Lovely place to spend time with family and friends. Very spacious and beautiful scenic view all around. Also has ample parking space and £6 for whole day is very reasonable when compared to other venues. Cycle hire and aqua park are other attractions at the site. Hire a cycle and drive through the dam wall path along the woods is amazing. BBQ not allowed on site but that doesn’t deter the visitors as you can have a quality family time with loads of physical activities while admiring the beauty. Even the drive to the venue is wonderful due the location in Kent.

Well maintained place. It's picturesque and several water sports to play. Well maintained cafe and toilets and plenty of parking. However (I gave 4*s instead of 5) as they've introduced parking which is £5, which I feel too much (Edit April 2023 - Parking increased to £7 a day, just insane) They should have had £1 per hour, rather then £5 per day. It also has cycle rentals and it's helpful if you plan for 12 miles long trip Other than it, if has lot more to offer for one full day outing.

Fantastic place to visit during Summer. Big lake surrounded beautiful greens. Different types of water sports available. Water sports dress and kayaking boat are available to rent. There are very good cycling path. You can stay in your caravan. You can do picnic here. One small cafe serves hot coffee, ice cream snacks. Well enough parking place available. Parking as below : Cars £6 Horse box £10 Camper vans & caravans £7 Minibuses £12 Coaches £50 Swimming in the reservoir is strictly prohibited at all times.

Not been to bewl water for a very long time..was so nice to see that there is plenty for the whole family to do.. picnics, walking, water activities cycling so much more. Definitely could make a nice day out with your little ones. £6 per car park bargain. Definitely would recommend

This is a great day out for one person or a group of people. There are loads of activities, from laser tag, cycling, walking, running, playground, wood exploring, to a few water activities. Parking is currently £7 for the whole day, and I would book any activity in advance. Highly recommend this Bewl Water for a lazy weekend! It is such a great day out!

Beautiful place to camp for a few days. Lovely walks, plenty else to do and nice dark skies.

A absolutely wonderful day out especially as the sun was shining. Friendly cafe over looking the water. You can do a 11 mile walk round or a shorter one, you can hire a bike , boat or canoe. Dog friendly. Highly recommend it for families or a couple to enjoy the silence. So much to see and hear.

What a lovely place to take the family out for the day, so many activities to do here. There are some picnic tables and benches scattered around, some of them under shade of trees, a bit hilly for oldies like me, a lovely, large clean cafe. Water boarding and sailing tuition. An aqua park and a large climbing frame and large climbing rocks for the children. A great place for dogs to walk or even swim. A large Carpark £6 for the day, the meters take coins and card payments.

Plenty of space to sit and watch the world go by; plenty for children to do, fab restaurant- good camp site, plus boating- just a good place to go out for the day

We booked a weekend at the camping site to be able to do SUP without purchasing a membership. The lake is stunning, the place is beautiful. We were allowed to take the car near the water and launch our boards easily. Unfortunately the wind did not allow us to enjoy the activity and it lasted the whole weekend. Would be nice to be allowed to buy day passes independently from the camping so we could check the weather conditions on the day. We weren’t massive fans of the camping, the showers/toilets can improve and same goes for the cafe. We were unfortunate to have stayed close to a group of people who not only played really loud music but brought their cars to the area that is destined for tents only and left them running continuously for hours so they could play music loudly without draining the battery of the car. Twice we saw staff members coming to the site to show the pitches to new guests and they ignored the car, the noise, the rules. We could’ve said something but we felt it wouldn’t help the situation and it wasn’t our place to do so. These are all things that can improve and if they do we will definitely change our review to a 5 as the place is super special.

Just had my daughter's wedding here (at The Boat House) & it was stunning! Thomas & his Team were professional, fun, helpful & totally amazing! The venue was beautiful & the views.....oh my goodness! It truly was a Special Day & I highly recommend Bewl Water whatever the occasion, or just for somewhere to go with no special occasion!

Great place for a nice walk, it's got a cafeteria and a park for the kids. All the way around it's exactly 20km, it also gets a bit get very muddy. Oh and the parking costs £5

Lovely views and walks

Nice walk of 13 miles around the waters, was very muddy in places

Great for a bike ride all the way round. Some parts in winter where muddy not meant to ride bike

Great for long walk around the reservoir. Open for takeaway coffee etc during lockdown 2. Plenty of parking when we went on a Saturday in November

Lovely walks

Very nice place even when only a littel open due covid19 and raining and windy.

Beautiful

Nice place would not recommend the 13 mile walk no places to stop and sit a while a lot of road walking and very hilly

Great walk, path did take us away from the water which was a bit of suprise.

Great place for a walk. Cafe and toilets were available😊 Parking was £5.... Value

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Amazing scenery, lovely autum day great in November. Not many people, shocked after we had to pay £5 for two hours, really to much, spoilt our day. Also unable to sit inside cafe, staff were lovely though. There was so much space, even with covid around other coffee shops and pubs manage customers inside. We had travelled 40 miles to get here so the cost to park was to much. Linda Bialous

Really pleased to be here! Such a beautiful and well maintained campus. Actually this was my first camping & Bewl Water make me love it ❤️

Bewl Water is an incredible place in east Sussex, and well worth the visit for anyone that has never been or visiting the area. The thing that made this place shine to me was the security guard. He was genuinely incredible he took my Bewl Water rating from a 3 to a 5!!! - he was so incredibly helpful. Wish I knew his name, but if you stay at Bewl water take the time to say hello and don't hesitate to ask for help! He found us a barbecue, torches, Lanterns when we had none He even went as far to look for hay fever tablets, and even offered to get me Ice when my drink was warm!!! Fantastic service from this guy!

