Swimmers will be able to pay £7 an hour to take a dip in Bristol’s harbour every weekend from April. A new open-water swimming pilot is launching this spring for five weeks with lifeguards, safety boats, and water quality sampling.
The pilot will run every Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 10am, from April 29 until May 28. Up to 80 people will be allowed to swim in each one-hour session, booked in advance online.
A 200-metre course will be cordoned off in the Baltic Wharf, with an access ramp in front of the Cottage pub. Bristol City Council is launching the pilot after growing calls last year to scrap an unpopular ban on swimming in the harbour and the River Avon.
