The Top 7 Lakes around Sheldon
Looking to visit the best lakes around Sheldon? 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 Sheldon’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: October 20, 2025
Foolow Village
Highlight • Pub
A gorgeous little village, with a duck pond, ancient stone cross and a very lovely pub (The Bull's Head) which, if you time your journey right, makes for a great place to stop and refuel.
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Emperor Lake
Highlight • Structure
The 6th Duke tasked Paxton with engineering a new record-breaking gravity-fed fountain in anticipation of a visit by Tsar Nicholas 1 in 1844. The 8-acre Emperor lake was fed by …
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Ring Pond
Highlight • Lake
Water from the Ring Pond flows over the Sowter Stone and down to the Aqueduct, which was constructed by Paxton in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s as part of …
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Ashford Lake and Weirs
Highlight • Lake
Lake and couple of weirs, sadly can't access a lot of it but can sit by the calmer waters edge
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Hartington Pond
Highlight • Natural
There are three benches here - lovely quiet spot to enjoy some peaceful moments with the village ducks.
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HathersageHathersageBradwellOffertonAbney and Abney Grange CPGrindlefordHazlebadgeFroggattEyamHighlowBaslow and Bubnell CPFoolowTideswellGreat HucklowGrindlow CP CPCurbarMatlock TownChatsworth CPStoney MiddletonBeeleyDarley DaleEdensorHulland WardPilsleyCalverMercastonSouth DarleyBrassingtonMiddletonCromfordBonsallWirksworthRowsleyKirk IretonBigginTansleyNorthwood and Tinkersley CPBrailsfordCallowMatlock Bath CP CPHognastonHulland CPEltonHoptonHassopBakewellWinsterFenny BentleyAtlowBradley CPCarsingtonAldwarkLittle Hucklow CP CPNether HaddonAshbourneOffcote and Underwood CPOsmastonStanton CPBirchoverSnelstonMapletonHartington Middle QuarterIbleTissington and Lea Hall CPIvonbrook Grange CP CPClifton And ComptonBradbourneKnivetonYeldersleyAshford In The WaterHarthillEdlaston and Wyaston CPRodsleyThorpeRowlandParwichBallidonOver HaddonHartington Nether Quarter CPHollingtonShirleyYoulgreaveGrattonNorbury and Roston CPMarston MontgomeryLongford CPChelmortonGreat LongstoneWardlowCubleyLittle LongstoneNewton Grange CPEaton and Alsop CPBoylestoneSudburyHungry Bentley CPAlkmontonWhestonBlackwell in the Peak CPLittonBrushfieldMiddleton And SmerrillDoveridgeYeaveleyCarsington WaterSomersal Herbert
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