Wild Swimming

Being immersed in the wild water on eye level with the natural world. Everything forgotten about the day to day, displaced by the exhilarating shiver of the cold, a moment of pure delight.

The wildlife, around and above, the underside of the trees, leaves patterned against the sky, the blue flash of the kingfisher. A reset for body and mind that will leave you aglow for the rest of the day. A time of gentle connection that allows your thoughts to float in new and unexpected ways, unstuck by the novel perspective on the world that wild swimming brings. A time of gentle fun, connection and laughter with a swimming friend, of shared delight.

In winter, the shock and burn of the cold that awakens the nervous system and gets the blood flowing, enhancing health and vitality. It can become a wonderful addiction.

Wild Swimming Experiences

  • Dip Your Toe In

    Small Group Introductions

    An Introduction to Wild Swimming & Cold Water in small groups of up to 10 people. River or Lake options

    60 mins | £30

    Book here

  • 1-2-1 Introductions

    Personal supported sessions

    This is a supportive, personalised one to one wild swimming experience just for you. Also bookable for two people (p.o.a) River or Lake options

    60 mins | £55

    Get in touch to discuss

  • Wild Swimming Walks

    Group

    Joining me on a Wild Swimming Walk is a fabulous way to explore the beautiful countryside and history of the Frome Valley wandering between Somerset & Wiltshire.

    2 hrs | Half Day | Full Day

    Prices start at £30

    Choose a walk

  • Social Swims

    Community

    These social swims are for people who have previously attended a session with me.

    If you’d like to find out more about the social swims, please ask when you book.

    Get in touch

Find out more below

Dip Your Toe In

An Introduction to Wild Swimming & Cold Water. These sessions are for small groups of up to ten people. We will cover safety & cold water exposure followed by a dip in your depth or a longer swim. There’ll be lots of laughs, maybe some swearing and obviously tea and cake! You are also welcome to book this event as a group of friends (a minimum of four) and this experience would be great fun for a birthday, wholesome Hen Do, reunion or other celebration.

1-2-1 Introductions

This is a one to one experience for you if you love the idea of Wild Swimming and can already swim, but have some blocks or anxieties which are stopping you from getting started. I’ll use my life coaching skills to help you address these fears and provide nurturing and supportive encouragement every step of the way into the water. These sessions are completely tailored to your needs and desired outcome and will really suit people who, for whatever reason, are not quite ready to join a group yet.

Alternatively you might just prefer to have a more personalised experience.

Get in touch if you’d like to book this experience for a couple [e.g partners, friends, siblings].

Social Swims

Building community, connection and cold water capacity.

These swim sessions are free but only open to people who have already attended a swim session with me. We have a private facebook group to share the dates & times.

We will make new connections, friends and swim buddies. As usual there will be no pressure on anyone, simply a supportive and safe group to explore your body and mind’s capabilities.

These social swims (approximately monthly) are a chance for us to connect with each other in our swim community, have a catch up, a chat, a cuppa and cake. Share stories of our swim exploits and experience swims at different times of day.

Swim Locations for groups and 1-2-1’s

All of the wild swimming experiences detailed on this page are either held at The Glove Factory Studios private lake or at the Farleigh & District Swimming Club. Founded in 1933, the Farleigh & District Swimming Club is believed to be the oldest river swimming club in the country. This is the original "wild swimming club" and gets a mention in the wildswimmers ‘bible’ Roger Deakin’s ‘Waterlog’.

Farleigh is a members only club, costing only £12 annually and full details of how to join are here and will also be provided in the booking process.

My happy clients

  • "Tara is absolutely lovely. She puts you at ease straightaway and is encouraging and supportive throughout. I began the session wondering how I was going to manage it and ended it feeling on top of the world and wondering why I hadn’t done it sooner. This was due to Tara making the experience so fun and uplifting. The tea and cake afterwards was a welcome treat too."

    Claire J

  • "I absolutely loved my morning with you and really did feel supported and comfortable throughout. Your reassurance and guidance enabled me to take to it like a duck to water!!! I can’t thank you enough!"

    Louise B

  • Tara is extremely knowledgeable and is really passionate about wild swimming which is infectious. I would honestly recommend her and the sessions to anyone at all levels. You know right away that you are in a very capable pair of hands and that you will only do what you want, she is guided by you that is what makes her so fabulous.

    Emma H

Bring a little wild into your everyday