A decade ago, few people had heard of 'wild swimming'. 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, ...

I admit I’d been guilty of feeling that the best wild swimming was to be enjoyed whilst on holiday across the rest of the UK – Cornwall, Devon, the Lakes, Scotland… and that the swimming closer to ...

Outdoor swimming has "surged in popularity ... This Dartmoor location "has it all" for wild swimmers, said Stylist. "A calm river and pool for a tranquil dip, grassy banks for picnics", plus ...

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

Water quality at a popular wild swimming spot in Shropshire will be monitored by a new £25,000 project. The Environment Agency (EA), with funding from the River Severn Partnership Advanced ...

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 Trends ...

This wild swimming spot lies on the River Wye in the Wye Valley National Landscape, near Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. It’s been hashtagged on Instagram 35,700 times, owing to its accessibility to ...