At last the scorching summer they predicted is here, at least for a few days... When it's like this there's nothing I want to do less than sit in front of a computer and nothing I want to do more than take a dip in the sea or any other body of fresh water. Rivers, lakes, waterfalls, ponds. There's something really magical about swimming in natural water - for one, you feel much more connected to the scenery around you.
I've had a few great wild swimming experiences, including a lake in the Ardennes in Belgium and Lake Bled in Slovenia. A definite surprising highlight is the women's pond in Hampstead Heath right here in London. It's a haven of peace, a secret society of women and a corner of wildlife within a bustling city.
Here are some more wild swimming highlights in the UK:
- The mystical circular waterfall at St Nectan's Kieve near Tintagel in Cornwall: legend has it that King Arthur's knights were babtised here ahead of their quest for the Holy Grail.
- The River Dart in Dartmoor, Devon: bathe in remote river pools surrounded by steep lush forests.
- Swimming in the sea in Abereiddi Bay on the North Pembrokeshire Coast in Wales
- Taking a dip in the Moray Firth near Inverness, Scotland : a number of rivers flow into the Moray Firth and there are various bays and inlets to swim in.
For more information on wild swimming:
http://www.river-swimming.co.uk/places.htm
http://www.wildswimming.co.uk/
[Anouk]
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