Come and join us in celebration of combining a walk and a dook as part of the Galashiels Walking Festival in the beautiful Scottish Borders.

9.30am start

We will start our walk from the car park at Lindean Loch, we will follow the track anticlockwise until we find ourself at the site of the old boat house.

Here we will stop for a short dook to explore the waters, have a warm drink and bite to eat before completing our circular route back to our cars.

Anyone wishing to give a dook a try for the first time are most welcome.

Walking route is on a well established but uneven low level path

Route length – approximately 1.5 km.

A suggest list of kit for the dookers is as follows:

♦ Swimming costume (or top and lycra leggings)

♦ goggles

♦ towel (large)

♦ water shoes (or old trainers) – this is in addition to your walking shoes

♦ warm drink

♦ jacket

If a seasoned swimmer please bring:

♦ tow float

With us being in the open we will be getting changed in public. I suggest wearing your costume to the swim and bring a large towel which you can change under.

There is no charge for this activity but if you wish to support sessions with young people and their guardians on water safety we would welcome  a donation.

As safety is a priority – if the weather dictates – we have the option to  change or cancel the event.