There are no changing facilities, so swimmers typically leave clothes on the side. A cold-water shower is available on the community boat store located on the upper promenade above the children’s splash pool.

Most swimmers enter the water from the steps at the wooded end and swim along the sea wall, where the depth exceeds 2 metres at the Wains Hill end. The lake shelves gradually towards the splash pool, and the edges are only around 1 metre deep—making diving dangerous. Please consult the depth maps posted around the lake before entering.