Where can I swim outdoors in a river or a lake in or near London?

Question

Where can I swim outdoors in a river or a lake in or near London?

Answer 1

The Lido at Clapham?

SOS Hampstead is were I meant

Answer 2

The Serpentine, Hyde Park

http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformat...

Enjoy!

Answer 3

There is the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park.  The Tooting Bec Lido in SW16, the Brockwell Park Lido in Brixton SW9.  You have to pay for these but they're all well looked after.

Answer 4

Check this out:

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/lond...

I like the Covent Garden one but it's not a river or lake!  

Answer 5

hampstead

look at page 6 of the brochure at

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/nr/rdonly...

and also read

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead_P...

take the tube to Archway then either the bus C3 or C4 from outside the tube station