Wild & open water swimming

Experience swimming in cold water during the winter months safely with our ice swimming expert, Colin Hill.  Approximately 20 – 40 mins in the water depending on conditions. The session will take place in the bay in front of the hotel and will include acclimatisation to cold water and tips for cold water swimming. Dry Robes and floats will be provided.

Ullswater Swim Place has a team of expert guides who may be used depending on availability.

Swim in the lake at night under a full moon with light-up tow floats and glow sticks. A cold water swimming specialist will be your guide in the water with you. You will experience approximately 20 – 40 mins in the water. The session will take place in the bay in front of the hotel and will include a safety briefing.

Ullswater Swim Place has a team of expert guides, who may be used depending on availability.

Join us

6 January – Wolf moon
5 February – Snow moon
7 March – Worm moon
6 April – Pink moon
5 May – Flower moon
3 June – Strawberry moon
3 July – Buck moon
1 August – Sturgeon moon
29 September – Harvest moon
28 October – Hunters moon
27 November – Beaver moon
26 December – Cold moon

Swim in the lake at night under The Milky Way, the glow of your light-up tow float keeping you company under the stars. Open water swimming specialist, Colin Hill, will be your guide in the water with you. You will experience 20 – 40 mins in the water. The session will take place in the bay in front of the hotel and will include all equipment, safety briefing and guide.

We go out in most weather conditions, if it’s cloudy, we enjoy the inky blackness on the water – it’s a wonderful experience floating in Ullswater at night. In June and July when the evenings are light until 10pm, we wont be able to swim in absolute darkness.

This session is tailor made for those swimmers who would like some guidance and top tips on swimming outdoors.  Our expert guide will talk you through the equipment you need, before heading down to the lake for a 45 minute session in the water.  You’ll find out about acclimatisation, how to navigate yourself in the open water and some safety advice for swimming outdoors.  A perfect way to gain confidence in the open water.

Your swim guide will be in the water with you as you still within the bay area.

This is a wild swimming adventure, with 90 minutes in the water. Explore the secluded bay of Kailpot on Ullswater with expert tuition from Colin Hill. A short boat-trip away, you will swim close to the lake shoreline, climbing rocks and crags to find the best spot to jump in.

Swim in our new training pool against a flume to review and perfect your stroke technique with expert coaches Colin Hill, Karen Field or Salka Hintikka. The endless pool is fitted with underwater and overhead cameras, underwater mirror and a TV monitor for instant feedback, replaying your stroke from different angles from above and below the water.

The session is perfect for all abilities from learning front crawl to perfecting freestyle for triathlons or swim races.

Push yourself using the safety and knowledge of Colin Hill, who has spent his career training athletes, keeping them safe in an open-water environment. Challenge yourself on a one-mile swim from one side of the lake to another. Colin will take you to the widest part of the lake and you can set off, swimming shore to shore, with Colin offering support and advice from the boat. Each swimmer will receive a ‘Cross Ullswater Swim’ medal to celebrate their achievement.

Choose from;

Slow pace – breaststroke, 40mins+ to swim a mile

Steady pace – freestyle, under 40 mins to swim a mile

Hike through sublime landscapes overlooking Ullswater and the Helvellyn range, before plunging into the clear waters of one of the Lake District’s most scenic tarns. Swim amid the peaks in wide open, remote wilderness – 470 metres high up in the fells.

Led by mountain leader and open water swimmer, Karen Field, fully immerse yourself in the Lakes’ wild outdoors on this rare experience, taking in a variety of terrain, magnificent views, wildflowers and Lakeland wildlife. 

A full kit list and itinerary will be provided before your swim.

Unfortunately we are unable to accept dogs on the hike and swim.