Wet Sleddale Reservoir

#3257 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Wet Sleddale Reservoir is an artificial reservoir set amongst the Shap Fells 4 kilometres south of the village of Shap in Cumbria, England, and lies just within the boundary of the Lake District National Park. The triangular shaped reservoir, which can store 2,300 million litres of water, was created by the construction of a dam across Sleddale Beck in order to supply Manchester with water. The dam is 21m high and 600m long. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 889 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°29'52"N, 2°41'34"W

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Wet Sleddale Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Haweswater Reservoir, Shap Abbey, Longsleddale, All Saints Church.

4.6 miW
Lake
Haweswater Reservoir
117 min walk • Nestled in the verdant landscape of the Lake District in England, Haweswater Reservoir is a testament to both human ingenuity and the serene beauty of nature. This expansive reservoir was created in the 1930s with the construction of the Haweswater Dam, primarily...
2.3 miN
Monastery, Historical place
Shap Abbey
58 min walk • Shap Abbey was a religious house of the Premonstratensian order of Canons regular situated on the western bank of the River Lowther in the civil parish of Shap Rural, around 1.5 miles from the village of Shap, in the Eden District of Cumbria, England.
6.3 miSW
Valley
Longsleddale
160 min walk • Longsleddale is a valley and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the hamlet of Sadgill. The parish has a population of 73.
4.8 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
122 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Orton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
4.7 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
St Lawrence's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
121 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is in the village of Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Knipescar Common
123 min walk • Knipescar Common, or Knipe Scar, is an upland area in the east of the English Lake District, above the River Lowther, near Bampton, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. The summit is "indefinite" but reaches 1,118 feet and there are limestone outcrops and an ancient enclosure.
4.7 miW
Hill
Branstree
121 min walk • Branstree is a fell in the Far Eastern part of the English Lake District. It overlooks the valley of Mardale and Haweswater Reservoir.
6 miSW
Hill
Shipman Knotts, Ambleside
152 min walk • Shipman Knotts is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria, England. It reaches a height of 587 metres and is situated in one of the quieter areas of the national park, 2 kilometres north-east of Kentmere village.
4.4 miSW
Hill
Grey Crag
112 min walk • Grey Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands to the east of Longsleddale in the Far Eastern Fells. There is another fell named Gray Crag in the Lake District near Hartsop.
3.4 miW
Hill
Howes
88 min walk • Howes is a subsidiary summit of Branstree in the English Lake District, south east of Selside Pike in Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
2.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Oddendale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
72 min walk • Oddendale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the large village of Shap. For transport there is the M6 motorway and the A6 road.