Help us swim 100 lengths for MacMillan Cancer Care
Please help us reach our target of £1,875 Charlotte Endacott, Betony Kelly, Michelle Ovens and Tim Sutton will be swimming 100 lengths of Brockwell Lido to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Care on Saturday 8th October at 12 noon as part of the All Out Swim event. <<< CLICK HERE TO DONATE >>> Please give […]
Brockwell Swimmers Go Olympic
To celebrate the success of our magnificent 2016 Olympic Teams we’ve planned a trip to swim the waters of the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre on Saturday 29th October. We will meet outside Brixton tube station at 10am, or you can meet us at the Centre’s main entrance at 11:15am. Peak swim ticket £5·20. If you […]
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 […]
BLU AGM Sat 24th Sept 2016
The Brockwell Lido Users Group BLU are holding their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24th September at 10am. This takes place in the Whippersnapper rooms which you will find just to the left of the Lido reception desk. BLU is the only user group which Fusion or Lambeth have to listen to, and consequently they […]
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 […]