Last cold swim till Novermber

In my (albeit fairly limited) experience, it is always colder in Ullswater. I don’t know why, but I don’t just … More

Things to do on a Wet Sunday in Cumbria

It is Sunday, the Sunday before a bank holiday Monday no less, and I am in Cumbria. Of course it … More

I’m in Cumbria but this is not Cumbria. Catching up on some swimming moments as work has been too busy … More

At Clevedon Marine Lake Grand Opening On 2nd April 2016 the Marine Lake was officially re-opened, following an extensive repair … More

Last weekend I went to Norfolk. We drove to the beach, my brother, Georgia and I, and it was a … More

Cat-of-the-day has been rather neglected of late, in favour of artwork I actually have to get on with, so this … More

This weekend was the wonderful, fantastic event The Big Chill Swim, a winter swimming gala in Windermere, Cumbria, run by … More

The lake was 4 degrees the other day, cold enough to make the nerves in hands and wrists fizz and … More

Tuesday was our last swim of the year (I am not counting a visit to the swimming pool yesterday, which … More

Merrymakers, make merry quietly. Revellers, revel softly. First Footers, please enter in your slippers. See in the New Year for … More