Brockwell Lido The Brockwell Swimmers club is based at Brockwell Lido; an unheated open-air Lido in Herne Hill, South London, SE24. The pool is open all year for both Winter and Summers swimming. Challenging during the colder months and blissful on a hot sunny day. The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed in January 2016 by a group of Lido users keen to see more swimming activities at this historic South London landmark. The aims and objectives of the Club are to promote participation of the whole community in the sport of swimming. We work to facilitate and encourage the teaching, development and practice of good swimming both at the pool and open water. We also work with Lambeth Council and Fusion Management to ensure the continued accessibility of this public facility for the local community. As well as events at the Lido, the club organises indoor Water Polo and Swim Sessions at local indoor pools, as well as taking part in national and international club events and swims. We also organise Summer walk/swims, club socials and liaise with other swimming clubs.
Frensham Great Pond Trip
Farnham to Frensham Great Pond (or on to Bentley Station) Sunday 23rd October. This is taken from Wild Swimming Walks, walk number 4, distance 8 (or 13) miles. We will be meeting at Brockwell Lido Car Park at 10am, Sunday 23rd October, then driving down to Farnham Station arriving at 11:10am. Please let us know […]
BLU AGM Sat 24th Sept 2016
The Brockwell Lido Users Group BLU are holding their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24th September at 10am. This takes place in the Whippersnapper rooms which you will find just to the left of the Lido reception desk. BLU is the only user group which Fusion or Lambeth have to listen to, and consequently they […]
Canterbury Tales
Making the most of the last days of Summer, Brockwell Swimmers headed to Canterbury for another route from the Wild Swimming Walks book. Meeting at Brixton Station we headed for St Pancras for the start of our journey picking up Margaret Dickinson who happens to be the editor of the book. A very useful adition […]
Pooled and Ponded
Following the success of last year’s trip Brockwell Swimmers pooled our resources and headed to Hampstead for another day of aquatic frolicking. First up a wonderful few lengths in the wonderfully shiny (and sparkingly clean) Parliament Hill Lido. All the pool open, two lifeguards, great cafe and wonderful coffee. What more could you ask? Then […]
Book Review – Wild Swimming Dartmoor
Our favourite publishers Wild Things Publishing have sent us another book to review, this time a little closer to home covering walks and swims in the beautiful countryside of Dartmoor and South Devon. The authors Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury share their favourite swim/walks including wild waterfalls, secret lakes, river meadows and sandy seaside secret […]
Canterbury to Swalecliffe Walk Swim
Canterbury to Swalecliffe along the Crab and Winkle Way. This is taken from Wild Swimming Walks, walk number 21, distance 8.5 miles. We will be meeting at Brixton tube at 9am, Sunday 4th September, then traveling up to St Pancras London to catch the 10:08am train to Canterbury West station. The walk goes from the […]
Parliament Hill to the Ponds
Starting at Parliament Hill Lido Saturday 27th August, we’re off for another gentle stroll round Hampstead Heath and finishing with a glorious swim at the ponds. This is a repeat expedition of last October’s event… with warmer water. Meet outside Brixton Tube Station at 10am. We then travel to to Kentish Town, via Victoria and […]
Welsh Wales Weekend Walk
An amazing weekend in Snowdonia with the Facebook Swim Walks gang. Challenging terrain but well worth the slog to get to those remote Llyns (lakes in Welsh). Big thanks to Claire Towers and Philip Nice for some very tasty food and well planned walks. Looking forward to the next weekend away. [slideshow id=12]