Pool Bridge Farm
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 Monet lake (July 2025) | |
 Interactive map of Pool Bridge Farm | |
| Address | York |
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| Location | Crockey Hill |
| Owner | Mike Fletcher |
Pool Bridge Farm is a farm and open water swimming venue in Crockey Hill, York, UK.[1] The farm is owned by Mike Fletcher and family.[2] The farm opened its lakes for outdoor swimming in 2022.[1] Prior to this, all lakes were used for coarse fishing, with an emphasis on carp and catfish at Q lake.[3] In 2018 the site hosted a fund raising event to support people with Motor Neurone Disease.[4]
In 2024 it was named by The Guardian as one of the UK's top ten pop up sauna locations.[5][6] The same year it was named by The Telegraph as one of the best places for a festive dip.[7] One of the lakes is called Monet, named after a series of paintings entitled Water Lilies, due to the fact that those flowers grow in it.[8] Another lake is called M lake; the site also has saunas for use alongside outdoor swimming.[2] The farm also hosts full moon swims,[8] and has a campsite.[5] It was a partner on a 2023 project led by York St John University that explored disabled access to blue spaces.[9]
Gallery
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Pool Bridge Farm (June 2014)
Horseshoe lake (March 2025)
M lake (March 2025)
Monet lake (March 2025)
Inside changing barn (March 2025)
Cold water safety sign, M lake (March 2025)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Pool Bridge Farm plans to build bigger car park". BBC News. 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- 1 2 "Brrr...the day I went cold water swimming in York with Bear Gryll's sister". York Press. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ↑ Prabhu (2021-09-27). "Pool Bridge Farm, Crockey Hill". Fishery Guide. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ↑ "York angling contest in memory of wife raises more than £6,000". York Press. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- 1 2 Lewis, Siân (2024-03-10). "Hot ticket: 10 of the best pop-up saunas in the UK". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ↑ "York wild swimming spot among best pop-up saunas - 'you won't want to leave'". York Press. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ↑ "The best places in Britain for a Christmas or New Year's Day swim". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- 1 2 Bromley, Freya (2025-03-02). "How contrast therapy became 2025's biggest wellness trend". CN Traveller. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ↑ Heinemeyer, Catherine; Berding, Raphaela (2023-07-01). "Disability Access to Blue Spaces: A joint research project between Open Country and York St. John University". ray.yorksj.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-03.