Passing by one of the many nature reserves along the valley the river gathers strength as it sweeps through the meadows around the village of. Quintessential village green cricket matches and pub.
Shallow river and ford at confluence of two weys.
Tilford river wey swimming. You can get to guilford in just 40 minutes by train. The river runs next to the ruins of st catherine s chapel meaning for a very stunning spot to swim. It s england s most wooded county and sports some excellent wild swimming along the river wey.
Further upstream the idyllic village of tilford w. River lugg bodenham herefordshire. Follow the north downs way along the river wey then join the surrey cycleway link before your first swim in tilford.
Cross the bridge and proceed past the barley mow pub on the right then take a. Surrey is surprisingly rural despite being so close to london. Take the train to chilworth station and follow signs for the wey navigation to swim near the manor inn or get off at guildford and follow the river s footpath swimming just.
From tilford it s about an hour s walk to fensham great pond a large man made pond with a sandy beach area and designated swimming spots. A sandy bank gives you easy access so you can slide right in and float your wey down. Bodenham provides a beautiful storybook like location for a handful of serene wild swimming spots along the river lugg.
Quintessential village green cricket matches and pub. Tilford river wey. A nice little swimming spot on the outskirts of guildford in surrey.
Deeper below ford and upstream of bridge. Large river island has a few cool little beaches ideal fro swimming or just chilling by the river decent. The typical recent level of the river wey at tilford over the past 12 months has been between 0 13m and 0 88m.
Wild swim guide river wey in surrey. The river wey twins meet tilford to elstead. Home places wild swim river swims tilford river wey.
Shallow river and ford at confluence of two weys. The usual range of the river wey at tilford is between 0 14m and 1 40m. It has been between these levels for at least 151 days in the past year.
Parish council has recently decided to add no swimming signs. After the northern and southern branches meet at tilford the river naturally becomes deeper and broader as it copes with the combined volume of water. One 25 minute walk later and you ll be swimming in the wey.
It has been between these levels for 90 of the time since monitoring began.
