South East England

The ancient downlands of Wiltshire and Hampshire create the world renowned chalk streams of the Wylye, Test and Itchen – shallow, clear and white. Great father Thames flows through Oxfordshire to the north with much literary association. The Surrey and Sussex hills are surprisingly rich in secret wooded pools and meres and even London has some wild-swimming gems.

Wild Swimming locations in South East England

Cuckmere Meanders

Barcombe Mills, Ouse

Tilford, River Wey

Frensham Great Pond

Hampstead Ponds

Eynsford, Darent

Port Meadow, Thames

Clifton Hampden, Thames

Hurley Island, Thames

Lechlade, Thames

Cheese Wharf

Minster Lovell, Windrush

Stonesfield, Evenlode

Coastal – Tanners Lane, Lymington

Thames Dip, near Grafton Lock

Hellfire Corner

Eastleigh Lakeside

Colne Brook, Wraysbury

Downstream to Shillingford Bridge

Chilbolton, Cow Common

Shack Sharks Swimming Community

Blackgang Beach, Isle of Wight

Tide Mills

Desborough Island

Lepe Country Park

Andark Lake

LIQUID LEISURE Open Water Swimming

River Windrush, near Widford

Dumsey Meadow, Chertsey – River Thames

Wallingford Beach

Bray Lake


Local Events

The Active Life Pier to Pier Swim

Swim the Castle Moat

Crisis Midwinter Swim


Local Community

Horndean Swimming Pool (Private Hire) Ltd

Featured Swimmer for Short Film

The Crisis Midwinter Swim Series


Local Eat & Sleeps

Bull Farm Oast Bed and Breakfast

Snoadhill Cottage Bed and Breakfast

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