Barcombe Mills, Ouse
Lewes
Fantastic 5km stretch of swimming on river Ouse. No current but clean, deep water. Boat hire. Steep banks.
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Ulpha
A clear stream in a gorge beneath an old packhorse bridge. Swim upstream from the rocks to the Waterfall...
read moreBlackmoss Pot
Rosthwaite
A deep pot with 6m cliff for jumping. Interesting rock formations. Deep section for about 50m downstream. Upstream current...
read moreBlue Lagoon, Moel-y-Faen
Llangollen
A very deep, completely clear azure blue lake at the bottom of a spectacular quarry crater (Moel-y-Faen). Steep scramble...
read moreBlue Pool, Golwern Quarry
Fairbourne
A very deep, clear green’blue pool (50m x 30m) in a mysterious cavern entered via a short dark tunnel....
read moreBuckstones Jum
Rydal, Ambleside
A triangular plunge pool in the fells, open with large pebble beach and large rock slabs. Views down to...
read moreCambus o’ May
Ballater
A gently shelving section of river beach, deepening to 4m, with large flat rocks on the nearside. Elegant white...
read moreChagford Lido, Teign
Whiddon Down A30, 5km
River-fed swimming pool with cafホ set in fields on outskirts of tiny Chagford. Largest outdoor pool in Devon. Upstream...
read moreCheese Wharf
Lechlade
Cheese Wharf is a roadside glade, deep pool in river bend, rope swing, possible to dive in from bank.
read moreColber Bridge
Sturminster Newton
An open stretch of the Stour with grassy fields by elegant white wrought-iron Colber Bridge. A little weedy and...
read moreCornish Tipi Holidays
Port Isaac, 6km
A luscious, chalk-green, spring-fed quarry lake on private land, part of Cornish Tipi Holidays. Wooded cliffs and banks. Very...
read moreCwm Pennant
Golan
A clear blue tarn in a hidden cleft, at the head of one of most remote and beautiful valleys...
read moreDulsie Bridge
Dulsie
Stunning gorge with rapids above and deep pools, Waterfall or Gorge and sandy cove below.
read moreFaerie Pools, Glen Brittle
Bualintur
Deep pools and Waterfall or Gorge, tinged with pink and blue hues, set under the peaks of the Black...
read moreFarleigh Hungerford, Frome
Trowbridge
One of the country’s last river-swimming clubs occupies a pleasant, deep but narrow stretch of the Frome above a...
read moreFeshiebridge
Feshiebridge
Fabulous clear water flows down rapids into a large (100m) river pool (1’2m deep) with white shingle beach opposite....
read moreGill Force, Eskdale
Boot
A small rocky gorge and pool on the Esk, close to the village of boot with its campsite and...
read moreGrantchester Meadows
Cambridge
A range of swimming opportunities along 2km of the meadows ending at the Orchard Tea Garden. Deep banks make...
read moreHampstead Ponds
Hampstead
Swimming ponds in middle of wild, hilly heath. Woody, sheltered aspect, open on one side. Changing areas and lifeguards....
read moreHorseshoe Falls
Pontneddfechan
A fantastic set of deep forest plunge pools beneath a horseshoe-shaped Waterfall or Gorge.
read moreKisdon Force
Keld
Two spectacular Waterfall or Gorge deep in a woody gorge. One is 5m high with 80m plunge pool, open...
read moreLechlade, Thames
Lechlade
A popular stretch of Thames upstream from town with good access and a junction pool for swimming. Silty shallows...
read moreLinhope Spout, Breamish
Ingram
A ‘bottomless’ plunge pot, about 5m wide and circular, beneath a tall spout in a pretty glade that is...
read moreLittle Canyon
Pontneddfechan
An exciting and relatively safe piece of gorge swimming. A pool flows slowly through a deep, narrow channel, 5m...
read moreLlyn Eiddew Bach
Harlech
A tarn in the remote northern Rhinogs, with cliffs for jumping and fabulous views of the sea. Good hotel...
read moreLlyn y Fan Fach
Twynllanan
A high lake in the shadow of the Black Mountain, legendary home of a lake nymph. Deep (18m) and...
read moreLoch Beinn a Mheadhoin
Cannich
Stunning islanded lake, rich in original Caledonian pine. Many places to swim from shore and potential to swim out...
read moreLoch Lomond and Katrine
Inversnaid
Remote stretch of northern Loch Lomond on West Highland Way. Steep wooded rocky loch sides lead down to Rob...
read moreLoup Scar
Burnsall
A fantastic stretch of grassy riverside incorporating the limestone cliffs and plunge pool of Loup Scar and the shallower,...
read moreLow Force, Tees
Middleton-in-Teesdale
This is the little-known sister of High Force. Still very large but with a deep, calm pool on a...
read moreOverbeck Br, Wastwater
Wasdale Head
Quartz-bedded, very clear, long lake (5km) with good shelving beaches and some of the most stunning scenery in the...
read morePamphill
Wimborne Minster
A wide stretch of mature river at old ford with weir, bridge and long upstream swimming stretch. Good access...
read morePeel Island, Lake Coniston
Blawith
A stretch of wooded rocky headlands with secluded sandy coves. Peel Island sits across a 100m strait.
read morePlodda Falls
Tomich
Deep, large, black plunge pool (30m) at base of Scotland’s second highest Waterfall or Gorge. Difficult scramble but stunning...
read moreRandolph’s Leap
Relugas
Stunning wooded gorge on mythical River Findhorn, descending to rocky headlands with access to river beaches and very large...
read moreRiver Chelmer near Ulting
Hatfield Peverel
This is a beautiful stretch of the river Chelmer. Try downstream from Hoemill Bridge and lock, or walk for...
read moreRob Roy’s Bathtub
Inverarnan
A huge plunge pot under a great Waterfall or Gorge. The Falls of Falloch are spectacular and the great...
read moreRydal Bower
Rydal, Ambleside
A narrow dark cleft between rock walls and Waterfall or Gorge, crowned with rowan. Very deep (4m) and cold...
read moreSpitchwick Common
Ashburton A38, 5km
Peaty water, clean from the mountain, this is the most popular and accessible Dart swimming location, especially in summer....
read moreSprinkling Tarn
Rosthwaite
A high tarn in the shadow of Scafell Pike with island and excellent diving and swimming. Popular for wild...
read moreStainforth Force
Stainforth
A series of river pools and falls set beneath an old packhorse bridge. Grassy banks and good paddling. A...
read moreSymonds Yat
Ross-on-Wye
Small sandy bay, meadows, shelving to 2m. Large rocks on far bank. 5km N of Monmouth on A40 (dir...
read moreTongue Pot, Eskdale
Boot
A long series of fantastic pools. Tongue Pot is more dramatic with high jumps possible (5m deep) many small...
read moreUlpha Bridge, Duddon
Ulpha
A popular area of grassy riverside with 300m stretch of pool and shallows, deep section under bridge from which...
read moreWain Wath Waterfall or Gorge
Keld
A wide Waterfall or Gorge, about 3m high, with pleasant plunge pool and open aspect. Limestone cliffs in valley...
read moreWarleigh Weir, Claverton
Bath
ONLY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE WEST BANK (CLAVERTON, A36). DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ACCESS FROM WARLEIGH / CONKWELL. 100m long...
read moreWellsfoot Island
Ashburton, 5km
Wonderful wooded island with red sand beach shelving into deep river bend with Holne cliff towering up behind. Rusty,...
read moreWolf’s Leap, Irfon
Llanwrtyd Wells
A series of deep pools, about 10m across and 3m deep, at the outflow a narrow, interesting slot gorge....
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