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OPEN WATER SWIM SESSIONS PAYMENT for swimmers

Open water swimming 7th year at Tilgate Park Watersports for the 2025 season.

Starts on 25th April Saturday to last Saturday in September

• SATURDAY 8am to 10am 25th April Saturday to last Saturday in September
• Dates: April 25th May 2nd 9th 16th 23th 30th June 6th 13th 20th 27th July 4th 11th 18th 25th Aug 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th Sept 5th 12th 19th 26th

Costs: £10 per swim pay as you go

 Tilgate Park Watersports Open Water Swimming

We pride ourselves in creating the safe open water swimming experience for our swim community at Tilgate Park Watersports. We want you to enjoy your open water swimming here because you can be assured that when you swim at a lake that uses a proven and robust safety system based around having a raised awareness of YOU in the water.

The Tilgate Park Watersports Open Water Swimming

• Paperwork at the Boat House allows us to easily access your emergency contact and medical information immediately, if needed
• Online makes swim payments easier and helps eliminate queues at peak times
• You can also pay online before you get here at Tilgate Park Watersports  Online booking/Payment page click here

Booking Conditions for Tilgate Park Watersports

 Deposits and Payments: Final payments will be held if participant’s cancellation notice was not received seven working days before the course start date.

Individual bookings are subject to a 50% non returnable amount.

A provisional booking will be kept for 2 weeks only

No booking can be confirmed until Tilgate Park Watersports has received full remittance paid online or in person by cash or Bank Transfer

Cancellations: Tilgate Park Watersports reserve the right to cancel a course if viable numbers are not reached, due to adverse weather conditions or circumstances beyond our control. If Tilgate Park Watersports cannot offer a suitable alternative date, course or venue a full refund will be given.

Swimming Ability: We take non swimmers as long as they are happy to participate.

We encourage watersports for all regardless of ability. Please make us aware on the booking form if you or a member of your group is a non swimmer.

Equipment: All watersports equipment will be provided except shoes and personal equipment.

Clothing: Wetsuits are provided for all activities at the Instructors discretion, warm clothing (NO JEANS) can be worn most of the time for most activities. Hats, sunscreen, old trainers, wet shoes etc (NO FLIP-FLOPS or SLIDERS) are a must depending on the day. On the day a complete change of clothes will be needed including a towel for afterwards. Footwear must be worn at all times on and off the water

 Insurance: Tilgate Park Watersports is covered to the sum of £10,000,000 for public liability. It is strongly advised that participants take out insurance against loss, injury, or having to cancel a course.

Special Needs: If you or an entire group has any special needs, it is you or your group leader’s responsibility to let us know of any information that will help to make your time with us a pleasant experience.

We will endeavor to help you achieve your goals in your chosen watersports.

At the centre we can accommodate people with special needs, including children with behavior problems, learning difficulties, other disabilities or a combination of needs.

Access to the lake and its boundaries/pontoons and jetties are wheelchair accessible.

There is one disabled toilet, but not special shower facilities. The shower room is not designed for wheelchair users, but it is possible to have access.

Personal Belongings: Tilgate Park Watersports will not accept any responsibility for personal belongings and equipment whilst attending a course

Water Quality: Crawley Council in partnership with Tilgate Park Watersports maintains supervision of Campbell Lake and surrounding area but as a large body of untreated open water hosting a range of wildlife, factors beyond the Council’s control may create an unsuitable environment for watersports. In such circumstances the Council reserves the right to close the lake to watersports activities.

The lake water can also have varying bacterial levels which cannot be controlled and so people who take part in watersports at the lake should, therefore, be aware of the inherent risks associated with inland open water such as Leptosirosis (Weil’s disease) and the Council and Tilgate Park Watersports cannot be held liable for any ill health resulting from such activity.

 Risk and responsibility: All participants need be completely aware that there can be a risk to injury or death doing any watersports. All participants will not hold in any way anybody from Tilgate Park Watersports responsible for any injury or death while doing the watersports that is offered by them unless found negligent.

All participants need to be reasonably fit to take part in the activity they wish to do.

 Participant’s code of conduct: All participants are asked to abide by the following rules at all times.

• To cooperate with all requests and decisions for safety made by all Tilgate Park Watersports staff
• Be on time for sessions to help you get the best out of the course and not to disrupt the course for other participants
• Must not be abusive to Tilgate Park Watersports staff
• Must control their behavior which may inconvenience or upset others including bullying(which may cause you to be sent home)
• Be considerate and respectful and treat all water users how you wish to be treated
• All participants must wear all appropriate clothing given at all times past the gates on the pontoon and on the water agreed by your coach
• Take care of any equipment and clothing belonging to Tilgate Park Watersports that they are given or the other participants equipment and clothing
• Not to leave sessions without permission of Tilgate Park Watersports staff

All participants are not allowed to smoke, consume alcohol or any other substances of any kind when doing Tilgate Park Watersports activities

Photos: We will at times take photographs of the groups of Adults and or Children for our advertising