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Open Water Dipping - Adults Only
Try Open Water Swimming/Dipping - £5
Hire wetsuit - £2.50
MWBC Member - FREE
These sessions are designed for anyone interested in trying open water swimming or dipping for the first time. We provide advice and guidance to help you get started, along with a short guided swim or dip, supported by our safety team throughout.
If you'd like to wear a wetsuit, we have a range available to hire for £2.50. If you wish to borrow one, please arrive at least 15 minutes before the session starts to allow time for fitting.
We recommend arriving changed and ready to enter the water. Please also bring warm clothing for afterwards, including a change of clothes and plenty of layers to help you warm up. The café will be open for hot and cold drinks following the session.
A safety briefing will be delivered at the start of the session, although key information is also included within your booking confirmation.
The length of your dip or swim will vary depending on the water temperature and conditions on the day. Activities take place within a safe, supervised area near the slipway, roughly the size of a swimming pool, or from a designated section of beach where you can enter the water gradually.
If you have any questions before your session, please feel free to email or call me.
Please note that dipping sessions are not swim sign-off sessions. Swim sign-offs are only available during the summer season and take place on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Attending a dipping session does not qualify you to take part in other swim sessions at the lake without first completing the appropriate sign-off process.
We look forward to welcoming you to the lake.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS for reopening from 28/9/2026
As activities resume, we are asking everyone who has contact with the lake water to continue taking some simple precautions:
• Shower as soon as possible after leaving the water.
• Rinse wetsuits, swimming costumes and other equipment thoroughly after use.
• Cover cuts, grazes or broken skin with a waterproof dressing before entering the water.
• Avoid swallowing lake water.
• Wash your hands thoroughly before eating or drinking.
• If you are pregnant or immunocompromised, please consult a medical professional before taking part in activities involving contact with the lake water.
• If you feel unwell following contact with the lake, particularly if you experience skin irritation, stomach upset, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache or flu-like symptoms, please seek appropriate medical advice and explain that you have recently been in contact with open water.