The Water Remedy

The elemental pull of water is irresistible, whether it’s to bathe, swim, shower, splash about, sail or simply paddle. We are drawn to it not just for pleasure but for its healing and wellbeing benefits. Destinations, from holy wells to mysterious lakes and enchanted rivers, also have spiritual meaning and are shrouded in myths and folklore. 

In The Water Remedy, Clare Gogerty offers a guide to some of the best places in the UK to enjoy being with water, inspiring us to see beyond its day-to-day domestic use so that we can benefit from its spiritual and restorative powers.

Discover the difference that our rivers and seas, lakes and springs, wells and waterways can all make to our wellbeing

‘I cannot express how grateful I am for this book. It opens up our imagination to water in all its forms, flows and meanings. Whether through suggested example places, rituals – or ideas of how, when and where to engage with water – the author immerses the reader in an ocean of possibilities. Critically, the careful attention to mythology alerts us to the many dimensions of reality that water invites us to experience. This is a practical, mystical, mythological, scientific, geographical, psychological and poetic book, which will contribute to reconnecting us with life.’

Guy Hayward, co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust and co-author of Britain’s Pilgrim Places