It is one of those rivers in the capital earmarked by the Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan as potentially clean enough to swim in as part of his plan to "to make rivers in London swimmable within 10 ...

Essex has a huge stretch of coastline, with areas such as Southend and Clacton proving wildly popular areas to walk dogs and ...

From its source near Stansted airport, it snakes through Essex and the east of ... of the Thames so feasibly could be a swimming spot. However while the river has a serene beauty passing through ...