A beautiful open water swim course open to the public once a year.
New places, historic locations & beautiful views on a wonderful swim course.
Swim
09-11/05/2025 Burghley house - Stamford
An incredible place for a dip!
This is an amazing location for a swim event. You're going to experience and explore the Burghley estate like never before.
The lake is sheltered, relatively warm, clean and beautiful.
5km | 3km | 1.5km | 500m |
Safari Swim | Junior Swim
Distances: 500m, 1.5km, 3km, 5km
Event Date: 10/05/2025
Event Site: Burghley Estate
Entry Fees: £25 - £65
Start time: 1:00pm
Cut Off Time: 4:00pm
Minimum Age: 10yrs old
Safari Swim
Event Date: 11/05/2025
Distance: Group dependant, explore the lake
Whats included in your entry fee?
Comprehensive safety cover throughout.
Pre event support and event guide
The best medical support in the business
A quality silicone swim hat
Competitive events also include
Finisher bling (A really lovely medal)
Chip timing
Detailed results
Personal race photo
5km
Half Marathon Swim - 3 laps of the Burghley swim course. recognised as an open water swim half marathon, 5km is a stunning achievement. Our team will support you throughout your swim and do everything we can to help you complete this huge challenge.
Price: Early Entry £55, (Standard Entry £65)
Minimum age 18
10/05/2025 from 1:00pm
3km
Middle Distance - 2 laps of our open water swim course.
This is a fantastic way to experience the venue, the distance and the challenge. You'll see all the great locations and landmarks of the course from this unique perspective.
Price: Early Entry £39, (Standard Entry £48)
Minimum age 16
10/05/25 from 1:00pm
1500m
Sprint Distance - 1 lap of our open water swim course. It's a wonderful place to swim, open to the public for the very first time. You'll swim past the house, the gardens, beautiful parkland, unique buildings and centuries old landscapes.
Price: Early Entry £32, (Standard Entry £38)
Minimum age 16
10/05/25 from 1:00pm
Our beginner short course - A superb way to experience the venue in a beginner specific wave. Athletes will experience this wonderful venue and enjoy a turn point right in front of the main house and formal gardens.
Price: Early Entry £25, (Standard Entry £28)
Minimum age 12
10/05/25 from 1:00pm
500m
What are you waiting for? Choose your distance, follow the instructions on the entry system and you're good to go! We can't wait to welcome you.
Swim
Swim Safari
Full exclusive lake access, swim float hire, safety briefing, pre swim event guide, safety team supervision throughout your swim, all booking fees, free parking, changing tents, toilets and event facilities, swim leader assistance throughout your swim, drinks station in the secluded limits of the lake.
Each 90 minute session includes 1 hour minimum swim time.
Sessions are limited to 30 swimmers.
*Please contact Pacesetter Events for exclusive sessions/availability for clubs or swim groups.
Relax and Explore - A guided swim around the Burghley lake for those who don't want the restrictions of course buoys. Our team will take you on a relaxed tour around the lake with a small group (up to 30) where you will have plenty of opportunity to stop, enjoy the views and enjoy a more relaxed pace. There's even a drinks station at the far end of the lake. The group will set the pace, we will show you the venue including parts off limits for our other events. Sessions are 90 minutes to include a minimum of 1 hour swim time.
Price: £28
Minimum age: 16 on event day
Pace: Set by the group with a fair amount of freedom for varied ability.
10/05/2025 8:30am - 10:00am
10/05/2025 10:30am - 12:00pm
11/05/2025 11:30am - 1:00pm
11/05/2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm
About the venue
Open to the public for the very first time. Our course is set in the heart of the Burghley estate with stunning views of Burghley House. We have privileged access to the lake, allowing athletes to swim here for the very fist time. The chance to swim in this location feels really special we really cannot wait to welcome people to experience and enjoy this awesome location.
Wetsuits
This is a wetsuit optional event.
We do strongly advise that anyone not acclimatised to cold water swimming wears a wetsuit in temperatures 16c and lower and strongly consider it up to 20c for anyone not acclimatised!
Wetsuits can be hired for this event from Tri Wetsuit Hire - please follow this link and book directly with them.
Swim floats
Swim floats are optional for swimmers wearing a wetsuit. Non Wetsuit swimmers must use a tow float.
We have plenty available for all swimmers to loan whether you're swimming wetsuit or non wetsuit should you prefer to use one. You may use your own if you have one.
Registration
All entries are processed on the website prior to the event. There will be no race day entries.
Athlete registration/check-in will be located at the event village.
Start times
All athletes will be split into waves depending on their chosen distance. A full detailed timetable will be confirmed 1 month prior to the event.
Race briefing
All details will be posted on the website prior to the event. We will conduct a briefing 20 minutes prior to you starting the swim. Please make sure you have read the race guide prior to the event.
Results
Results will be available on the website immediately after the event. Results will be provisional for a week. Please let us know if there's any issues before the results become official one week after the event.
Prizes
Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male & Female in each event distance.
Pre race procedures
Please read the athlete guide that will be emailed to you prior to the race. It will include all the final race information needed for a stress free event experience. Turn up having read and understood the instructions and you'll have a stress free event experience..
Rules
We use the British Triathlon Federation rulebook for this event. Please follow the link for full race rules.
Parking
Parking fees are included in your entry fee. Please use the main visitor entrance. You must be on site in good time to avoid any road closures effecting the site.
Where is the start line?
The start line is near lion bridge in the Burghley estate
Please follow signs to the event village where you'll find everything you need.