Combining the outdoors with a relaxing swim is one of life's most underrated pleasures. The rise in popularity of wild swimming has resulted in people embracing a dip surrounded by the open air.
Forget the fuss of crowded lidos and open-air swimming pools, getting out and finding the best beaches and lochs to go au naturel is where it's at – if you're brave enough.
With sea temperatures at their highest in August, there has never been a better time to get out there, and to help the Guardian has just named its top ten beaches for swimming across the UK.
