On a burning summer afternoon, naked female bodies stretch out on the meadow beside Kenwood Ladies’ Pond, clustered and as content as Cézanne’s famous painting: intimately close; beatifically peaceful ...

Women protesting for a female only policy at the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond in Hampstead Heath Hampstead Heath Ladies’ Pond has refused to ban transgender women despite a Supreme Court ruling. The ...

The Good Law Project has launched a petition to protect the rights of trans women at Hampstead Ponds, after a gender-critical group called for them to be banned from the outdoor swimming spot. The ...

You can listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify each week. Follow this link if you're listening on Apple News. Author and wild swimmer Freya Bromley returns to tell Lale why the ...

Tired of finding beer cans and other debris in the places she liked to swim, Susan Baur declared war on trash in Cape Cod's ponds. On that day in 2017, Baur said she "just grabbed two swimmers and a ...

While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

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These properties offer easy access to enticing natural waters, from a crystal blue Caribbean cove to bracing Scottish lochs. By Tom Vanderbilt Tom Vanderbilt is the author of several books, most ...