Swimming ponds are status symbols for UK’s wealthy home owners
Forget massive chlorinated swimming pools, the hottest status symbol among wealthy landowners in the UK is now natural swimming pools — or ponds, as you might call them.
The purpose-built garden water features create a wild swimming experience within a controlled environment. While they’re natural enough to support the odd frog and schools of fish, filtration systems keep the pools safe from the pollution and health hazards that are now being found in many open-water swimming areas.
Bloomberg Wealth
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