Windermere, is visited by thousands each year and supports many aspects of tourism, but it needs our help. The 'Love Your Lakes' project aims to improve water quality in Lake Windermere and the surrounding water catchment area. Keeping the Lakes clean and healthy is important to locals and visitors alike. Head to the Hills [...]
The Utterly Buttermere Swim 2012 was a day people will remember for lots of reasons. The Buttermere 10k participants will remember it for the sheer challenge of the distance as the rain battered their backs and they looked down through crystal clear water amazed at the clarity. The 5k Buttermere swimmer’s for the adventure [...]
Andrew Carter from BBC Radio Cumbria came down to our regular Monday evening swim in Rydal Water on a stunning Lake District June evening to find out what is the attraction of ‘wild swimming’ and we think he’s hooked. The feature ‘Wild swimming in the Lake District’ aired on Mon 25 June 2012 on [...]
It was the end of a long day fitting people in rubber on the edge of Windermere.... well neoprene really and super flexible neoprene at that!. We ran a series of wetsuit try-on events throughout the spring providing a great opportunity for open water swimmers to come along and get the right fitting wetsuit [...]
