Looking to open water swim in Leeds or the Yorkshire area? This is what I’ve found out as being available:
Open to all
Blue Lagooners – https://www.bluelagooners.com/
Membership £35 adult, £25 junior (12-17 years)
Wednesday 6pm to 8pm
Saturday 8am to 10am
Sunday 8am to 10am
Session Costs:
Members £4 (or buy 20 session credits for £70)
Non Members £10
Wetsuit Hire £5
Allerthorpe – http://www.allerthorpelakelandpark.co.uk/open-water-swimming/
Open Swim Times
Mornings: 9:00 – 10:00 Every morning excluding Mondays (but does run on a Monday morning during School Holidays and Bank Holidays).
Evenings: Monday and Wednesday 17:00 – 19:30
Cost
Membership: £20.00 per season + £3.00 per swim Non-members: £5.00 per swim
general activity wetsuits to hire at £5
Ellerton Park – http://www.ellertonpark.com/watersports
Opening Times ( March 1st 2018 – 30th November 2018)
Weekdays 8am – 5pm
Weekends & Bank Holidays
Costs
Adults £5.00 per day / Children £3.00 per day
Eight Acre Lake http://www.scubadream.co.uk/eight-acre-lake-43-w.asp
OPEN TIMES
MONDAY – CLOSED (except bank holidays)
TUESDAY – CLOSED
WEDNESDAY – 10.00 to 4.30pm
THURSDAY – 10.00 to 8:00pm
FRIDAY – CLOSED (except bank holidays)
SATURDAY – 9.00 to 4.30
SUNDAY – 9.00 to 4.30
OPEN ON ALL BANK HOLIDAYS
(except Christmas)
Prices … Diving £13.00 …. Swimming £4.00
Diver registration £5 / 2 years
Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers – https://yorkshireoutdoorswimmers.com/harthill/
Membership Fee (including first swim): £10 (per year)
Swimming sessions (members only): £4 per session
Swimming at this location is only allowed by members of YOS and at events organised and authorised by the YOS Committee.
Safety is our top priority and as such we provide safety and first aid cover for all our open water swimming events.
Swimming Sessions at Harthill are at the following times:
Summer Season (26th March 2018 to 29th October 2018)
Saturday – 2pm till 4pm
Tuesday – 6pm till 8pm
Winter Season (30th October 2017 to 25th March 2018)
Saturday – 1pm till 3pm
Winter Swim Club Sessions
Thursday – 7am (or first light) till 8am
Sunday – Hathersage Pool (times vary)
Swimyourswim at Doncaster and Rotherham http://swimyourswim.com/swim-venues/
Thrybergh Country Park, Rotherham at the following times:
Saturday afternoon from 2-4pm
Wednesday evening from 6-8pm
The SYS reception will be open half an hour before the session start time – to swim you need to be a member of SYS (which is free – you just need to fill in a form). Swims cost £5 per session.
Thrybergh has a short and long course – 200m and 800m respectively.
Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, Doncaster at the following times:
Saturday mornings from 8-10am
Tuesday evening from 6-8pm
Thursday evening from 6-8pm
Friday Mornings 7-8.30am
PLEASE CHECK OUR CALENDAR FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION AND CHANGES
The SYS reception will be open half an hour before the session start time – to swim you need to be a member of SYS (which is free – you just need to fill in a form). Swims cost £5 per session.
Hatfield has a short and long course – 200m and 800m respectively.
Triathlon clubs (must be a member to OW swim)
Wakefield Triathlon Club – http://www.wakefieldtriclub.co.uk/training-coaching/swim/open-water-swimming/
Pugneys Country Park, Thursdays (6:30-8:30pm) and Sundays (9:00-11:00am) from late-April until late September (it depends on the water temperature and daylight hours).
Leeds Bradford Tri Club – http://lbt.org.uk/
Tuesdays Open Water Swimming
Otley Lake 19:00 (Summer)
Saturdays Open Water Swimming
Otley Lake 08:00 (Summer)
Tadcaster Tri Club – http://www.tadcastertriathlonteam.co.uk/
Wednesday Evenings – Blue Lagoon
Other Times – River Wharfe, Wetherby
Manvers Triathlon Club – http://www.teammanvers.co.uk/
Wednesday and Saturday are open swim sessions for non-members and cost £5 per session.You must be a SIGNED OFF swimmer to attend any other session. All swimmers must wear a bright colour swim cap for safety purposes. Wet suit hire is also available at £5 per session
Summer Season Swim Sessions
Monday:
06:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leader Ruth Jones)
07:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leaders Tomas Jonsson and Les Orange)
Tuesday:
06:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leader Ruth Jones)
07:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leaders Mark Toller and Philip Mullins)
Wednesday:
06:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leader Ruth Jones)
07:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leaders Tomas Jonsson and Les Orange)
18:00 – OPEN session everyone welcome (wetsuits mandatory) Non-Member £5 to swim – Safety Cover provided
Thursday:
06:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leader Ruth Jones)
07:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leaders Mark Toller and Philip Mullins)
Friday:
06:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leader Ruth Jones)
07:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leaders Tomas Jonsson and Les Orange)
18:00 – Signed Off Members only (Swim Leader Sean Rodgers)
Outdoor swimming and wild swimming in the Leeds area, West Yorkshire
There is a group of folk who enjoy swimming in less formal sessions, they can best be found via the Facebook group FLOWS
All swimming is at your own risk. Take personal responsibility when you swim: OSS DISCLAIMER: http://bit.ly/qRqyKi SAFETY: For further info see – http://bit.ly/c3CvKM and http://www.river-swimming.co.uk
