Ladybower Reservoir, Peak District

Name: Ladybower Reservoir
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Facts and practical information

Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir, and finally through Ladybower Reservoir. The reservoir is owned by Severn Trent plc. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.81 mi²Length: 2.5 miWidth: 1950 ftMaximum depth: 135 ftElevation: 932 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°22'47"N, 1°43'10"W

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Day trips

Ladybower Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennine Way, Blue John Cavern, Mam Tor, Derwent Reservoir.

4.1 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Pennine Way, Edale
106 min walk • The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border.
4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Blue John Cavern, Castleton
108 min walk • The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
4.3 miSW
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Mam Tor, Castleton
109 min walk • Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Derwent Reservoir, Peak District
68 min walk • Derwent Reservoir is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north of Derbyshire, England. It lies approximately 10 miles from Glossop and 10 miles from Sheffield.
3.5 miSW
Ruined Norman fort in scenic location
Peveril Castle, Castleton
91 min walk • Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Win Hill, Peak District
31 min walk • Win Hill is a hill north west of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. Its summit is 462 m above sea level and it is bounded by the River Derwent to the east, the River Noe to the south west and Ladybower Reservoir to the north, with a ridge running north west linking it to Kinder Scout.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Derwent Edge, Peak District
65 min walk • Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. An Ordnance Survey column marks the highest point of the Edge at Back Tor. North of Back Tor the edge extends into Howden Edge and enters the county of South Yorkshire.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Bamford Edge, Peak District
42 min walk • Bamford Edge is an overhang of gritstone rock that sticks out north of the village of Bamford, Hope Valley, in the English county of Derbyshire. The first ascent of "Smoked Salmon", which is graded as E8 7b was made by British climber Johnny Dawes.
2.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lose Hill, Peak District
61 min walk • Lose Hill lies in the Derbyshire Peak District. It is the south-east corner of the parish of Edale and the end of the Great Ridge that runs from Rushup Edge to the west. Local access activist G. H. B.
~1490 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crook Hill, Peak District
8 min walk • Crook Hill is a small hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire, 5 kilometres northeast of Castleton.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lost Lad, Peak District
67 min walk • Lost Lad is a hill, 518 metres high on the Derwent Edge in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is a subpeak of Back Tor.

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How to get to Ladybower Reservoir by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ladybower Reservoir:

Bus

Ashopton/Heatherdene • Lines: 257 (28 min walk)