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Activities Away

Thorpe Lane, Lincoln LN6 9NW
Organised session: SwimYourSwim
Sunday 9.30am
swimyourswim.com/coaching/winter-swimming/winter-swim-club

Andark Lake
Oslands Lane, Lower Swanwick, Southampton SO31 7EG
Thursday 7am-09.30am; Saturday 8.15am-9.30am
£6 per swim
andarklake.co.uk/swimming.html
Bardowie Loch
Bardowie, Milngavie, Scotland
Organised session: Vigour Events
Sunday 10am
vigourevents.com/#!winter-swimming/czqh

Brockwell Lido
Dulwich Road, Brockwell Lido, London SE24 0PA
Open daily
Adults: £3
fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/Brockwell_Lido

Fritton Lake
Church Lane, Fritton, NR31 9HA
Saturday 8.30am-9.30am 
£6 per session
frittonlakeoc.co.uk/lake/open-water-swimming/

Hampstead Heath Ponds
London NW5 1NA
Ponds: 7am-2.15pm (Dec & Jan) 
£2 per day, concessions £1

Harthill Reservoir
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S26
Organised session: SwimYourSwim
Saturday 1.30pm
swimyourswim.com/coaching/winter-swimming/winter-swim-club/ 
 
Hatfield Outdoor Activities Centre
Old Thorne Rd, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN7 6EQ
Organised session: SwimYourSwim
Saturday 9am
swimyourswim.com/coaching/winter-swimming/winter-swim-club

Henleaze Lake
Lake Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS10
Members only
Sat 11.30am-2pm (except 26 Dec & 2 Jan), Sunday 11.30am-2pm
Members only
henleazeswimmingclub.org/henleazelakeclubnews.html

HOWSC/The Hub
Water Sports Hub, Marlow
Members only
First Saturday each month, 7am
openwaterclubs.org.uk/product/openwaterclubs-henley-howsc-2015-16-swimmer-membership-marlow-hub-social-membership/

Parliament Hill Lido
London NW5 1NA
7am-12 noon
Adults £2.50, concessions £1.50

Pennington Flash
Lowton, Warrington WA3 1BQ
Organised session: My Openwater Swim
Selected dates, 7.30m-9.30am
£5 per swim (members), £7.50 non-members
myopenwaterswim.co.uk

Queenford Lakes (Berinsfield)
Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire OX10 7PN
£5 per session
nowca.org/lakedirectory 
owsc.co.uk/OWSC/Open_Water_Swimming.html

London Royal Docks
Victoria Dock, London E16 1SL
Organised session: NOWCA
Saturday and Sunday, 9am-10.30am, Wed 5pm-7pm
£12 per swim
nowca.org/lakedirectory

Salford Quays
Dock 9, Media City, Salford Quays M50 3AZ
Organised session: Uswim
Last Saturday of each month, 9.30-11am, £8 per swim
uswimopenwater.com

Serpentine
Hyde Park, London
Members only
Open daily, 6am to 9.30am
serpentineswimmingclub.com

Thorpe Lake
Chetsey, Surrey KT16 8PH
Organised session: NOWCA
Selected dates, 9am-10.30am
£10 per session
thorpeopenwaterswimming.co.uk/winter-swimming-sessions/ 
nowca.org/lakedirectory

Tooting Bec Lido
Tooting Bec Road, Tooting, London SW16 1RU
Members  of South London Swimming Club only. Winter membership £50
Dawn to 2pm
slsc.org.uk

Waterland
Lake 32, Cotswold Water Park
Southwest Swim
Winter membership £45
southwestswim.co.uk/chillydippers 
ukwatersports.co.uk/triathlon_training.htm
 
Check opening times with venue before travelling.
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Jonathan Cowie is our former editor. He is a year-round skins swimmer with a particular love of very cold water. He has competed in ice swimming competitions around the world. He is a qualified open water coach with a particular love of introducing new swimmers to the open water.