The Swim walk public Facebook group, hosted by Philip Nice, are organising a couple of swimming expeditions for December. The group now boasts over 500 members, and their events are open to anyone who fancies the challenge of some real wild winter, cold water, swimming. Not for the faint hearted, but great fun…

5th Dec – St Neots Circular walk – Cambridgeshire

7 miles, swimming in the Great Ouse with participants in Three Rivers group’s winter safari tour. Gluttons for punishment can then join that tour for their other swims of the day (Wadenhoe in the Nene and Cambridge in the Cam). Meet 8am at St. Neots railway station, Hawkesden Road, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1QF. More info click here>>

12th Dec – Richmond to Hampton walk – Surrey

10.5 miles from station to station. Swim in the Thames near Ham House and Hampton Pool (heated lido). Meet at Richmond-Upon-Thames mainline station at 9am.

Easiest route from Brixton is to take the underground to Vauxhall and then overground to Richmond. Takes around 56 minutes total. Alternatively from Waterloo catch either the 8:28am or 8:33 am train, arriving at Richmond just before 9am. More info click here>>

For your reference here is their legal bit: Neither the leaders or organisers of the walks nor administrators of this facebook group are able to assume legal responsibility for group members or others. All participants must be solely responsible for making their own assessment as to the risks involved in any swim, and also the risks involved in the non-swimming parts of any walk. Neither the swims nor the non-swimming parts of the walks are led or supervised by qualified individuals and no insurance is in place. The decision to participate must therefore be taken individually, and participants must not rely (in whole or in part) on views or information provided by leaders or organisers of walks or the administrators of this facebook group. If you are in any doubt about the safety of a swim or your ability to complete it, you should not take part. Further, to the maximum extent permitted by law: all persons involved in leading or organising these walks or administrating this facebook group exclude any liability for personal injury, death or other harm or loss to walk participants or any other person or organisation as a result of their negligence or other breach of legal duty.