The Top 20 Lakes in Gloucestershire
Looking to visit the best lakes in Gloucestershire? 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 Gloucestershire’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: November 4, 2025
Greystones Farm Nature Reserve
Highlight • River
This nature reserve features rare tree species, ancient hedgerows, wildflower meadows, the River Eye, and a lake that is teeming with wildlife. People have lived and farmed at Greystones continuously …
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Cannop Ponds
Highlight • Forest
Once the site of a railway station, Cannop Ponds is now an idyllic area for walking and wildlife watching. Mute swans and reed warblers both call the ponds their home …
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Dowdeswell Reservoir
Highlight • Structure
Dowdeswell Reservoir is a scenic stretch of water on the outskirts of Cheltenham. From the reservoir, you step straight into Dowdeswell Woods; a nature reserve that’s home to many species …
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Lake at Cotswold Water Park
Highlight • Natural
The Cotswold Water Park is the UK’s largest marl lake system. Covering an area of 40 square miles, it boasts more than 150 lakes set across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and West …
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Parkmill Pond
Highlight • Trail
There are several smaller trails at the lake edge if you search for them and get off the beaten track.
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Wyck Rissington Village Green and Pond
Highlight • Historical Site
A wonderfully unspoilt little idyll, many of Wyck Rissington's houses date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The village green, duck pond and Victorian drinking fountain only add to this …
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Cherington Valley Lane and Lake
Highlight (Segment) • Lake
Nearly every lane I've tried around these parts has been superb, this is no exception. Either a long and fun shallow descent followed by a short sharp climb into Cherington …
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Lydney Harbour
Highlight • Historical Site
Visiting Lydney Harbour offers a unique perspective of the Severn Estuary, showcasing its 19th-century dock and remnants of the area's industrial past. The site features scenic riverside walks, sculptures, and is perfect for birdwatching and enjoying stunning sunsets.
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Mallards Pike Lake
Highlight • Lake
The final mile. You can push hard as its downhill, to get that PB. The last sign (&cow bell ringer) says 200 metres to go. 50m up & a right …
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Middle Pond at Woodchester Park
Highlight • Lake
Very lovely pond in a great NT park with a good variety of walking trails
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CornwallDevonNempnett ThrubwellCompton MartinChew MagnaNorton MalrewardStanton DrewLong AshtonWinfordCompton DandoPublowWhitchurchDundryHinton BlewettEast HarptreeStowey-SuttonWest HarptreeChew StokeCameleyKeynshamMarksburyButcombeBarrow GurneyBath and North East SomersetFarmboroughTimsburyChelwoodCluttonFarrington GurneyHigh LittletonPaultonBackwellFlax BourtonWringtonConstantineUbleyBlagdonSt. HilaryCrowanBurringtonWendronSomersetHanhamBreageWiltshirePenrynMylorFeockPonsanoothPerranarworthalBudockKeaDorsetWinterbourneStoke GiffordSt KeverneSaltfordAlmondsburySt. BrewardAbbots LeighHanham AbbotsFalmouthMabeMidsomer NortonWraxall And FailandStithiansPill & Easton-In-GordanoGwennapOldlandTowednackLudgvanFiltonBlislandWarlegganSt. NeotAltarnunMawgan-In-MeneageSt. Martin-In-MeneageGweekGwinear-GwithianSithneySt. ErthBittonMawnanBrockleySt. CleerBlunsdonCorstonMarazionMadronZennorPenzancePatchwayCardinhamChurchillLattonDobwalls And TrewidlandNorth StokeKelstonDyrham And HintonFrampton CotterellCamborneStanton FitzwarrenNailseaNorth SomersetCamertonCleeveSt. Just-In-RoselandGerransCharltonChacewaterDownend and Bromley HeathStoke Lodge And The CommonBradley StokeRedlynchSistonWick And AbsonLandfordSt. Michael'S MountPilning And Severn BeachCrickladeSt. PinnockPristonHanningtonLiskeardLinkinhorneLewannickNorth HillWesterleighPortburyClapton-In-GordanoTickenhamPortisheadIlloganSt. Paul Malmesbury WithoutRedruthCarn BreaPhilleighBrokenboroughSt. DayCarharrackDoyntonSt. SampsonFoweyOakseyCrudwellWestfieldPurtonLydiard MillicentPerranuthnoeHankertonMinetyAshton KeynesLeighSedgehill And SemleyMereWest KnoyleEast KnoyleCongresburyPucklechurchEmersons GreenSt. JustSt. BuryanMorvahSancreedPaulSouth MarstonCuryGrade-RuanMullionSt. TeathSt. KewDuloeDavidstowLydiard TregozeAdventGermoeNewton St LoeHighworthSt. AgnesOlvestonSt. Anthony-In-MeneagePortreathHayleCastle EatonMenheniotQuethiockWellowYattonBrixton DeverillLongbridge DeverillVeryanKingston DeverillSt. IvesRadstockHaydon WickRoyal Wootton BassettLannerKenwynStratton St. MargaretBroadoakMaiden Bradley With YarnfieldBoconnocSt. VeepSt. WinnowDodingtonBrinkworthBraydonLuxulyanTywardreath And ParLanliverySt. BlaiseCarlyonSt. AustellSt. Austell BayTreverbynWickwarSodburyEaston GreySennenSt. LevanTormartonMarshfieldSt. MabynSt. TudyMichaelstowCamelfordSt. KeyneSt. IveSouth HillPerranzabuloeWeston-In-GordanoIron ActonCity of BristolManaccanLiddingtonWanboroughWroughtonChiseldonCovingham
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