Can you swim in Bristol Harborside?
It is illegal to jump into, swim in, or dive in any part of Bristol Harbour, unless you’re in a designated swimming area. In 2021, campaigners from the Swim Bristol Harbour group repeatedly swam in the harbour, in the Cumberland Basin. This led to the council’s Harbour Master threatening to issue swimmers a £1,000 fine for breaking the by-law.
Can you kayak in Bristol Harbor?
If you want to use a kayak, stand-up paddleboard (SUP), canoe, rowing boat or sailing dinghy in Bristol Harbour, you’ll need to get a manually propelled vessels licence. Visit using a kayak, stand-up paddleboard, canoe, rowing boat or sailing dinghy in Bristol Harbour for information and how to apply for a licence. If you want to canoe, kayak, or stand-up paddleboard on most rivers and canals in England and Wales, you’ll need a waterways licence. Without one, you risk fines or being asked to leave the water.
Can you swim in river Frome, Bristol?
River Frome, Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset The club is adjacent to the old weir which creates a shallow stretch where children can paddle. Tip toe further out and the river is beautifully deep with a great length to swim under the shade of the trees. The Bristol open water swimming club is an informal club with the sole purpose of finding and swimming in open water, be it rivers, lakes or the sea. Both organised and dis-organised events(! For more info phone Nic on 07956 695 037.