LakeHidden gem
Haweswater Reservoir
Bampton, North West England
A long, empty dam valley ending at a road-end car park under High Street.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Haweswater is a Manchester water supply, built in the 1930s, with a drowned village beneath it. The road runs the full length and stops at Mardale Head, where several walks start. In dry spells the old field walls can show above the surface.
Good to know
- Look out for red squirrels and fell ponies
- No swimming or boating on the reservoir
- Best time
- Dry autumn mornings
- Getting there
- Dead-end sealed road from Bampton, narrow in places
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
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