Fancy a spot of outdoor swimming - in Wrexham?!
Post categories: Music / Entertainment,ÌýWrexham
| 12:58 UK time, Friday, 19 June 2009
Now if you'd said the Lake District I would have hardly flinched, but the thought of getting your kit off by a lakeside in Wrexham just doesn't seem right.
Today's lists the top 50 places to swim outdoors and, at number nine, is , Hanmer, on the Wrexham-Shropshire border.
The supporting text reads: "A pleasing plunge in water that can touch 20C in August. Follow the path through woodland on the eastern side of the lake to reach a sandy bay. The water is clean, though footwear is recommended due to some debris on the bottom. Was popular with troops stationed here in the First World War."
Now, whilst I wasn't aware of Hanmer Mere as a place to swim, I have heard the old quarry pool at Moel y Faen on the Horsehoe Pass, near Llangollen, is used by members of the - to go skinny dipping.
[Thanks to for the tip]
