Abridged from "Rob's Directory of Cool Places". Reproduced with permission from: Rob Fryer. Copywright
Rating explained: s=star rating - site visited h=star rating based on reports
d=disabled access k=mostly shallow w=mentioned in Waterlog by R.Deakins
| Town | Locality | Swim | Rating | River | Grid |
| Abingdon | Clifton Hampden | Clifton Hampden | sss | Thames | SU 547955 |
| Amesbury | Durrington | Tank Crossing C | kd | Salisbury Avon | SU 158458 |
| Amesbury | Figheldean | Figheldean | ssssd | Salisbury Avon | SU 151474 |
| Andover | Goodworth Clatford | The Sheep Wash | k | Anton | SU 363423 |
| Axminster | Whitford | Whitford Weir | ssd | Axe | SY 263954 |
| Bath | Claverton | Warleigh Weir | ssss | (Bristol) Avon | ST 793643 |
| Beccles | Bungay | Falcon Meadow | ssw | Waveney | TM 34 89 |
| Bodmin | Cardinham | Cardinham Woods | k | Cardinham | SX 099666 |
| Bodmin | St Breward | Delfi Bridge | ssssskd | Cardinham | SX 115758 |
| Bristol | Henleaze | Henleaze Swimming Club | ssswd | Lake | ST 581775 |
| Cambridge | Newnham | Newnham Riverbank Club | sssd | Cam | TL 441569 |
| Chipping Norton | Fawler | Fawler Railway Bridge | ssd | Evenlode | SP 373168 |
| Cirencester | Somerford Keynes | Keynes Country Park | ssssd | Lake | SU 027959 |
| Dartmoor | Ashburton | Higher Corner Pool | sssss | Dart | SX 715711 |
| Dartmoor | Ashburton | Holne Cliff Pool | ss | Dart | SX 709702 |
| Dartmoor | Ashburton | Lower Corner Pool | ssss | Dart | SX 715716 |
| Dartmoor | Ashburton | Salters Pool | sssd | Dart | SX 711706 |
| Dartmoor | Ashburton | Upper Horseshoe Pool | ssss | Dart | SX 711705 |
| Dartmoor | Chagford | Chagford Weir | sss | Teign | SX 699883 |
| Dartmoor | Clearbrook | Cadover Bridge | sskkkk | Plym | SX 555647 |
| Dartmoor | Gidleigh | Highbury Bridge | kkk | Blackaton | SX 676884 |
| Dartmoor | Horndon | Ger Tor Pool | ss | Tavy | SX 553831 |
| Dartmoor | Horrabridge | The Magpie/Bedford Bridge | kkd | Walkham | SX 503703 |
| Dartmoor | Ivybridge | Head Weir | sssssk | Erme | SX 637571 |
| Dartmoor | Ivybridge | Trinnaman's Pool | sssssk | Erme | SX 637572 |
| Dartmoor | Ivybridge | Zulu | s | Erme | SX 637573 |
| Dartmoor | Meldon | Red-a-ven Pools | kkkkkss | Red-a-ven | SX 565920 |
| Dartmoor | Postbridge | Bellever Forest | kkks | Dart | SX 656771 |
| Dartmoor | Shaugh Prior | Fairy Glade/Shaugh Pool | sss | Plym | SX 530634 |
| Dartmoor | Shaugh Prior | Shaugh Bridge | kk | Plym | SX 532634 |
| Dartmoor | Tavistock | My Lady's Pool | ss | Tavy | SX 482696 |
| Dartmoor | Tavistock | Double Waters | s | Tavy | SX 476699 |
| Dartmoor | Throwleigh | Shilley PoolJJ¬& | sw | Blackaton | SX 653913 |
| Dartmoor | Walkhampton | Huckworthy Bridge | ssskk | Walkham | SX 531705 |
| Didcot | Dorchester on T | Buck Pool | ssd | Thame | SU 585943 |
| Dorchester | Dorchester | Swimmers’ Pool | ss | Frome | SY 699909 |
| Dorchester | Lower Bockhampton | Lower Bockhampton | ssd | Frome | SY 722904 |
| Dorchester | Moreton | Moreton | kk | Frome | SY 805895 |
| Dorking | Mickleham | Box Hill Stepping Stones | kkk | Mole | TQ 174517 |
| East Grinstead | Edenbridge | Edenbridge Weir Pool | s | Eden | TQ441455 |
| Exmoor | Luccombe | Paisey Pool | ssk | Nutscale | SS 882441 |
| Exmoor | Oare | Cloud Farm Pool | ssssd | Badgworthy | SS 793467 |
| Exmoor | Oare | Deer Park Pool | sskkk | Badgworthy | SS 793454 |
| Exmoor | Simonsbath | Cow Castle | sss | Barle | SS 793375 |
| Exmoor | Simonsbath | Paradise Pool | sskk | Barle | SS 788376 |
| Exmoor | Tarr | Tarr Steps | kkkkd | Barle | SS 868321 |
| Exmoor | Withypool | Lanacre Bridge | kkkd | Barle | SS 817361 |
| Exmoor | Withypool | Sherdon Goyle | sss | Barle | SS 805361 |
| Exmoor | Withypool | Sherdon Hutch | ssdkkk | Barle | SS 806361 |
| Exmoor | Withypool | Withypool | kd | Barle | SS 845354 |
| Faringdon | Bampton | Rushey Weir Pool | ssss | Thames | SU 420000 |
| Faringdon | Duxford | Duxford | ssd | Thames | SP 370001 |
| Farnham | Tilford | Tilford | ssd | Wey | SU 875433 |
| Guildford | Guildford | St. Catherine's Hill | sssd | Wey | SU 995485. |
