Walk Swim Long walks and relaxing swims.
Farnham to Frensham
This months walk swim was from Farnham to Frensham, following Walk 4 from the Wild Swimming Walks book published by Wild Things Publishing. We really could not have picked a better day for it, a crisp Autumnal day with blue sky and brilliant sunshine, perfect for walking and wild swimming. The intrepid party duly met […]
Frensham Great Pond Trip
Farnham to Frensham Great Pond (or on to Bentley Station) Sunday 23rd October. This is taken from Wild Swimming Walks, walk number 4, distance 8 (or 13) miles. We will be meeting at Brockwell Lido Car Park at 10am, Sunday 23rd October, then driving down to Farnham Station arriving at 11:10am. Please let us know […]
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 […]
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]
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 […]
South Coast Swim/Walk
Make a note in your diary for a coast swim/walk on Saturday 23rd July. We’ll be taking the 9:17am train from London Victoria to Lewes for a swim at the charming Pells Pool lido. Suitably refreshed we’ll then be taking an 8 mile walk along the South Downs Way to Saltdean for a bracing sea […]