Posted by Jess Needham
Recently, nine of us Penguins headed out to Rickmansworth in search of some fresh air and a wild swimming spot.
It was a warm summer’s day and we all thoroughly enjoyed meandering through sections of forest, along canals, over a couple of locks, through corn fields and of course along the River Colne.
After walking a while, it was lovely to venture into the cool flowing waters of the river to cool down. Our wild swimming spot wasn’t particularly deep but the brief dip was refreshing nonetheless.
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We rounded off the day with a canal-side cup of tea at the Cafe @ Lock 81.
Our circular 6 mile route came from the Wild Swimming Walks book and we are keen go on another wild swim adventure soon!