The Top 9 Lakes around Dacorum
Looking to visit the best lakes around Dacorum? 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 Dacorum’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: October 20, 2025
Aldbury Village Green and Pond
Highlight • Settlement
A beautiful chocolate-box village with half-timbered cottages, Aldbury is a gem. In the village centre, stocks and a well-preserved whipping-post stand next to a green pond, paying homage to days …
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Marsworth Reservoir
Highlight • Lake
The Marsworth Reservoirs act as a magnet for anglers, dog walkers, boaters, birdwatchers and walkers, especially over a sunny weekend, but few ever really venture much beyond the car parks …
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Clickmere Pond
Highlight • Forest
A really beautiful pond here within Pitstone Common, with a newly built (in 2010) platform. The pond has shrunk in size over the years, but it's still a lovely place …
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Chipperfield Common Woodland and Ponds
Highlight • Natural Monument
Chipperfield Common is a 117-acre (47 ha) area of former heathland that has developed into beautiful woodland since grazing stopped here in the 1930s. There are a quintet of ponds …
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Wilstone Reservoir
Highlight • Lake
Wilstone Reservoir boasts the rare mudwort plant that can be spotted on the mudflats during autumn months as the waters recedes. The site also attracts breeding common terns. There is free parking available.
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Walkway Between Grand Union Canal and Startop's End Reservoir
Highlight • Lake
This is a lovely trail that travels between the Grand Union Canal and Startop's End Reservoir via a green walkway. In the area you'll find sitting benches, beautiful grasslands and …
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Martin's Pond
Highlight • Lake
Martin’s Pond is a traditional country pub situated in the heart of Potten End, on the village green beside the pond. The pub is dog-friendly and has a great choice of food and drink. For more information, visit: martinspond.co.uk.
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View of Tring Reservoirs
Highlight • Viewpoint
Beautiful views of the reservoir - usually as still as a duck pond. And if you're lucky you'll see some actual ducks too!
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Holy Trinity Church and Village Green
Highlight • Religious Site
This church, built in 1868, is unusual for its architecture: it's positively Byzantine! The designed was the well-known ecclesiastical architect Francis Cranmer Penrose.
Directly outside the church is the village's …
Directly outside the church is the village's …
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