Drabble, Margaret
At the Pond: Swimming at the Hampstead Ladies' Pond
- ISBN 13:
- 9781911547396
- author:
- Drabble, Margaret
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Daunt Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 198
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 centimetres (0.20 kg
- Genre:
- Sports & Recreation, Swimming, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Kenwood Ladies' Bathing Pond is a hidden gem tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath. Officially opened to the public in 1925, it's the only wild swimming spot in the UK reserved for women.
Swimming in its green, silty waters, you can't help but feel like you're moving through history and outside of time. The pond is one of a chain created centuries ago, which flows subterraneously through London as part of the River Fleet.
This collection of short stories explores the unique experience of swimming at this historic spot, where women have been able to escape the constraints of everyday life for nearly a century.
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