Your favourite place for wild swimming?

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  sunlover1006

  Jul 22, 2011

  I just love swimming in the sea .i am lucky to live about a mile away from a naturist beach   so I go down when I can. Im going to Spain next week and when I was there last year   spent all my time snorkelling Naked that was absolutly brilliant (Got a great tan  )

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• ME

  Member

  Jul 23, 2011

  Being naked in the sea is brilliant!

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• ME

  Member

  Aug 16, 2016

  I live in Nottingham, but have found a perfect place to go on hottish days like today, just North of Loughborough. Its the South bank of the River Soar, a little upstream (East) of the main line railway bridge. The precise spot is the furthest from the Loughborough to Stanton road, and is the northern most corner of the Loughborough Big Meadow conservation area. Beyond this corner is farmland, but also possible, although getting nearer to the passing trains. On the road there is room to park 3 or 4 cars where the Great Central Railway viaduct crosses over. The unique features of my spot are:(a)There is no navigation on this section of the River Soar. The navigation route is via the Grand Union Canal through the middle of Loughborough.(b)From parking the car, the 15 minute walk along the river bank is entirely within the Loughborough Big Meadow conservation area, not farmland.(c)Because of the Midland main line railway bridge, it is physically impossible to walk to my spot along the river bank from the opposite direction.(d)In my 7 visits this summer, I have never seen anyone on the farm land on the other side of the river. It really is totally secluded.(e)The river bed is firm clay, about as good as it gets, and the water around 5 feet deep, so I'm never out ofMYdepth.(f)The current is typically about half swimming speed, and the temperature at the moment is like the sea at Fuerteventura in January!(g)Apart from the perfect swimming, the river bank and edge of meadow are great for sun bathing, and getting rid of any white bits!
  What's possible not to like???
  
  

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• ME

  Member

  Mar 19, 2017

  would be great you wouldn't mind plotting this on a map.....i want to go...not fussed if its during the day or night, or if the sun is shinning

  i would just like to go somewhere safe

  thanks

  any other suggestions most welcome

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• BR

  

  Brian

  Apr 2, 2022

  Only just found this group and therefore this thread. Using @Lagoud's excellent description of his favourite location, I have been able to do as @LifePose requested and even though I've yet to visit, I'm pretty certain of my map marking.
  
  Two arrows added; 'P' for the suggested parking spot and 'S' for the swimming spot. Looking on Google aerial view, it even looks as though the swimming location might be screened from the 'Cross Britain Way' long distance footpath on the opposite bank, by some trees.
  
  I will try to get to visit the spot later in the year when the weather is a bit warmer, and let you know how I get on.

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