Wild Deer Events

SWIM DERWENT

Next Race: 04/07/2027

DERWENT RESERVOIR, CONSETT, COUNTY DURHAM

Wild Deer Events

SWIM DERWENT

Next Race: 04/07/2027

DERWENT RESERVOIR, CONSETT, COUNTY DURHAM

Overall Rating

4.7/ 5

17 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 5/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 5/5
How did you rate the organisation? 5/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Yes

Great swim

Changing facilities were a little limited if the weather turned out to be an issue. The walk from car park to start was longer than expected.
Overall great day though.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Tamara Turchet

Beautiful setting for a swim event

Please consider some additional buoys on the back leg... its really hard to see them against the sun!
Any chance of a coffee cart at the site?
Any chance of adding a 10k swim to the offering?
Thanks, as always, love this swim!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Emily Appleby

Was a well organised event, friendly atmosphere

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Victoria Bates

Lovely relaxed, but organised vibe. Not too big, not too small!

Re sustainability. It would be nice to see recycling bins for all the cans being used and discarded. It would be nice to offer goodies which didn't include single use water bottles.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Scott Ramsay

Great event

The marking on the long loop needs to be improved. It was incredibly difficult to spot the first buoy as you turned back. An extra buoy or two would have helped enormously

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Heather Swan

Fabulous scenery

Well-organised event, fabulous scenery, and great merch!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Mike Walker

Great location beautiful location, friendly relaxed and helpful support crew.

To be even better I would clear the first few meters of the water entrance and exit of large boulders. I got there quite early 7.30 and would be happy to help. Otherwise I couldn’t fault the experience and will be signing up as soon as I can for next year.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Lee Shaw

Very good atmosphere and very challenging swim,but totally enjoyable,thank you

No

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Mark Hood

Superb event. Absolutely loved the day.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Ali Merritt

Rustic, chilled, friendly vibe

- gluten free snacks at the end please for us Coeliacs! None of the chocolates or the oat bars were gluten free :(

- you mentioned bag drop when booking and there definitely wasn’t. Not a problem but just so people are clear from the start

Otherwise very good thank you!!!!!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
Jamie Turnbull

Great event

Loved the event. Have been entering a lot of races this year. This was a lovely one. I can’t really feed anything back other than it would have been nice to have a course map prior to the event. I like knowing what I’m doing ahead of time, but that is very minor. The briefing summed it all up nicely. Thank you.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jul 2026
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