5 Favourite Outdoor Swimming Spots in London

Do you live or work in London? In town for a visit? Do you enjoy swimming outdoors and are looking for new places to swim? The new guidebook Outdoor Swimming London takes you on an aquatic tour to bring you 140 best wild swims, lakes and outdoor pools, all in or within easy reach of the capital. 

John Weller and Lola Culsán share five of their favourite places to swim on the periphery of London: all accessible by tube, train, boat or bike. Perfect for an adventurous day out.  

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5 Wild Beauties of Cornwall

The tip of South West England is a paradise for walking and swimming, with over 300 miles of coastline and hundreds of beaches.  And yet the terrain of Cornwall is not just about the coast, but about deserted moors, sweeping estuaries and wooded dells.  Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce, authors of new guidebook, Wild Swimming Walks Cornwall, share some of their favourite swim spots. 

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Lido by Christopher Beanland

In his new book Lido: A dip into outdoor swimming pools: the history, design and people behind them (Batsford), Christopher Beanland takes a tour around the world’s best outdoor swimming pools. Here, Christopher gives us a sneak peak into five of them:

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Wild Swimming: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2015

Water, water, everywhere. 2017 has been awash with books about people connecting with nature and finding peace through swimming. With open water swimming on the rise, Jenny Landreth and Joe Minihane talk to Phoebe Smith  about why they are so passionate about swimming and they share their best spots for swimming in the UK. Continue reading Wild Swimming: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2015