The Top 20 Lakes in Hampshire
Looking to visit the best lakes in Hampshire? 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 Hampshire’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: December 9, 2025
Whitten Pond
Highlight • Natural
Whitten Pond is in the middle of open heathland south of Burley. The spot is especially popular in the summer months with people coming to relax on the shoreline, eat …
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Hatchet Pond
Highlight • Lake
Beautiful serene pond set into the roadside heathland. Can make a beautiful spot for watching the sunset but gets busy in the summer. There’s usually an ice cream van on the entrance to the car park on Hatchet Road.
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Avington Park Mansion and Lake
Highlight • Monument
Avington Park is a historic country estate with rich history that dates back to the 10th century, with the current manor house being constructed in the late 17th century.
The …
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Normandy Lagoon Nature Reserve
Highlight • Historical Site
This is a terrific place to walk through, with fantastic wetland and sea views all around. Normandy Lagoon (a lake) is a nature reserve adjacent to the Normandy Marsh reserve …
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Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve
Highlight • Viewpoint
The seawall offers stunning views across the mudflats, where a wealth of different bird species come to feed. Large numbers of brent geese seek refuge here in the winter, along …
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Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes
Highlight (Segment) • Natural
These saltmarshes are well protected from the prevailing south westerly winds thanks to Hurst Spit and form a vital habitat for many species of birds and plants. You'll likely see …
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Langstone Bridge Cycle Path
Highlight (Segment) • Bridge
route joining cycle path from Langstone harbour to the start of the gravel section of the Hayling Island Billy route
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Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve
Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site
Coastal marshes, lagoons and former salt marshes particularly important for wintering birds.
Hampshire County Council began purchasing the area in 1974 when it bought Normandy Farm. Pennington Marshes were bought …
Hampshire County Council began purchasing the area in 1974 when it bought Normandy Farm. Pennington Marshes were bought …
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Eyeworth Pond
Highlight • Structure
More like a lake than a pond. A nice spot for a picnic. Also has a small number of parking places if you want to hike from here.
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Whitewool Pond
Highlight • Rest Area
Amazing views of the countryside, calm, peaceful place to explore and have a rest, nice hills and lots of nature surrounding you.
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SurreyMilton KeynesOld WoughtonWest BletchleyWoughton On The GreenWoburn SandsWaltonWavendonBletchley And Fenny StratfordLittle BrickhillKents Hill, Monkston And BrinklowBow BrickhillSimpson And AshlandWokinghamFinchampsteadShenley Brook EndLoughton and Great HolmCampbell ParkMoulsoeBroughtonWokingham WithoutKentChicheleyWest SussexShenley Church EndCentral Milton KeynesMilton KeynesLathburyFairfieldsHaversham-Cum-Little LinfordBradwellAbbey HillWolverton And GreenleysNew BradwellNewport PagnellGreat LinfordCalvertonStantonburyWhitehouseWokinghamNorth CrawleySwallowfieldShinfieldArborfield And NewlandStony StratfordSheringtonBarkhamEarleyFreshwaterTotlandYarmouthShalfleetSt Nicholas, HurstWinnershBuckinghamshireCastlethorpeWokefieldHanslopeBeech HillCalbourneBurghfieldOxfordshireTyringham And FilgraveGayhurstEast SussexWoodleySloughStoke GoldingtonSonningWargraveHardmeadEmbertonRuscombeCharvilStratfield MortimerRavenstoneWeston UnderwoodTwyfordColnbrook With PoyleAstwoodWexham CourtBritwellHolybrookClifton ReynesPortsmouthThealeTilehurstCharthamRemenhamOlneySulhamsteadPadworthSulhamPurley On ThamesPethamNettlestone And SeaviewAldermastonBrighstoneBleanBuckleburyBeenhamBradfieldEnglefieldTidmarshUfton NervetBracknellWalthamNewportWasingMidghamBrimptonWoolhamptonStanford DingleyIsle of WightEast CowesNewton BlossomvilleBerkshireRottingdeanKintburyWindsor and MaidenheadRydeGurnardWhippinghamCold BrayfieldLower Hardres and NackingtonHackingtonHarbledown And Rough CommonThanington
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