For the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, David and I managed to take a day out to the Lake District. I decided to revisit Brothers Water, the last time I was there was in 2017, and I was rather tired during my swim there after a mammoth five hour hike earlier that day. So, this time I planned on a more leisurely visit.
We managed to dodge the bank holiday crowds but not for long. We arrived at Cow Bridge car park at 9am and already the area was filling up with cars and people. We luckily got a parking space and took a slow meandering walk along the shore of Brothers Water while listening to birds singing in the nearby woods. We only saw a handful of people during our walk. Luckily we didn’t have many spectators when I headed into the water either.
We spent about 2 hours at Brothers Water. The temperature was 12 degrees and I swam for about 20 minutes, while David took Buzz (drone) into the air for an extended fly. There were a few fish about but not many. We made camp on a small spit of land further up from my 2017 swim location and it was a far superior experience. Water access was a suggestion I found in Suzanna Cruickshank’s Swimming Wild in the Lake District.
Have you visited this small lake? Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks for reading,
Christine x
Christine Lucas 
That is a lovely setting to swim in despite the nearby road, Lakeland peaks in all directions. But as I think I’ve said before ‘rather you than me’. Keep it up.
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It’s been a while since I’ve been to Brothers Water. It does look a very scenic setting for a swim. 🙂
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Wow looks a lovely setting, and Good to get some peace and quiet,
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Brothers Water is a bit of a curiosity when it comes to the Lakes. Officially there are sixteen Lakes, but depending on which list you look at, you will find either Brothers Water or Elterwater listed as the sixteenth and smallest. Logically then, whichever Lake gets left off should be classed as a Tarn, but I have never in my life heard it suggested that either is anything but a Lake! And to top it off, the largest Tarn, Devoke Water (you’ll get really cold if you ever wildswim there) is bigger than both of them. Go figure!
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