Northern England

Discover the best wild swim locations in Northern England, whether a river swim, a lake or even a waterfall.

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Wild Swimming Locations in Northern England

Hatchmere

Colemere and Ellesmere

Overbeck Br, Wastwater

Gill Force, Eskdale

Tongue Pot, Eskdale

Loughrigg Tarn

Peel Island, Lake Coniston

Buckstones Jum

Rydal Bower

Ulpha Bridge, Duddon

Birks Bridge, Duddon

Galleny Force

Blackmoss Pot

Sprinkling Tarn

Hell Gill

Kisdon Force

Wain Wath Waterfall or Gorge

Grassington Weir

Ghaistrill’s Strid

Loup Scar

Bolton Abbey

Strid Woods

Stainforth Force

Catrigg and Malham

Ingleton Waterfall or Gorge

Thomason Foss

Chesters, North Tyne

Broomlee Lough

Falling Foss

Low Force, Tees

Linhope Spout, Breamish

Union Bridge, Tweed

Blea Tarn

Tees Valley Swimmers

Hope House Open Water Swim

Kailpot Crag, Ullswater

Slater’s Bridge Pool

Gaddings Dam

Pickmere

Hardraw Force

Throstle Garth

Hudeshope Beck

River Dee, Eccleston nr Chester

Ashgill Force

Devoke Water, between Eskdale and Ulpha

Eskdale Bridge, Eskdale

River Duddon

River Esk Falls

River Kent, Sedgewick

Egglestone Abbey Bridge

Windermere Waterhead End

Featherstone

Windermere – Rayrigg Meadow Jetty

River Brathay

Blea Tarn

Bishop Auckland – Rugby Club

Wyresdale Park

Local Activities

Gorge Walking, Canyoning and Ghyll Scrambling in Yorkshire

Swim Your Summer Away in Milos

Gorge Walking, Canyoning and Ghyll Scrambling in Nidderdale AONB & Yorkshire Dales

Local Events

Swimming Lake Ullswater – An Experience

Head to the Hills Moonlight Swim

Great North Swim 2014 – Rainbows Hospice

Local Community

Want to River Swim in York?

Local Eat & Sleeps

How Stean Campsite Yorkshire

Ravenscleugh Swimming Lake & B&B

AA 4-Star Bowness B&B with Lake Views