Asham Quarry, Somerset - The March Swim

The swim at Asham Quarry had been one I had discovered whilst searching on the Outdoor Swimming Society online map. We arrived with a vague idea of where this hidden pool was, but in the dry, dusty and today relatively warm day we wondered for ages and felt like we were never going to find it. Add to that the sound of live bullets being fired from a range somewhere nearby, this was quite a disconcerting exploration. Then we stumbled upon it. It was quite a surreal site, lots of tree stumps growing up from the water, and hard to get into. But once in, it was a gorgeous swim, even if I felt like the last person alive after the apocalypse had occurred.