Looking to visit the best lakes in Somerset? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Somerset’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!

Last updated: October 8, 2025

Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Trail

A fantastic gravel trail across the Avalon marshes. Quiet in the morning but can get busy with walkers on a sunny afternoon. It’s part of national cycle route 3 so …

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Wimbleball Lake and Dam

On the edge of Exmoor National Park, Wimbleball Lake is a vast reservoir with an impressive dam. There are hiking and cycling trails around the lake as well as watersports …

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Cheddar Reservoir

A protected conservation site for wildlife managed by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s, Cheddar Reservoir has a capacity of 135 million gallons. The reservoir is supplied with water taken …

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Sutton Bingham Reservoir

Built in 1955 Sutton Bingham reservoir is managed by Wessex Water. It's a popular fishing and walking destination and a pretty spot for a stop off while riding around central …

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Somerset Levels Wetlands

An excellent route with all tarmac roads (apart from one very small minor main road section), rest all small side roads with very little car traffic. A number of pubs …

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Pinkery Pond

Beautiful freshwater swimming spot on the top of Exmoor, accessible from the Tarka Trail and a variety of other paths. There is also a tunnel that you can go through for some extra adventure!

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View of Blagdon Lake from Blagdon Hill

Steep hill with a nice view behind, a good challenge

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Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park Walk

Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park is an urban park and wildlife centre in Highbridge, Somerset, England. The park was created on the site of a former clay pit and brickwork …

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Nutscale Reservoir

The reservoir is situated in a serene part of Exmoor. Lying deep in the valley, many passing hikers do not even realise it's here. However, from this spot you get …

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Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath Nature Reserves

Deep in the Somerset Levels, the wetlands at Ham Wall Nature Reserve teem with wildlife. If you're lucky you might spot rare water voles and otters, bitterns and kingfishers, and …

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Cornwall Devon Nempnett Thrubwell Compton Martin Winford Norton Malreward Dundry West Harptree Chew Stoke Stowey-Sutton Stanton Drew Chew Magna East Harptree Cameley Compton Dando Whitchurch Publow Long Ashton Butcombe Hinton Blewett Keynsham Blagdon Ubley Marksbury Backwell Constantine Barrow Gurney Gloucestershire Flax Bourton St. Hilary Bath and North East Somerset Farmborough Timsbury Burrington Clutton Farrington Gurney Chelwood Paulton High Littleton Wrington Crowan Wendron Hanham Breage Mylor Perranarworthal Penryn Kea Feock Budock Ponsanooth Dorset Wiltshire Winterbourne Stoke Gifford Falmouth Mabe St Keverne Gwennap Stithians Saltford Almondsbury St. Breward Abbots Leigh Hanham Abbots Midsomer Norton Wraxall And Failand Oldland Ludgvan Towednack Blisland Filton Warleggan St. Neot Altarnun Churchill Mawgan-In-Meneage Pill & Easton-In-Gordano St. Martin-In-Meneage Gweek Gwinear-Gwithian Corston Blunsdon Sithney Stanton Fitzwarren St. Erth Bitton Mawnan St. Cleer Camborne Marazion Zennor Madron Penzance Brockley Patchway Cardinham St. Just-In-Roseland Chacewater Dobwalls And Trewidland North Stoke Dyrham And Hinton Kelston Hannington Frampton Cotterell Fowey St. Sampson Camerton Gerrans Latton North Somerset Nailsea Downend and Bromley Heath Redlynch Illogan Stoke Lodge And The Common Bradley Stoke Redruth Carn Brea Philleigh Cleeve Wick And Abson Siston St. Michael'S Mount Landford South Marston St. Day Carharrack Duloe Lydiard Tregoze Lydiard Millicent Purton St. Pinnock Priston Highworth Lewannick Liskeard Linkinhorne North Hill Pilning And Severn Beach Westerleigh Royal Wootton Bassett Haydon Wick Boconnoc St. Winnow St. Veep Stratton St. Margaret Doynton Carlyon Perranuthnoe St. Austell Tywardreath And Par St. Austell Bay Treverbyn Lanlivery St. Blaise Westfield Luxulyan Cricklade St. Agnes Portishead Clapton-In-Gordano Tickenham Portbury Portreath Pucklechurch Emersons Green Congresbury Morvah Paul St. Buryan St. Just Sancreed Lanner Kenwyn Cury Mullion Grade-Ruan St. Teath St. Kew Davidstow Advent Germoe Newton St Loe Charlton Ashton Keynes Leigh Minety St. Anthony-In-Meneage Hayle Olveston Quethiock Menheniot Castle Eaton Wellow St. Paul Malmesbury Without Veryan St. Ives Covingham Wanborough Chiseldon Liddington Wroughton Brokenborough Broadoak Dodington Perranzabuloe Wickwar Sedgehill And Semley Sodbury East Knoyle Mere West Knoyle Poole Yatton St. Levan Sennen Marshfield Tormarton St. Mabyn Truro St. Tudy Oaksey Crudwell Michaelstow Camelford Hankerton St. Keyne Braydon Brinkworth Iron Acton City of Bristol Manaccan Swindon Bishopstone Broad Hinton Clyffe Pypard Broad Town Horton Lanivet

The Top 20 Lakes in Somerset

Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Trail

Wimbleball Lake and Dam

Cheddar Reservoir

Sutton Bingham Reservoir

Somerset Levels Wetlands

Pinkery Pond

View of Blagdon Lake from Blagdon Hill

Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park Walk

Nutscale Reservoir

Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath Nature Reserves

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