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Travel: UK: Swimming: Take me to the river: Lisa Allardice braves the chilly waters of the River Frome in an idyllic corner of Wiltshire, home to the last river swimming club in Britain, founded in 1933
2012
Overview
If Cath Kidston did holidays (and it's surely only a matter of time) they would be in the model of Stowford Manor Farm - except that everything here is authentically country-kitsch. You wouldn't think an ancient mill house on the banks of the River Frome could get much more idyllic, but the view that greeted us through the arch to the gardens was of cherubic strawberry-blonde twin babies (the manager's grandchildren) playing in laundry baskets on the lawn. Stowford Manor Farm's most unique attraction is that it hosts Britain's last remaining river swimming club, the Farleigh and District Swimming Club. Its chairman - and Wiltshire's answer to Roger Deakin - is wild-swimming aficionado Rob Fryer. When I met him on the river, he was wearing only shorts and a sun hat. The first challenge was to get into the river without making too much of a scene; I was very aware of the watchful Rob, who probably manages a dawn dip in February without so much as a gasp. I'd like to report - as those already splashing around gleefully assured me - that it wasn't so bad once you were in, but that would be a compromise of journalistic integrity. The only time I've ever been that close to slimy green matter was a seaweed wrap on a spa assignment (oh joy!) and I'm not sure I enjoyed that much either. But at least there were warm fluffy towels.
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Guardian News & Media Limited
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