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Our Story

wildswimbikerun.com was established in 2017 by Darroch Davidson following a 17 year career in the British Army and as a Security Advisor in the Middle East and Africa. Having enjoyed a life long passion for outdoor adventure, natural history and the history of the British Isles he has brought them together in a series of guided adventures and experiences.

Expect your guide to have a remarkable background, we believe that exceptional guided experiences require exceptional people to lead them.
We provide a range of guided walking, cycling and stand up paddle boarding (SUP) tours and weekend adventure breaks in Bath and the South West. We also provide a wider range of outdoor activities and challenges for private, school and corporate groups.

We focus on providing enjoyable and challenging experiences supporting the development of confidence, knowledge and the ability to meet sporting and lifestyle aspirations.

Our goals are very simple... provide clients with an amazing experience, take their fitness to the next level, equip them with real and practical skills to enjoy, thrive and succeed in their outdoor pursuits no matter what their goals.
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​DARROCH DAVIDSON - OWNER/GUIDE
Darroch is a former British army officer and security advisor with experience operating in the world’s most challenging environments including Iraq, Afghanistan and West Africa. Darroch's military and security background combined with his love of endurance sports ensure that our holidays and guided activities are planned and supported with military precision. Having completed a military 88 mile ultra run across Hadrian's Wall twice, 4 ironman distance triathlons (Challenge Wanaka and Roth) and the 'Double Brutal' 463km mountain ironman finishing 7th in 37 hours 39 minutes he is constantly seeking out new challenges. Darroch is a qualified mountain bike leader, BSUPA level 1 SUP instructor, outdoor first aid practitioner and guide for our walking, paddle board, road cycling, mountain biking, adventure cycling and bikepacking experiences. He has also completed 'Child Protection in Sport and Active Leisure' training provided by Educare and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. 
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WAYNE BUXTON - GUIDE
Wayne is a retired international athlete who represented Great Britain over the marathon distance and has a personal best time of 2:16:38. He has numerous victories to his name including the Bristol Half Marathon, Great Eastern Run and was bronze medallist in the English Half Marathon Championships. He is an experienced athletics coach who worked with the British Paralympic team at Athens and was honoured by the British Olympic Association for his coaching services for his work at the Sydney Paralympic Games. He was also a marathon guide runner at Atlanta for a visually impaired 2:31 marathon runner.
​Today Wayne is more likely to be seen on two wheels, whether that’s a road bike, gravel bike or mountain bike. He has a passion for travel and is always seeking biking and hiking adventures wherever the trails may take him.
Wayne is a qualified Mountain Bike Leader, Outdoor First Aider and has also completed 'Child Protection in Sport and Active Leisure' training provided by Educare and has an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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ANNA-MARIE WATSON - GUIDE/PERFORMANCE COACH
Anna-Marie is a former army officer, performance coach and elite endurance athlete with numerous international podium finishes under her belt.
Her career in performance management and coaching is built on an impressive platform of education, delivery and experience. Following the commissioning course at the world renowned Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Anna-Marie led soldiers across a number of operational deployments practising key skills learnt from the Academy and developing her passion for personal development and performance management of her people and teams.
This led to a civilian career as an elite endurance athlete and performance coach. A highly sought after consultant in performance and management coaching, she somehow manages this alongside her blog, podcast, numerous projects and the training required to compete on the international endurance event circuit.
Anna-Marie leads or corporate and team building workshops whilst also guiding our trail running weekends.




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GARY MOORE - GUIDE
​Gary is a highly experienced wildlife sound recordist, marine zoologist and naturalist who has worked on numerous landmark BBC wildlife documentaries. Major works include being a regular fixture on BBC Spring/Autumn/Winterwatch, numerous David Attenborough productions, Deadly 60 and other BBC natural history series. 
From a young age Gary’s interest in natural history and the outdoors has seen him combine his love of both. An avid outdoorsman and mountain leader at his university mountaineering club leant itself perfectly to his future career working in isolated and extreme filming locations all over the world. 
Outside of his filming career Gary continues to enjoy his passion for the outdoors being a member of Bath Cycling Club, supporting local forest school groups and documenting local wildlife species in the Avon valley.
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RICKIE COTTER - GUIDE
Rickie Cotter is an elite cyclist with a number of titles to her name including the female National, European and World silver medallist at the 2014 World and UK Solo 24 Hour MTB Championships, previous female Highland 550 record holder. A seasoned adventure and endurance cyclist having completed the Transcontinental, Tour Divide, Tour of Aotearoa, Ironbike stage race winner and Trans-Wales stage race winner.
​She is currently training for the Tour Divide taking place in June 2019. An athlete with a reputation for utilising strategy and the ability to stretch mental and physical capacity beyond the competition. Rickie is a guide for our bike packing holidays and instructor, mentor and technical advisor on our adventure cycling holidays. She also has a sense of humour...
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  • Cycle Tours
    • Bath Cycle Tours
    • Bath Family Cycle Tours
    • Bath Ebike History Adventure
    • Bath Guided Mountain Biking
    • Cotswold Guided Cycle & EBike Tours for Groups & Travel Agents
    • Bikepacking Weekends
  • Bath Paddleboard (SUP) Tours
    • Bath Stand Up Paddleboard Tours
    • Bath Pedal & Paddle Adventure
    • Bath Twin Aqueducts - River & Canal Stand Up Paddleboarding Adventure
    • Bath Group Stand Up Paddleboard Tours
    • Bath Hen Party Stand Up Paddle Board SUP
  • Women's Outdoor Adventure Events
    • Women's Intro SUP Lesson & Tour - Bath Bristol Cotswolds
    • Women's SUP Adventure - Bath Bristol Cotswolds
    • Women's Intro to Mountain Biking - Bath Cotswolds
    • Women's Bikepacking Adventure Weekend Bath Cotswolds
    • Women's SUP Packing Adventure Weekend Bath Cotswolds
    • Women's Trail Running Weekend Bath Cotswolds
  • Corporate, Groups & Schools
  • Things to do in bath
    • Things to do in Bath on a Hen Do
    • Bath Walking Tours
    • Bath Bike & EBike Hire Rental
    • Bath Outdoors Store
  • About Us