Skip to content
The Great Britain Guide

Reservoirs & lochs · East Midlands

Nanpantan Reservoir

Free admission

Nanpantan Reservoir — reservoir in Leicestershire, England, UK.

Nanpantan Reservoir, reservoirs & lochs in Leicestershire

Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Nearest railway station
Loughborough Central · 4.3 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Nanpantan Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in Leicestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7489°, -1.2500°.

Photo gallery

Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Out Woods SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Nanpantan Reservoir is a reservoir in Leicestershire, near Nanpantan. The reservoir, with a capacity of 132,000 cubic metres (29,000,000 imp gal), was built in 1870 to provide drinking water for Loughborough. It is owned by Severn Trent.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
52.7489, -1.2500
County
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Parish
Charnwood, unparished area
Postcode
LE11 3YD
Parliamentary constituency
Loughborough
Nearest railway station
Loughborough Central4.3 km

Sources

Other places nearby

Loading nearby places…

Nearby

More places in this region

Frequently asked questions

Where is Nanpantan Reservoir?
Nanpantan Reservoir is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE11 3YD), in the parish of Charnwood, unparished area.
Is Nanpantan Reservoir a protected site?
Yes — Nanpantan Reservoir is part of the Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Out Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
How do I get to Nanpantan Reservoir?
The nearest railway station is Loughborough Central, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE11 3YD.