Swims and Wild Swim.
Pickmere
Nearby Swims
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River Dee, Eccleston nr Chester 0
Access to the River is from the car park at Paddock Road Chester. The river is around 3miles
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Hope House Children’s Hospices are organising their first sponsored open water swim to help
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A relatively shallow, warm 300m'long lake in the nationally important wildlife area of
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Address : Hatchmere
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The local Parish Council have confirmed that swimming in the lake cannot be banned. Furthermore part of the lake is common ground. When entering the water take care because the developers of the adjoining “yuppy warren” eyesore demolished the large sandstone building that used be there, then dumped the sandstone blocks in the lake. The original “no swimming past here” notice warned that the lake suddenly deepened immediately behind the notice. The sudden drop was delineated by a rope with hi-vis floats.
lovely place, went a few weeks ago, the geese were formation flying overhead as if they were in training, swooping in and out as the sun set
