WHAT WE DO
ADVENTURE SWIM BREAKS
Mid-week & Weekend Adventures with some of the Best Swims in the Country.
ADVENTURE SWIM DAYS
Exploring The Fabulous Lake District Through Swimming Adventures
SHORT WILD SWIMS
Fully Guided Dips & Swim Treats to Wet your Wild Swimming Appetite. Come and Dive in
OPEN WATER SWIM COURSES
Join our Very Popular Introduction to open Water Swimming Courses & RLSS Water Safety Course
WETSUIT FITTING SERVICE
In-Store Wetsuit Fitting from the Experts. Wetsuit Fittings are Free to Customers.
WETSUIT TRY-ON EVENTS
Try Before You Buy & Get the Perfect Wetsuit for You
WETSUIT HIRE
Seasonal Wetsuit Hire, Daily Wetsuit Hire, Great North Swim Hire or for one of our Swims.
ONLINE SWIM SHOP
Tried & Tested Open Water Swimming Gear. Fabulous After-sales & Service.
Welcome to Swim the Lakes ~ The Lake District Open Water Swimming Specialists
We love wild swimming and, based in the Lake District, we’re in one of the best places in the world for indulging your passion.
Join us on an Adventure Swim Day in the Lake District or stay a little longer with our Adventure Swim Breaks.
Only time for a dip? try a guided Short Wild Swim in the Lake District.
We have a fully loaded open water swimming shop for all your wetsuits & equipment and provide a wetsuit fitting service at our Ambleside store to ensure you get the right wetsuit.
Swim Bookings and enquires: 015394 33826
Online Sales and bookings are 24/7
For our Ambleside shop opening times check here
Plan your swim with us, use our swim calendar.
A few of the products from our store
Latest News
End of Season Wetsuit Sale 2018
Ahh sadly summer is slipping away and swim wetsuits are running out of stock. Our end of season wetsuit sale is now on. New Wetsuits on Sale BlueSeventy Sprint (sorry no ladies left) - [...]
5 key points on Blue Green Algae for Swimmers
In the hot weather you might be hearing reports of Blue Green Algae and be wondering how this will affect you. Here a five key points to take away. 1.Blanket warnings may be issued [...]
Puffins Make a Nest in the Lake District
Swim the Lakes launch a new company - Puffin Swim. The north’s leading open water swimming experts Swim the Lakes have launched a new company - Puffin Swim, which aims to combine swim safety and [...]
How to get into Open Water Swimming
So you’ve been meaning to get into open water swimming and you just don’t know where to start? It’s not always obvious and if you don’t live near the sea or any lakes you may have to do a bit of research first. Here are our top 5 tips on how to get into open water swimming.