Brockwell Lido The Brockwell Swimmers club is based at Brockwell Lido; an unheated open-air Lido in Herne Hill, South London, SE24. The pool is open all year for both Winter and Summers swimming. Challenging during the colder months and blissful on a hot sunny day. The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed in January 2016 by a group of Lido users keen to see more swimming activities at this historic South London landmark. The aims and objectives of the Club are to promote participation of the whole community in the sport of swimming. We work to facilitate and encourage the teaching, development and practice of good swimming both at the pool and open water. We also work with Lambeth Council and Fusion Management to ensure the continued accessibility of this public facility for the local community. As well as events at the Lido, the club organises indoor Water Polo and Swim Sessions at local indoor pools, as well as taking part in national and international club events and swims. We also organise Summer walk/swims, club socials and liaise with other swimming clubs.
Canterbury Tales
Making the most of the last days of Summer, Brockwell Swimmers headed to Canterbury for another route from the Wild Swimming Walks book. Meeting at Brixton Station we headed for St Pancras for the start of our journey picking up Margaret Dickinson who happens to be the editor of the book. A very useful adition […]
Pooled and Ponded
Following the success of last year’s trip Brockwell Swimmers pooled our resources and headed to Hampstead for another day of aquatic frolicking. First up a wonderful few lengths in the wonderfully shiny (and sparkingly clean) Parliament Hill Lido. All the pool open, two lifeguards, great cafe and wonderful coffee. What more could you ask? Then […]
Book Review – Wild Swimming Dartmoor
Our favourite publishers Wild Things Publishing have sent us another book to review, this time a little closer to home covering walks and swims in the beautiful countryside of Dartmoor and South Devon. The authors Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury share their favourite swim/walks including wild waterfalls, secret lakes, river meadows and sandy seaside secret […]
Canterbury to Swalecliffe Walk Swim
Canterbury to Swalecliffe along the Crab and Winkle Way. This is taken from Wild Swimming Walks, walk number 21, distance 8.5 miles. We will be meeting at Brixton tube at 9am, Sunday 4th September, then traveling up to St Pancras London to catch the 10:08am train to Canterbury West station. The walk goes from the […]
Parliament Hill to the Ponds
Starting at Parliament Hill Lido Saturday 27th August, we’re off for another gentle stroll round Hampstead Heath and finishing with a glorious swim at the ponds. This is a repeat expedition of last October’s event… with warmer water. Meet outside Brixton Tube Station at 10am. We then travel to to Kentish Town, via Victoria and […]
Welsh Wales Weekend Walk
An amazing weekend in Snowdonia with the Facebook Swim Walks gang. Challenging terrain but well worth the slog to get to those remote Llyns (lakes in Welsh). Big thanks to Claire Towers and Philip Nice for some very tasty food and well planned walks. Looking forward to the next weekend away. [slideshow id=12]
Brockwell Water Polo July 2016
Mainly through word of mouth Water Polo in July proved to be even more popular with the last session filling the pool with 37 players. But with the evenings now too dark that’s it for another year. Sad, but “all good things…” as they say. A big THANK YOU to our amazing coach Jim who […]
Walking and Swimming Down South
Brockwellites went walking and swimming again, this time to the South Downs on a perfectly sunny day Saturday 23rd July. Starting at Brixton Tube early in the morning we picked up folk along the way and headed for our first splash at Pells Pool in Lewes, just East of Brighton. Claiming to be “the oldest […]