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Bewl Water

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Bewl Water

Recommended by 58 hikers out of 62

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: High Weald National Landscape

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Location: Wadhurst, Wealden, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Bewl Water loop — High Weald

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Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Bewl Water – Bewl Water loop from Durgates

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3. View of Scotney Castle – Bewl Water loop from Lamberhurst

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Suzanne Roberts

August 27, 2018

Water bus/taxi takes bikes too. We rode 5.75 miles then called and they picked us up in 5 mins, amazing service and £3 each person. Service runs 9am -5pm.

It's around 12 miles all the way round with signs saying to allow 6 hours to walk whole route.

Nick Woollett

April 21, 2018

Reasonable parking charge of £3 per car, bike hire, cafe, children’s play area and lovely walks as well as a water bus make this a must visit place!

Brian

May 28, 2016

Bewl Water is a reservoir in the valley of the River Bewl (which is a tributary of the River Teise), straddling the boundary between Kent and East Sussex. It is about 2 miles south of Lamberhurst, Kent, England. The reservoir was part of a project to increase supplies of water in the area. It supplies not only Southern Water’s customers in the Medway towns, Thanet and Hastings, but is also used by other water companies in the area.

Work began to construct the reservoir in 1973 by damming and then flooding a valley. It was completed in 1975 having been filled with over 31,300 million litres of water. It is now the largest body of inland water in south east England.

In winter, when the flow in the River Medway exceeds 275 million litres per day, river water is pumped to storage in the reservoir. There is an outline plan to raise the water level by a further 3m to increase the yield by up to 30% to help with the growing water demand in south-east England. This will however put further demands on the River Medway to supply the additional water required with the potential for environmental degradation in the river and the eco-systems that it supports.

The reservoir in common with most large clean water lakes, is host to a large variety of wildlife

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Location: Wadhurst, Wealden, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Bewl Water

1. Bewl Water loop — High Weald

2. Bewl Water – Bewl Water loop from Durgates

3. View of Scotney Castle – Bewl Water loop from Lamberhurst

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