Wild swimming can be a surprising salve to modern life and lockdown. A wild swim isn’t about comfort, or room temperature, it’s about exhileration and feeling alive. Every shiver and glow, the buzz of serotonin and endorphins. To climb slippery riverbanks and rocks, then plunge into crisp, cool water is a full brain/boday collab.
In the winter, when the rest of the world feels empty and lethargic, the North Devon coast is a breath of fresh air. A borderland between the land and sea. Even on the greyest days, the sea mirrors the light, sunbeams gathering in pools and shifting on ripples like quicksilver. The coast may be quiet, but the sea never sleeps. In the downtime between September and May, Woolacombe has an energy you…
There is something irresistible about the coastline, where soft sand and jagged rock meet the water. It is never the same, sometimes wild with the crash and tumble of white horses, at others, still and luminous in the setting sun. But are there intrinsic benefits to being by the sea? Many scientists think there are, and their research is dredging up a host of health and wellness benefits of spending…
One for the explorers is Lundy Island. Lundy lies 10 miles off the coast of North Devon, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bristol Channel with nothing between it and America. Read all about it – find out the best times to visit Lundy Island, how to get to Lundy Island and discover the simple pleasures of this off-the-beaten track destination