| Hereford | Bredwardine | Bredwardine Bridge | sss | Wye | SO 336446 |
| Hindhead | Frensham | Frensham Great Pond | kd | Wey | SU 845402 |
| Honiton | Rawridge | Rawridge | kk | Otter | ST198063 |
| Kidderminster | Stanford Bridge | Stanford Bridge | ss | Teme | SO 715657 |
| London | Cobham | Cobham Mill | ss | Mole | TQ 110598 |
| London | Hampstead | The Mixed Pond | ss | Lake | TQ 273861 |
| London | Highgate | The Men’s Pond | sssw | Lake | TQ 276864 |
| London | Hyde Park | The Serpentine | sd | Lake | TQ 273800 |
| London | Tooting Bec | Tooting Bec Lido | ss | Lido | TQ 007832 |
| Maidenhead | Hurley | Hurley Meadows | ssd | Thames | SU 820842 |
| Melksham | Lacock | Lacock Abbey Pools | ssss | (Bristol) Avon | ST 921684 |
| Monmouth | Symonds Yat | Symonds Yat West | ssssd | Wye | SO 557167 |
| New Forest | Beaulieu | King's Hat | kkkkd | Beaulieu | SU 384054. |
| New Forest | Brockenhurst | Balmer Lawn | kkkkd | Lymington | SU 305031 |
| New Forest | Brockenhurst | Bolderford Bridge | kkkkd | Lymington | SU 287044 |
| New Forest | Brockenhurst | Ober Pools | kkkd | Lymington | SU 283033 |
| Norwich | Aylsham | John’s Water | hh | Bure | TG 154300 |
| Norwich | Bawburgh | Bawburgh Mill Pool | ssskk | Yare | TG 155086 |
| Norwich | Whitlingham | Whitlingham Country Park | k | Lake | TG 28 07 |
| Oxford | Oxford | Binsey | sss | Thames | SP 493080 |
| Oxford | Oxford | Danger Bridge | sss | Thames | SP498073 |
| Oxford | Oxford | Parsons Pleasure & Dames Delight | ss | Cherwell | SP 521071 |
| Oxford | Oxford | Port Meadow | ss | Thames | SP 49 08 |
| Oxford | Oxford | Tumbling Bay | ss | Seacourt | SP 503066 |
| Oxford | Wallingford | Wallingford | sssd | Thames | SO 609895 |
| Oxford | Wolvercote | Wolvercote Bridge | sssd | Thames | SP 486094 |
| Reading | Sonning | Sonning | sd | Thames | SU 755757. |
| Romsey | Houghton | Houghton Bay | kkks | Test | SU 343317 |
| Salisbury | West Harnham | The Old Mill | sd | Nadder | SU 135297 |
| Sidmouth | Colaton Raleigh | Red Cliff Corner Pool | sssk | Otter | SY 088869 |
| Street | Baltonsborough | Flights Hole | ssss | Brue | ST 547338 |
| Street | West Lydford | West Lydford church | ssss | Brue | ST 564318 |
| Swindon | Lechlade | The Round House & Riverside Pk | sssd | Thames | SU 205987 |
| Taunton | Bishops Hull | Clay Cliffs or The Stickle | s | Tone | ST 214254 |
| Taunton | Bishops Hull | Netherclay Salmon Traps | ss | Tone | ST 205255 |
| Tavistock | Buckland Monachorum | Lower Denham Pool | ssss | Tavy | SX 477675 |
| Thame | Shabbington | The Old Fisherman | kd | Thame | SP 668064 |
| Tiverton | Exbridge. | The Anchor Inn | sd | Exe | SS 931245 |
| Tiverton | Tiverton | Salmon Jumps | sskk | Exe | SS 949138 |
| Tonbridge Wells | Poundsbridge | Old Swaylands | ssk | Medway | TQ 534421 |
| Totnes | Totnes | Totnes Weir | hhhhh | Dart | SX 800615 |
| Trowbridge | Farleigh Hungerford | Farleigh & Dist. S. C. | sssswd | Frome | ST 805577 |
| Wadebridge | St Breward | Delford BridgeJ | k | De Lank | SX 114 759 |
| Warminster | Heytesbury | Heytesbury Mill | sss | Wylye | ST 931423 |
| Warminster | Warminster | Smallbrook Weir | kk | Wylye | ST 884441 |
| Wellington | Uffculme | The Little Weir | k | Culme | ST 057117 |
| Wimborne | Pamphill | Cowgrove Meadows | ss | Dorset Stour | SZ 993999 |
| Wimborne | Pamphill | Eyebridge | ssssd | Dorset Stour | ST 994000 |
| Winchester | Twyford | The Lock | ssskkd | Itchen | SU 475255 |
| Winchester | Winchester | St Cross Watermeadows | sssd | Itchen | SU 476277 |
| Witney | Charlbury | Jubilee Bridge | ss | Evenlode | SP 348200 |
| Witney | Charlbury | The Old Oak | ss | Evenlode | SP 354197 |
| Witney | Minster Lovell | Minster Lovell Hall | skkd | Windrush | SP 325113 |
| Witney | Minster Lovell | Wash Meadow Bridge | skk | Windrush | SP 318111 |
| Witney | Newbridge | Newbridge | sss | Windrush | SP 402017 |
| Woodbridge | Ufford | Ufford Bridge | kk | Deben | SP 402017 |
| Woodstock | Stonesfield | Stonesfield | kkk | Evenlode | SP 393165 |
| Worcester | Powick | Powick Weir | sd | Teme | SO 833524 |