Walks taken from, or inspired by, the Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association book 'Wild Swimming Walks' and its successor in the Wild Swimming Walks series 'Wild Swimming Walks Thames & West'*. Come along or do your own!
Dates for each walk are are provisional until time and place to meet are mentioned and an Eventbrite button is created for it.
All are welcome on our walks, including those who only want to walk not swim. There is no need to say you are coming, but if you get a ticket (free) from Eventbrite, or join the Swim Walks – Wild Swimming Walks SE Facebook group (link above) and say you are Going on the relevant Event, you will be informed if plans change for a walk or it is cancelled.
Just wear whatever you usually wear to walk in and bring whatever you like to swim in , and a packed lunch.
*Can be ordered at wildthingspublishing.com
The small print:
Neither the leaders or organisers of the walks nor administrators of Swim Walks 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.
Upcoming walks:
Sunday 26 July Southease to Newhaven.
(This is walk 27 from Wild Swimming Walks.) Start 10:15 at Southease station.10 miles from tranquil Southease with its round-towered church and a chance to dip in the Sussex Ouse, then up over Kipling's 'blunt, bow-headed, whale-backed Downs' to Newhaven East Beach, sandy at low tide, finishing at the 'ghost station' of Newhaven Harbour which despite its abandoned appearance does still have trains. Suggested train from London is the 8:46 from Victoria, change at Lewes, arr. Southease 10:12, probably best to get a return from London to Southease and add a single from Newhaven Harbour to Southease. It is possible that a group will take an easier, shorter route to Newhaven along the river rather than over the Downs, particularly if the weather remains hot.
Sunday 9 August Dover to Folkestone details to be announced
Saturday 29 August Littlehampton to Arundel details to be announced
September, to be confirmed. Paddock Wood to Tonbridge along the Medway
October, to be confirmed. Manningtree to Mistley (Essex)
Our most recent walk:
Shalford
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