The Ponds
Twelve months spent following the year-round swimmers who frequent the Men’s, Ladies’ and Mixed Ponds on Hampstead Heath, London – unique bathing spots in which people have taken the waters since the days of Byron, Keats and John Constable.
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Genre: Documentary
Director: Patrick McLennan, Samuel Smith, Sue Turton
Country: United Kingdom
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