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Reservoirs & lochs

Reservoirs, lochs and lakes that allow public access — sailing clubs, lakeside walks and the dam-engineering set-pieces of Victorian water supply.

1,196 places in this category.

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Aldenham Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Aldenham Reservoir

Aldenham Reservoir — reservoir in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Free🐕aldenhamcountrypark.co.uk
Banbury Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Banbury Reservoir

Banbury Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Bessborough Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Bessborough Reservoir

Bessborough Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Chingford Reservoirs📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Chingford Reservoirs

Chingford Reservoirs — reservoirs in the London Borough of Enfield, England, UK.

Free🐕
East Warwick Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

East Warwick Reservoir

East Warwick Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕mbeam.org
Grafham Water📷 3

Wildlife reserves · London

Grafham Water

Grafham Water — reservoir in England.

Free🐕👶
High Maynard Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

High Maynard Reservoir

High Maynard Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕wildlondon.org.uk
Island Barn Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Island Barn Reservoir

Island Barn Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Kempton Park Reservoirs📷 5

Wildlife reserves · London

Kempton Park Reservoirs

Kempton Park Reservoirs — former reservoirs in London and Surrey, England.

Free🐕
King George V Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

King George V Reservoir

King George V Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Enfield, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕
King George VI Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

King George VI Reservoir

King George VI Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Knight Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Knight Reservoir

Knight Reservoir — reservoir in Surrey, England, UK.

Free🐕
Lockwood Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Lockwood Reservoir

Lockwood Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕victorydistillery.co.uk
Lonsdale Road Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Lonsdale Road Reservoir

Lonsdale Road Reservoir — reservoir in Barnes, London, England, UK.

Free🐕
Low Maynard Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Low Maynard Reservoir

Low Maynard Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕wildlondon.org.uk
Molesey Reservoirs📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Molesey Reservoirs

Molesey Reservoirs — reservoirs in Surrey, England, UK.

Free🐕
Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir

Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Queen Mother Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Queen Mother Reservoir

Queen Mother Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Ruislip Lido📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Ruislip Lido

Ruislip Lido — reservoir and artificial beach in London.

Free🐕ruisliplidorailway.org
Sunnyside Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Sunnyside Reservoir

Sunnyside Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, UK.

Free🐕
West Warwick Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

West Warwick Reservoir

West Warwick Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕
William Girling Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

William Girling Reservoir

William Girling Reservoir — reservoir in the London Borough of Enfield, England, United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Wraysbury Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Wraysbury Reservoir

Wraysbury Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Living Willow Dome - geograph.org.uk - 915849📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Hanningfield Reservoir Visitors' Centre

Hanningfield Reservoir Visitors' Centre — a other in england-london, United Kingdom.

Free🐕👶
Nene Valley Railway - goods vans - geograph.org.uk - 1560905📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · London

Sibson Lake

Sibson Lake — a other in england-london, United Kingdom.

Free🐕👶
Ardingly Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Ardingly Reservoir

Ardingly Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Arlington Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Arlington Reservoir

Arlington Reservoir — protected area in East Sussex, England.

Free🐕
Bewl Water📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Bewl Water

Bewl Water — reservoir in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕bewlwater.co.uk
Darwell Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Darwell Reservoir

Darwell Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Eyeworth Pond📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Eyeworth Pond

Eyeworth Pond — reservoir in Hampshire, England, UK.

Free🐕
Powdermill Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Powdermill Reservoir

Powdermill Reservoir — reservoir in East Sussex, England, UK.

Free🐕
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake

Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake — reservoir in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Free🐕
Weir Wood Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Weir Wood Reservoir

Weir Wood Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Wilton Water📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Wilton Water

Wilton Water — reservoir in Wiltshire, England, UK.

Free🐕croftonbeamengines.org
An uncovered pipe at Boarstall Duck Decoy - geograph.org.uk - 2916008📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Boarstall Duck Decoy

The Boarstall Duck Decoy is a 17th-century duck decoy located in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, and now a National Trust property. The system took advantage of a two-acre lake with pipe-cage tun

Free🐕👶
Ardingly Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 856164📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Ardingly Reservoir & Ouse Valley

Ardingly Reservoir & Ouse Valley — a other in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

Free🐕👶
Paddle Your Own Swan - geograph.org.uk - 5836803📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Canoe Lake

Canoe Lake — a other in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

Free🐕👶portsmouthnaturalhistory.co.uk
Ashford Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Ashford Reservoir

Ashford Reservoir — reservoir in Somerset, England, UK.

Free🐕
Burrator Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Burrator Reservoir

Burrator Reservoir — reservoir in Devon, England.

Free🐕
Chard Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Chard Reservoir

Chard Reservoir — reservoir in Somerset, England, UK.

Free🐕southsomerset.gov.uk
Clatworthy Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Clatworthy Reservoir

Clatworthy Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Colliford Lake📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Colliford Lake

Colliford Lake — reservoir on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.

Free🐕
Crowdy Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Crowdy Reservoir

Crowdy Reservoir — lake in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Drift Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Drift Reservoir

Drift Reservoir — reservoir in Cornwall, England.

Free🐕web.archive.org
Durleigh reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Durleigh reservoir

Durleigh reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Fernworthy Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Fernworthy Reservoir

Fernworthy Reservoir — reservoir in Devon, England.

Free🐕
Hawkridge Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Hawkridge Reservoir

Hawkridge Reservoir — reservoir in Somerset, England, UK.

Free🐕
Leigh Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Leigh Reservoir

Leigh Reservoir — reservoir in Pitminster, Somerset, England, UK.

Free🐕
Lower Tamar Lake📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Lower Tamar Lake

Lower Tamar Lake — reservoir in Devon, England, UK.

Free🐕
Luxhay Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Luxhay Reservoir

Luxhay Reservoir — reservoir in Somerset, England, UK.

Free🐕
Meldon Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Meldon Reservoir

Meldon Reservoir — reservoir in Devon, England, UK.

Free🐕
Nutscale Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Nutscale Reservoir

Nutscale Reservoir — reservoir in Somerset, England, UK.

Free🐕
Porth Reservoir📷 5

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Porth Reservoir

Porth Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕
Siblyback Lake📷 3

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Siblyback Lake

Siblyback Lake — Reservoir in Cornwall, England.

Free🐕
Stithians Reservoir📷 3

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Stithians Reservoir

Stithians Reservoir — reservoir in Cornwall, England.

Free🐕
Sutton Bingham Reservoir📷 3

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Sutton Bingham Reservoir

Sutton Bingham Reservoir — reservoir in Somerset, UK.

Free🐕
Upper Tamar Lake📷 3

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Upper Tamar Lake

Upper Tamar Lake — reservoir on the boundary of Cornwall and Devon, England, UK.

Free🐕
Wimbleball Lake📷 3

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Wimbleball Lake

Wimbleball Lake — man-made lake in Somerset, England, UK.

Free🐕
Wistlandpound Reservoir📷 3

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Wistlandpound Reservoir

Wistlandpound Reservoir — reservoir in Devon, England, UK.

Free🐕
Old Milestone by the A39, south of Crimp - geograph.org.uk - 5623142📷 3

Reservoirs & lochs · South West England

Killarney Springs

Killarney Springs was a leisure park situated near Bude in Cornwall. The park was established in 1990, and opened for the 1991 summer season. The park had an indoor adventure play centre, a boating la

Free🐕

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Frequently asked questions

How many reservoirs & lochs are in this guide?
We currently list 1,196 reservoirs & lochs across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
Are these places free to visit?
Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
Where does the data come from?
Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
How often is this updated?
A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.