Winter Swimming at Pool Bridge Farm

Pool Bridge Farm offers four stunning, peaceful and unique lakes for wild swimmers, nestled amidst nature, yet only 10 minutes from York city centre. We are a place where you can connect with nature, step away from the chaos of everyday life and relax. Over winter, all of the lakes are adults only. You can bring the little ones back next spring when the water temperatures rise again. Monet Lake is a tranquil lake close to our main change barn and narrow so you are never far from the edge. The M Lake is where you will find our five wood-fired saunas that can be pre-booked. The Horseshoe Lake offers a beautiful 300m circuit. The Q lake is our newest and largest lake, open to families throughout the warmer months, but over winter can be used by those wishing to challenge themselves to a longer swim.

Seasonal opening hours

All days will open as normal except:

Friday 19th December: 8 am-6 pm (Early closure for Private event)

Sunday 21st December: 9 am - 8 pm (Before 9 am is Solstice swimmers only- tickets must be prebooked)

Christmas Eve: 8 am -4 pm

Christmas Day: CLOSED

Boxing Day: CLOSED

New Year’s Eve: 8 am -4 pm

New Year’s Day: 10 am-4 pm (New Year’s Charity Swim, ticket must be pre-booked) Cafe 10 am-2pm Hot drinks and Cake only

A few things to note this winter:

To help manage numbers and car parking, all tickets must be purchased online before arriving. If there are no tickets available, we are sold out. However, we don’t expect this to happen over the colder months.

Other than guide dogs, we do not allow dogs to visit the site.

The safety and privacy of our customers are our top priority. Therefore, we politely request that you do not come for a ‘look around’. Spotters’ tickets are available to buy for those who are accompanying solo swimmers for safety

No under-18s over winter. Except 16+, are be allowed to use the sauna and dip when with a parent or guardian.

If you are new to cold water swimming, please do your own research before visiting us and bring appropriate clothing and equipment.

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