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04/8/2010 at 9:40am
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Just wondering if anyone has ever done any wild swimming, and if they no of anywhere i could start this pursuit in north wales.  also whats the rules with skinny dipping in the wild.


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Don't know about skinny dipping but there's a link in here that may give you some ideas http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=2&TopicID=226054&showActive=13&ReturnPage=Active

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10/8/2010 at 9:15am
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Thanks for that, any info is welcome.



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Have you seen the book (by the same people, I think, who do Cool Camping) called Wild Swimming?  It has lots of ideas including North Wales - I love it but the weather never seems hot enough though .


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Wild swimming is when you go down to the deeper but safe bits of the local river, take some or all of your clothes off and dive in, yup? Or the local lake?

Well, unless you don't have rivers where you live, I bet my socks there will be several places very close to you. Thing is we don't encourage kids to shove off and play with their mates for the day out of sight so the local places that the feral kids used to swim at will have fallen off the radar. Ask around  the older local population of 50-60+, especially men, and I bet they'll know.

As to clothes on or off, basically, the more remote the venue is then the less folk will care. It's not like you can be suspected of any malicious flashing intent if you're swimming naked in a river twenty miles from any town or village and only likely to meet up with the odd walker, who's probably seen it all before anyway. In town though, best to wear something.



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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 10/8/2010

Wild swimming is when you go down to the deeper but safe bits of the local river, take some or all of your clothes off and dive in, yup? Or the local lake?

Well, unless you don't have rivers where you live, I bet my socks there will be several places very close to you. Thing is we don't encourage kids to shove off and play with their mates for the day out of sight so the local places that the feral kids used to swim at will have fallen off the radar. Ask around  the older local population of 50-60+, especially men, and I bet they'll know.

As to clothes on or off, basically, the more remote the venue is then the less folk will care. It's not like you can be suspected of any malicious flashing intent if you're swimming naked in a river twenty miles from any town or village and only likely to meet up with the odd walker, who's probably seen it all before anyway. In town though, best to wear something.


Some good ideas there, thanks.  Will maybe start with a wet suit and work downwards


20/8/2010 at 9:01pm
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Robson Green's Wild Swimming ITV3 NOW


25/8/2010 at 11:16pm
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hay daffydil if ur going skinny dipping give me a shout ha ha...


27/8/2010 at 10:15pm
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follow the link for inspiration

http://www.bigriverman.co.uk/


02/9/2010 at 5:55pm
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I just ordered a book from Amazon, by Roger Deakin, all about wild swimming. He was quite an authority on places to go. It's Waterlog. Dr. Alice Roberts did a great programme on telly about this subject a couple of weeks ago, which was based on Mr Deakin's book.

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05/9/2010 at 9:52pm
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hi the  blue lagoon is in north wales , it's a old disused quarry it looks fantastic with crystal clear turquios water, i will check my book for exact location and follow it on here

regards

Nathan



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Good idea, clear water, should be good



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