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Well, all wetsuits are cold water wetsuits, aren't they? Swimming wetties are thinner so you can swim in them, but as you're swimming, you don't need them to be thicker. £179 seems a fair price for a semi-decent wetsuit, and Decathlon stuff is usually pretty good (can't see anything on their website at that price point though).
I've used thin gloves in the past, primarily for safety when swimming alone and needing to get up ladders, and they were decent, also have shoes for rocky swims. They are a bit to swim in weird initially, but make a very big difference in how tolerable the cold is. Never used a neoprene hat, but friends tell me they're a major help. Getting the head down is always the hardest part.