The Top 8 Lakes around Wytham
Looking to visit the best lakes around Wytham? 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 Wytham’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: November 9, 2025
Blenheim Palace: Lake and Grand Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
Winston Churchill's father called the view of Blenheim Palace, its lake and the Grand Bridge the finest in England. It certainly all looks grand from the edge of this beautiful, …
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Thrupp Lake (Radley Lakes)
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The Radley Lakes complex is an area of former gravel workings which was transformed and saved from destruction in 2008 after a long community-led campaign by the Save Radley Lakes …
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Blenheim Park Lake and The Pump House Waterfall
Highlight • Waterfall
554 acres (224 ha) of glorious parkland await at Blenheim Park, which occupies most of Blenheim Palaces' grounds. The park is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest due to …
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Farmoor Reservoir
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Farmoor Reservoir is surrounded by beautiful countryside and woodland. The area is home to lots of birdlife, including black-headed gull, Eurasian coot, great cormorant, greylag goose, mute swans, tufted duck, white wagtail, mallard, plus more.
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View of Shire Lake Ditch from Aston's Eyot
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Aston’s Eyot is a nature reserve in East Oxford, managed by the charity Friends of Aston’s Eyot.
The 32 acre island is formed by the River Thames, the River Cherwell …
The 32 acre island is formed by the River Thames, the River Cherwell …
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RSPB Otmoor Reserve
Highlight • Natural
Wading birds and wildfowl inhabit RSPB Otmoor Reserve all year round. A number of visitor trails take you around this extensive area of floodplain grazing marsh. Songbirds and warblers add …
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Kirtlington Park
Highlight • Lake
Palladian country house that has changed hands through the British aristocracy throughout since it was built in the mid 18th Century. You can ride pretty close to the house and get a great view for a photo.
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Farmoor Reservoir
Highlight • Lake
An excellent gravel ride or walk circling the reservoir, it’s flat and open so can get quite windy in the open sections! The circular walk then leads back into the Thames.
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