The Top 20 Lakes in Kent
Looking to visit the best lakes in Kent? 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 Kent’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: November 22, 2025
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
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This is a great place to come cycling as a family with a 10km family paved trail through the beautiful forrest
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Scotney Castle and Gardens
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Scotney Castle is an English country house with formal gardens south-east of Lamberhurst in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England. It belongs to the National Trust.
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Leeds Castle
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Described as the ‘loveliest castle in the world’, Leeds Castle is a grandiose fortress nestled in picturesque countryside and surrounded by water. It is not just rich in beauty, though. …
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Pond at Sissinghurst Estate
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The Sissinghurst estate is 460 hectares of beautiful Wealden countryside, including 180 hectares of woodland. It is maintained by a team of rangers and is a fascinating place to spot …
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Oare Marshes Spring
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Oare Marshes is a spectacular 176-acre nature reserve which attracts thousands of migratory, over-wintering and breeding wetland birds. You'll spot wild ponies grazing on the wetlands, as birds swoop ahead. …
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Oare Marshes Nature Reserve
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Oare Marshes Nature Reserve is an internationally-important wildlife habitat on The Swale. With grazing marsh, freshwater dykes, open water scrapes, reedbed, saltmarsh, and seawall, the reserve is a fantastic place …
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Chequers Wood and Old Park
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All the NCN routes are available to view here:
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Eastwell Lake
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Eastwell Lake is a man-made lake that is very rich in wildlife. Herons fish on the shores and kingfishers can be observed here. It is home to many native wildfowl …
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Joss Bay
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Known as the best surfing beach in Thanet, beautiful Joss Bay even has its own surf school where you can hire boards and wet suits to take to the waves
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Mount Ephraim Gardens
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Ten acres of family-owned Edwardian gardens, terraces of fragrant roses lead to a small lake and water garden, framed by a fabulous Japanese rock garden and bridge. Highlights include the …
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SurreyHampshireOld WoughtonMilton KeynesWoughton On The GreenWest BletchleyWavendonBletchley And Fenny StratfordKents Hill, Monkston And BrinklowLittle BrickhillBow BrickhillWoburn SandsSimpson And AshlandWaltonWokinghamFinchampsteadShenley Brook EndLoughton and Great HolmCampbell ParkMoulsoeBroughtonWokingham WithoutChicheleyShenley Church EndWest SussexWhitehouseWolverton And GreenleysFairfieldsAbbey HillCalvertonWokinghamMilton KeynesBradwellGreat LinfordCentral Milton KeynesNewport PagnellHaversham-Cum-Little LinfordLathburyNew BradwellStantonburyNorth CrawleyShinfieldSwallowfieldArborfield And NewlandStony StratfordSheringtonBarkhamEarleyFreshwaterYarmouthTotlandShalfleetSt Nicholas, HurstWinnershBuckinghamshireWokefieldCastlethorpeHanslopeBeech HillCalbourneBurghfieldOxfordshireTyringham And FilgraveGayhurstEast SussexWoodleySloughSonningStoke GoldingtonWargraveHardmeadEmbertonRuscombeCharvilStratfield MortimerRavenstoneWeston UnderwoodTwyfordColnbrook With PoyleAstwoodWexham CourtBritwellHolybrookClifton ReynesPortsmouthTilehurstThealeCharthamRemenhamOlneySulhamsteadPadworthSulhamPurley On ThamesPethamNettlestone And SeaviewAldermastonBrighstoneBleanBuckleburyBradfieldBeenhamTidmarshEnglefieldUfton NervetBracknellWalthamNewportMidghamWasingWoolhamptonBrimptonStanford DingleyIsle of WightEast CowesNewton BlossomvilleBerkshireKintburyWindsor and MaidenheadRydeGurnardWhippinghamCold BrayfieldLower Hardres and NackingtonHarbledown And Rough CommonHackingtonThanington
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