Any kind of outdoor swimming was associated with a wellbeing boost. However, wild swimming seemed to deliver significant ...

Water Minister Emma Hardy has said there will be a more flexible approach to monitoring wild swimming spots outside of the traditional bathing season from May to September, with safety and cleanliness ...

Whether it’s a slow drift downriver, a bracing dip in a weir pool, or a plunge into a secret lake, wild swimming has an undeniable magic. And yet, for years, Georgie Duckworth thought the best wild ...

Wild swimming has surged in popularity across the UK, with a 70 per cent increase in Google searches for “wild swimming spots UK” since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. By 2023 ...

The idea of taking a dip in the lake or river was very much a niche activity practised by a small number of hard-core thrill seekers. But today, it is very much a mainstream activity, so much so ...

Jack never had the 21st birthday party he had been planning in our garden. Instead of birthday cards for him we received ...

Wild swimming has surged in popularity across the UK in recent years but the rises in sewage discharges and pollution have also made many blue spaces unsafe. Water minister Emma Hardy said ...

Morocco is rich in amazing wild swimming spots, say Lola Culsán, John Weller and Danny Weller, the authors of a new book called Wild Guide Morocco. They share their favourites Morocco is rich in ...

The actors have become regular wild swimmers in recent years. In their latest BBC Scotland TV series, they visit some of Scotland's islands and try out a whole host of different dipping spots in ...

One of the Harrogate area’s favourite beauty spots has been rated in the UK’s top ten most scenic spots for wild swimming.

Wild swimming has surged in popularity across the UK in recent years but the rises in sewage discharges and pollution have also made many blue spaces unsafe. The shake-up to bathing water rules ...