The Top 20 Lakes in Somerset
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: November 22, 2025
Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Trail
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Steep hill with a nice view behind, a good challenge
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Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park Walk
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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
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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
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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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CornwallDevonNempnett ThrubwellCompton MartinChew MagnaNorton MalrewardStanton DrewLong AshtonWinfordCompton DandoWhitchurchPublowDundryStowey-SuttonWest HarptreeHinton BlewettEast HarptreeCameleyChew StokeKeynshamMarksburyButcombeBarrow GurneyTimsburyBath and North East SomersetFarmboroughChelwoodCluttonPaultonFarrington GurneyHigh LittletonFlax BourtonBackwellWringtonBlagdonUbleyGloucestershireSt. HilaryBurringtonHanhamCrowanConstantineDorsetWiltshireStoke GiffordWinterbourneSaltfordAlmondsburyBreageSt. BrewardAbbots LeighHanham AbbotsWendronMidsomer NortonPill & Easton-In-GordanoWraxall And FailandOldlandTowednackLudgvanFiltonBlislandWarlegganSt KeverneSt. NeotAltarnunSt. ErthBittonBrockleyFeockKeaPenrynBudockPonsanoothMylorPerranarworthalSt. CleerBlunsdonCorstonMarazionMadronPenzanceZennorPatchwayCardinhamChurchillMawgan-In-MeneageSt. Martin-In-MeneageLattonDobwalls And TrewidlandNorth StokeDyrham And HintonKelstonFrampton CotterellGwinear-GwithianStanton FitzwarrenNorth SomersetSithneyNailseaCamertonCleeveFalmouthMabeCharltonStithiansGwennapDownend and Bromley HeathStoke Lodge And The CommonBradley StokeRedlynchSistonWick And AbsonLandfordSt. Michael'S MountPilning And Severn BeachCrickladeSt. PinnockPristonGweekHanningtonLinkinhorneLiskeardLewannickNorth HillWesterleighCamborneClapton-In-GordanoPortburyTickenhamPortisheadSt. Paul Malmesbury WithoutFoweySt. SampsonBrokenboroughMawnanDoyntonOakseyCrudwellWestfieldLydiard MillicentPerranuthnoePurtonHankertonSt. Just-In-RoselandGerransAshton KeynesMinetyLeighChacewaterCongresburyEmersons GreenPucklechurchSt. JustSt. BuryanMorvahSancreedPaulSouth MarstonCuryMullionGrade-RuanSt. KewSt. TeathDuloeDavidstowLydiard TregozeAdventGermoeNewton St LoeHighworthOlvestonHayleCastle EatonMenheniotQuethiockMereWest KnoyleEast KnoyleSedgehill And SemleyWellowYattonVeryanIlloganSt. IvesPhilleighRadstockRedruthCarn BreaHaydon WickRoyal Wootton BassettBroadoakStratton St. MargaretSt. WinnowSt. VeepBoconnocCarharrackSt. DayTreverbynSt. AustellSt. BlaiseLuxulyanSt. Austell BayTywardreath And ParLanliveryCarlyonDodingtonBraydonBrinkworthWickwarSodburyEaston GreySt. MabynSt. LevanSennenMarshfieldTormartonSt. TudyLongbridge DeverillKingston DeverillBrixton DeverillCamelfordMichaelstowSt. KeyneSouth HillSt. IvePerranzabuloeMaiden Bradley With YarnfieldWeston-In-GordanoIron ActonCity of BristolSt. AgnesSt. Anthony-In-MeneagePortreathLanivetLiddingtonCovinghamWanboroughWroughtonChiseldonHortonTruro
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