Manmade lake

Find the best outdoor swimming venues, swimming coaches and guided swims. Search by individual location or coach name, or click a ‘listing type’ link below to see a whole group. Contact us to update your own listing.

Action Watersports
Listing name
About
Action Watersports' lake proves to be a fantastic open water swimming venue with sessions every Tuesday evening and Saturday morning during the summer.
Phone
01797 321885
Allerthorpe Lakeland Park
About
Members and non-members can swim a 400m course in this shallow and accessible lake.
Phone
01759 301 444
Tags
Beckenham Place Park
About
The lake is a purpose built swimming lake in the middle of the beautiful Beckenham Place Park with a number of services provided by PTP Coaching.
Phone
07736930823
Bicester Outdoor Swimming Lake
About
200m Swimming lake perfect location to swim in a wild but safe setting. NOWCA-accredited.
Phone
01869229060
Blue Lagoon Diving & Leisure
About
The Blue Lagooners Club runs sessions three time a week for members and non-members during the summer months, including a series of workshops for those new to open water swimming.
Phone
+44 (0)1977 621516
Box End Park
Listing name
About
Box End Park welcomes all open water swimmers who are looking for a venue to carry out swim training. Opening times vary throughout the year.
Tags
Bray Lake
Listing name
About
At Bray Lake Open Water Swimming Centre we pride ourselves on our friendly and approachable atmosphere and welcome open water swimmers and triathletes of all abilities.
Phone
01628 638860
Caversham Lakes
Listing name
About
Open water swimming, among other water activities, is available at Caversham Lakes.
Phone
07935 604463
Cromhall Quarry Swimming and Diving
About
Multiple swim sessions available a week at Cromhall Quarry.
Phone
01454 260 130
Crosby Lakeside
Listing name
About
Mersey Tri run open water swim sessions at Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre that can be attended by both members and non-members
Elton Reservoir
Listing name
About
Bolton Tri Club hold open water swimming sessions at Elton Sailing Club.
Tags
Hampstead Heath Ponds
About
Open air swimming available year-round on Hampstead Heath at the internationally famous Ladies' Pond, Men's Pond and Mixed Pond.
Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre
About
Swim Your Swim runs sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in the Doncaster area.
Listing name
About
This spring-fed lake is a haven of tranquillity in north Bristol with daily sessions for members during the summer months, as well as the weekend in winter.
Phone
01179620696
Hever Castle Lake
Listing name
About
You can enjoy open water swimming in the 38 acre Lake at Hever Castle with the swimming club, TriSwim.
Lake 32 Outdoor Centre
About
Swimming in this naturally fed lake is available to members every day before 10am, as well as on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Midlands Open Water Swim Centre
About
Lake in the heart of the West Midlands. A tranquil setting for training, learning or relaxing and includes a 500m marked-out course.
Phone
+ 44 (0)7399 776229
Pinkston Watersports
About
Swim sessions take place at this Glasgow watersports centre on Wednesday lunchtimes and Friday evenings between May and September.
Phone
0141 332 5636
Pugneys Country Park
About
Pugneys Country Park has open water swimming sessions run by Wakefield Triathlon club.
Queenford Lakes
Listing name
About
Beautiful lake on the outskirts of Oxford, with up to 4 openwater sessions a week, 4 loops, safety team on and off the water, coaching and on site cafe.
Phone
+44 7979 520083
Race Hub, Frisky Lakes
About
Race Hub is a fantastic open water swimming venue which welcomes swimmers at all levels of ability from complete beginners to athletes, and is used by British Triathlon, local triathlon clubs and hobby swimmers for individual and group sessions.
Stoney Cove
Listing name
About
Open water swimmers are welcome at this clean, spring-fed lake with a 1000m perimeter course offering sessions throughout the week.
Phone
01455 273089
Swim Lakeside
Listing name
About
Situated beside the Intu Lakeside Shopping Centre, at West Thurrock, Essex, Alexandra Lake provides an idyllic, clean and sheltered venue for open water swimming.
SwimforTri‚ Stubbers
About
Weekly fitness and technique sessions take place at Stubbers Lake, Upminster.
Phone
0207 247 2998
The Falcon Open Water Swimming
About
Open water swimming is offered in this private lake in Castle Ashby seven days a week, throughout the year.
Phone
+44 (0) 1604 698005