Errwood Reservoir, Peak District

Name: Errwood Reservoir
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#35 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Errwood Reservoir is a drinking-water reservoir in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire. The reservoir was the second of two reservoirs built in the Goyt Valley, the other one being Fernilee Reservoir. It was constructed by the Stockport Water Corporation at a cost of £1.5 million, with work being completed in 1967; it is currently owned and operated by United Utilities. The reservoir provides drinking water for the town of Stockport and its surrounding areas, and it holds 4,215 million litres of water. ()

Elevation: 909 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°16'27"N, 1°58'46"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Buxton Opera House, Poole's Cavern, The Slopes, Cats Tor.

2.8 miSE
Opera, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Buxton Opera House, Buxton
72 min walk • Buxton Opera House is in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is a 902-seat opera house that hosts the annual Buxton Festival and, from 1994 to 2013, the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round.
2.8 miSE
Natural attraction, National park, Park
Poole's Cavern, Buxton
71 min walk • Poole's Cavern or Poole's Hole is a two-million-year-old natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton in the Peak District, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Pooles Cavern forms part of the Wye system, and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
2.9 miE
Park
The Slopes, Buxton
75 min walk • The Slopes is a Grade-II-listed public park in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The area was laid out by landscape architect Jeffry Wyatville in 1811 for William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, as pleasure grounds for the guests of The Crescent hotel to promenade.
1.3 miW
Hill
Cats Tor, Peak District
33 min walk • Cats Tor is a Peak District hill on the border between Cheshire and Derbyshire, between the towns of Macclesfield and Buxton. The summit is 518 metres above sea level. Tor is an Old English word for a high, rocky hill. The higher peak of Shining Tor is about 2 km south along The Tors gritstone ridge.
2.4 miE
Mountain
Corbar Hill, Buxton
60 min walk • Corbar Hill is a sandstone hill at the south end of Combs Moss, overlooking Buxton in Derbyshire, in the Peak District. The summit is 437 metres above sea level.
2.9 miE
Hot springs
St Ann's Well, Buxton
74 min walk • St Ann's Well is an ancient warm natural spring in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The drinking well is located at the foot of The Slopes and opposite the Crescent hotel and the Old Hall Hotel.
1.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Shining Tor, Peak District
40 min walk • Shining Tor is the highest hill in the modern ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The summit has a maximum elevation of 559 m above sea level.
1.5 miSE
Mountain
Burbage Edge, Peak District
40 min walk • Burbage Edge is a gritstone escarpment overlooking the Burbage district of Buxton in Derbyshire, in the Peak District. The hill's summit is 500 metres above sea level. Not to be confused with the Burbage Rocks extension of Stanage Edge near Hathersage.
2.1 miNW
Church
Jenkin Chapel, Peak District
53 min walk • Jenkin Chapel, stands in an isolated position on the western slopes of the Pennines, 4.3 miles northeast of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Upper Goyt Valley, Whaley Bridge
40 min walk • The Upper Goyt Valley is the southern section of the valley of the River Goyt in North West England.
3 miE
53°15'35"N • 1°54'41"W
The Springs Shopping Centre, Buxton
77 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre