The Top 7 Lakes around Youlgreave
Looking to visit the best lakes around Youlgreave? 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 Youlgreave’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: November 28, 2025
Emperor Lake at Chatsworth
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A lovely peaceful place to sit and watch the world go by. The Emporer Lake provides water for the Emporer Fountain, at one time the highest gravity fed fountain in the world.
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Emperor Lake
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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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Bentley Brook and Upper Pond
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Bentley Brook runs through Lumsdale Valley into the River Derwent.
The Upper Pond was constructed in the 1780s by Watts, Lowe and Co to supply water for their cotton mill. …
The Upper Pond was constructed in the 1780s by Watts, Lowe and Co to supply water for their cotton mill. …
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Whitworth Park Pond
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White Peak Loop trail goes through the park behind The Whitworth. It's scenic but a bit stop-start when avoiding pedestrians and following the gates and signs. If I'm on my …
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Ring Pond
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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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