Pool Bridge Farm

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Pool Bridge Farm
Pool Bridge Farm logo
Monet lake (July 2025)
Building information
LocationCrockey Hill, York
OwnerMike 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 it's 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]

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  • Pool Bridge Farm (June 2014)
    Pool Bridge Farm (June 2014)
  • Horseshoe lake (March 2025)
    Horseshoe lake (March 2025)
  • M lake (March 2025)
    M lake (March 2025)
  • Monet lake (March 2025)
    Monet lake (March 2025)
  • Inside changing barn (March 2025)
    Inside changing barn (March 2025)
  • Cold water safety sign, M lake (March 2025)
    Cold water safety sign, M lake (March 2025)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pool Bridge Farm plans to build bigger car park". BBC News. 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Brrr...the day I went cold water swimming in York with Bear Gryll's sister". York Press. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  3. ^ Prabhu (2021-09-27). "Pool Bridge Farm, Crockey Hill". Fishery Guide. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  4. ^ "York angling contest in memory of wife raises more than £6,000". York Press. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "York wild swimming spot among best pop-up saunas - 'you won't want to leave'". York Press. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  7. ^ "The best places in Britain for a Christmas or New Year's Day swim". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  8. ^ a b Bromley, Freya (2025-03-02). "How contrast therapy became 2025's biggest wellness trend". CN Traveller. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  9. ^ 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.
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