The Directory

Wild Swimming Lakes

Lakes you can pay to swim in. Private meres, managed swim lakes, the ones with a car park and a ticket rather than a guess and a fence.

All Lake Quarry Reservoir River Spring-Fed Lake Lido
Watersedge Verified

Watersedge Wild Swimming

Lake Session price on the booking screen (not published on the public pages)
Manley Mere Verified

Manley Mere Wild Swimming

Lake NOWCA members £7.50 / swim (8–15 £5; 10 for £70). Non-members £10
Ellingham Open Water Swim Verified

Ellingham Open Water Swim Wild Swimming

Lake £8 / session (ACTiO); £75 / 10. Visitor trial £10 cash (club page)
Higham Lakes Verified

Higham Lakes Wild Swimming

Lake £7 / session; membership £20 / year (also £4 / 1 week, £8 / 3 weeks)
Monet lake at Pool Bridge Farm, York: lily pads and wooden steps into the water Verified

Pool Bridge Farm Wild Swimming

Lake ~£8 midweek / ~£9 weekend day ticket
Hampstead Heath Mixed Pond: buoys on green water, trees all the way round Verified

Hampstead Heath Mixed Pond Wild Swimming

Lake £5 adult / £3 concession
Lake 32 Outdoor Centre Verified

Lake 32 Outdoor Centre Wild Swimming

Lake £8 / 1 hour PAYG
Venachar Lochside Verified

Venachar Lochside Wild Swimming

Lake £15 / 1 hr mixed group (loch included)
Aztec Adventure Upton Warren Verified

Aztec Adventure Upton Warren Wild Swimming

Lake £8 / person plus booking fee. Buy 9, 10th free.
Park in the Past Verified

Park in the Past Wild Swimming

Lake £6 day/swim (13–65); concessions/child £5; parking £2. Local residents £5.
Luxborough Lake Verified

Luxborough Lake Wild Swimming

Lake NOWCA £20/year; induction £16; session fee on ACTiO; wetsuit hire £10
Shepperton Open Water Swim Verified

Shepperton Open Water Swim Wild Swimming

Lake £6 cash / session
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