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: October 8, 2025
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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Higham lakes are a lovely spot in Higham Park's gardens. The regal estate, created in 1320, was home to the De Hegham family for many years. Various legendary guests have …
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SurreyHampshireWest BletchleyOld WoughtonMilton KeynesWoughton On The GreenWavendonWaltonLittle BrickhillWoburn SandsKents Hill, Monkston And BrinklowBow BrickhillBletchley And Fenny StratfordSimpson And AshlandWokinghamFinchampsteadMoulsoeShenley Brook EndLoughton and Great HolmCampbell ParkCalvertonBroughtonWest SussexWokingham WithoutWokinghamShenley Church EndChicheleyWolverton And GreenleysWhitehouseAbbey HillFairfieldsCentral Milton KeynesNewport PagnellBradwellNew BradwellStantonburyMilton KeynesGreat LinfordHaversham-Cum-Little LinfordLathburyNorth CrawleySwallowfieldShinfieldArborfield And NewlandStony StratfordSheringtonEarleyBarkhamBuckinghamshireYarmouthSt Nicholas, HurstFreshwaterShalfleetWinnershWokefieldEast SussexCastlethorpeBeech HillHanslopeBurghfieldTotlandTyringham And FilgraveGayhurstOxfordshireWoodleySloughSonningWargraveCalbourneHardmeadStoke GoldingtonEmbertonAstwoodCharvilRuscombeStratfield MortimerWeston UnderwoodRavenstoneTwyfordColnbrook With PoyleClifton ReynesWexham CourtBritwellHolybrookPortsmouthOlneyThealeTilehurstCharthamRemenhamSulhamsteadPadworthSulhamPurley On ThamesPethamNettlestone And SeaviewBrighstoneAldermastonBleanBuckleburyBeenhamBradfieldNewton BlossomvilleTidmarshEnglefieldUfton NervetBracknellWalthamNewportWoolhamptonMidghamWasingBrimptonStanford DingleyIsle of WightBerkshireCold BrayfieldEast CowesKintburyWindsor and MaidenheadRydeGurnardWhippinghamHackingtonLower Hardres and NackingtonThaningtonHarbledown And Rough Common
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