GBSD - Sheffield Swim

Sun 17th Sep 2017 from 1530 to 1715 - Skinny Dip at King Edward Swimming Pool, Sheffield. Part of the Great British Skinny Dip - would you Dare to Bare

Cost £7 (or £5 upon presentation of a BN/INF card)

Swims now take place in Sheffield  at King Edward's Swimming Pool, Sheffield.

The pool address is :-

King Edward's Swimming Pool,
Clarkehouse Road
Sheffield
S10 2LB

For details of the pool please see their website ( http://kesp.co.uk/ )  It is an unusual pool, being 30m long with two shallow ends, somewhat deeper in the middle but still easy to stand. It's ideal for those learning to swim. Our impression is that the pool is warmer than Chapeltown.

There is plenty of street parking, free on Sundays. Outside of school hours we can also park for free in the school staff car park adjacent . There are two entrances:  I'd suggest the Glossop Road entrance is the one to use, but there is also an entrance on Newbould Lane which means a longer walk.

For the July swim there was a locked gate between the car park and the pool, so you might have a bit of a walk if this is still the case, however when I drove past a few days afterwards, the gate was open. The gate was open in August, so it might only be locked in term time.

For those arriving by public transport the pool is very close to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and is served by the 120 bus, the closest tram  stop is the University of Sheffield.

If you are hungry/thirsty there is a Wetherspoon's ( The Francis Newton ) virtually opposite.

For location see Google Maps - the pool is near the centre:-
https://goo.gl/maps/G5FibCReNcB2

The swims will normally take place on the third Sunday of the month, from 1530 to 1715 ( all persons to leave by 1725 ). (Note: Next month will be on the 4th Sunday) Cost will be £5 ( BN or other national federation cards to be shown ) or £7 otherwise. The pool does not have lockers and swimmers are advised to bring a bag for their clothes/possessions and to take them poolside as the secure cloakroom will not  be staffed.

For further details please contact Andrew Calow ( andrewcalow@hotmail.com, 0114 2215579 ).

This event is part of the "Great British Skinny Dip" which runs throughout the month of September 2017. Please refer to the GBSD web site for background information as well as details of other events in this season. Alternatively, you may search for events using the tags "GBSD2017" and "Septembare".