Most reviewed Lakes in Manchester, United Kingdom to visit (Updated February, 2024)

Most reviewed Lakes in Manchester

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Manchester through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 59 places from Lake category.

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Hollingworth Lake

Lake

130-acre recreational lake for swimming, boating & fishing, with an educational visitor center.

4.60 (1K reviews) (~19.44 km from centre)

Carsington Water

Lake

Picturesque reservoir offering a visitor center, restaurant, multi-use trails & water sport rentals.

4.60 (687 reviews) (~62.14 km from centre)

Clumber Lake

Lake

4.80 (374 reviews) (~82.05 km from centre)

Sale Water Park

Lake

😐 A pleasant country walk near Manchester. If going here for a walk please be made aware that there are virtually no seating areas along the routes. Also sign postings for the various routes are not clear so I had to resort to Google maps on my phone to make sure we were heading in the right direction...

4.50 (310 reviews) (~6.41 km from centre)

Chasewater

Lake

👍👍 Beautiful reservoir. Very scenic, perfect for dog walking. Gets busy on a Sunday when it's free to park.

4.50 (247 reviews) (~92.34 km from centre)

Malham Tarn

Lake

Scenic National Trust lake in the Yorkshire Dales featuring the Malham Tarn Field Studies Centre.

4.80 (221 reviews) (~68.57 km from centre)

Yeadon Tarn

Lake

👍👍 Nice spot and short ten minute walk round. Lots of free parking, good fishing spots, well signposted conservation areas, and even an ice-cream van and public loos. Beautiful place to sit and watch the boats and the birds

4.60 (211 reviews) (~57.31 km from centre)

Knypersley Reservoir

Lake

👍👍 Simply amazing . Relaxing walk and beautiful lakes . I could not recommend it enough 😊 5+/5

4.70 (210 reviews) (~43.23 km from centre)

Rudyard Lake

Lake

A 1700s reservoir with areas of ancient woodland, known for canoeing, birding & fishing for pike.

4.70 (209 reviews) (~39.62 km from centre)

Pennington Flash

Lake

👍👍 Worth venturing out here if you have a few hours spare. Parking is cheap at £1.50 for the whole day and there's plenty to do for the whole family. You can do a simple walk, feed the ducks, birdwatching using the special huts and there's nothing stopping you from taking a bike ride here.

4.50 (209 reviews) (~20.05 km from centre)

Pine Lake

Lake

👍 Have stayed here for many years now and always love coming back. Family lodges have started to become a little dated, but studios still great for a nice adult break. Site well maintained and staff helpful. Water centre is great fun but prices can be a little expensive obviously depending on what you...

4.50 (181 reviews) (~80.89 km from centre)

Baitings Reservoir

Lake

👍👍 The Old Pack Horse Bridge was an amazing thing to actually see. Hopefully the reservoir will be full to the brim again soon. #history

4.60 (173 reviews) (~26.56 km from centre)

Langold Lake

Lake

👍👍 One of my favourite places in the world! Seen it change and develop over the past 20+ years. Beautiful place. Great for kids. Nice and flat with benches and resting points. Cash only at the food hut. Free and fairly clean toilets open til 6pm. Free parking! Really couldn't ask for more!

4.50 (145 reviews) (~74.43 km from centre)

Shakerley Mere

Lake

👍👍 Nice Walking area which is flat plenty of seating as you walk around the Mere but please keep the dogs out of the Water it has Green, Blue Algae at the moment and can make Animals very ill or even die and the same for Humans can make you very ill thanks Tony.

4.50 (142 reviews) (~28.97 km from centre)

Blakemere Moss

Lake

👍 Lovely walk round, can be very busy with lots of dogs, so you might have to keep your pooch on a lead. There's no poop bins on the way round which is a shame as you just see bags of poop in a bag hanging round or have to play hop scotch avoiding poop. I also once had my car broken in to here (as hav...

4.50 (130 reviews) (~39.42 km from centre)

Albert Village Lake

Lake

👍👍 This is a hidden gem of a place to visit. I have only just realised this was here and visit this area quite a lot. The carpark was busy but we managed to find a parking space. The walk around the lake is really nice and we'll worth a look. Plenty of places to sit and take in the scenery. The path ar...

4.60 (129 reviews) (~93.08 km from centre)

The Mere

Lake

👍 Interesting history to Oteley Hall, former stately home now demolished but which stood once on the far side of the Mere. The Shropshire seat of the Kynaston Mainwaring family. All that is left is some garden terracing, a boat house and a derelict lodge house opposite the Poor Claires' convent on t...

4.60 (122 reviews) (~76.44 km from centre)

Nantwich Lake

Lake

4.60 (113 reviews) (~50.58 km from centre)

Tatton Mere

Lake

👍 Lovely walks To be had here if weather is pleasant! Quite picturesque and near to nature!

4.70 (100 reviews) (~20.03 km from centre)

Newmiller Dam

Lake

Scenic lake in a 235.7-acre country park & nature reserve with broadleaf & conifer woods & footpath.

4.70 (97 reviews) (~52.37 km from centre)

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Most reviewed Lakes in Manchester, United Kingdom