Amazing place to spend a few days of camping. Picturesque walks around the lake, lots of water activities and staff is so so friendly and nice. Thank you for the camping chair Tracey, it did help after that cycling trip from London.

The best BIG dog walk out there. Arrive at 8am when it opens or prepare to wade through lots of small people/ families/ picnics. I’d say it’s 90% dogs off leads territory and if you get a pace on you can do it in 4hrs. It’s some parts shady, some parts open so defs bring a hat and sun cream on a sunny day.

Hidden gem near Goudhurst. Excellent for school camps or kids birthday parties. Beautiful place for a romantic picnic 😍 staff very friendly.

We stayed at the yurts for 2 nights to test out the more comfortable side of camping. We were not disappointed because they were lovely, very cosy and cute. However my 9 year old doesn't much like the whole sharing toilets with messy boys/people. A minor issue for us that we found amusing! The log burner was really lovely and easy to use, we got 3 fires out of our bundle. Three scenery is so beautiful and it felt pretty quiet while we were visiting, the noisiest part were the geese during the night around the lake which was also mildly amusing. We took a canoe out for a couple of hours and all got numb bums but it was really fun. In all a lovely place and staff were great, felt safe with the security guy around of an evening. We all had books to read during down time and it was so peaceful.

This is a great place with plenty of activities for the whole family. Ideal for walking, cycling, running or dog walking around the dam with stunning landscape. Highly recommended.

My 13 year old son went here with his scout Troop for a taster weekend. He had the best time ever, he loved the Paddle Boarding sailing and kayaking over the 3 days he was there. Had a lovely presentation and was awarded a few certificates. Would Highly Recommend x

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Lovely area but could do with more benches. Do not recommend the full 13 mile walk, middle bit is boring

Lovely walk, decent cafe, great place for water sports, beautiful landscape

Well worth the drive. Lovely spot with plenty of activities for young and old alike. Recommended.

Great fun today at the aqua park and laser tag. Not much in the way if food available but we are still dealing with covid. Definitely will return

Enjoyable visit. Unable to complete the full 12 mile walk round the lake as the dog was struggling with the heat and her age, but we enjoyed the first couple of miles before turning back. Covid-19 did limit the food options so it was a sandwich lunch. Parking at £5 for the day seems fair when you could easily spend the day here. I would be happy to visit again.

Couldn’t do a stand up board session as windy conditions , but enjoyed kayaking instead. Playground and forest were good. Will come back next summer

Great place to relax and exercise

Nice views and cycling is also good with a good mix of surfaces. Gravel bike would eat it up. My only gripe would be that the signs are quite small on the route and the start wasn't well sign posted.

The loop around is soo scenic and just lovely, walking or riding! Stopped off at the toilets after the 13 mile walk and it seamed like they hadn't been cleaned all day.. a risky level of toilet roll was available and an all round hygiene level was fairly low. It would be nice to see a midway stop off, 6 hour's is a long way to wait when nature calls.

Beautifully clean and tidy. Unfortunately the cafe was closed so no opportunity to get a hot drink on a cold day.

Nice place for a walk. Parking was pretty expensive though

We went for a new year's walk here, for exercise. £5 to park seemed a bit steep, but I guess the fee can be qualified by someone?

The facilities are well set up for Covid and we had a lovely visit. Great walks and views of the lake.

Stunning

Bewl was busy. Lots of people but didn't feel crowded. Cafe open for takeaway. Toilets open.

Bewl Water is our family favourite! We take our bikes and ride the 21km trail with the kids. One of us usually runs the trail alongside the bikes. It's a fantastic scenic, well-maintained trail with lots of great spots to stop for a picnic. I'd recommend going anti-clockwise then the hills on the short roughly 2 mile section feel easier. This section is road but not busy at all. We always meet friendly people working their way around the lake on foot or by bike. The parking is reasonable at £5 for the day. There is a good playground, toilets, cafe and other water-based activities. I'd highly recommend.

Great place for a walk

One of the best family spots in the area. A great playground, miles of bike tracks and a decent Cafe. All the ingredients for a fun, affordable family day out.

Muddy, peaceful and fun

Lovely place to stretch your legs, recoonext with nature and enjoy some nice food and drinks

Great spot, not far from London. Long hike/bicycle ride around the lake highly recommended!

Rather expensive for a family day out but lovely walks

Great walks around the lake. The paths are a bit muddy but they have layed on large marquees so that you can gather 'outside' but under cover..... excellent!

(Translated by Google) The park is very nice, ideal for a walk or a run around the lake fresh and clean air and very friendly people (Original) Il parco e molto bello, ideale per una passeggiata oppure corsa attorno al lago aria fresca e pulita e la gente molto cordiale

Beautiful man-made lake/reservoir. Nice play area for all ages and plenty of information on what is available at the lake. We just came to enjoy the sunset so didn't go on any walks/rides but you can walk arpund the lake in a day or ride around it in a few hours. I think you can also rent a boat and go fishing. It was very well set out, we all loved it!

Great place for the whole family! Lots of space to run play games, big play park with a multi leveled wooden ship for the kids to play on. And the looping slide that everyone loves! Great place for the kids!

Make sure you allow plenty of time if you're going to walk round Bewl! The spanse of water is deceiveingly enormous. But well worth a visit!

Plenty of parking and open space to exercise

Great

It was such an awesome day, so much grounds. The lake is huge, a few people on their canoes. The sun was so bright which set to an absolutely amazing view.

Great scenes, great place for the family