Blagdon Lake, Mendips

Name: Blagdon Lake
Address: Mendips, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Mendips

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Blagdon Lake lies in a valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, close to the village of Blagdon and approximately 10 miles south of Bristol, England. The lake was created by Bristol Water, when it dammed the River Yeo, starting construction in 1898, to designs by Charles Hawksley, and completing this in 1905. The Wrington Vale Light Railway was constructed primarily to bring building materials for the lake. ()

Maximum depth: 42 ftElevation: 141 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°20'1"N, 2°41'48"W

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Mendips United Kingdom

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Blagdon Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chew Valley Lake, East Twin Swallet, Aveline's Hole, Upper Flood Swallet.

3.3 miE
Large man-made lake and birdwatching site
Chew Valley Lake
85 min walk • Chew Valley Lake, nestled in the rolling hills of Somerset, United Kingdom, is a serene man-made reservoir and a popular destination for both nature enthusiasts and recreational visitors. Spanning over 1,200 acres, it is the largest lake in the southwest of England...
2.4 miSW
Cave
East Twin Swallet, Mendips
63 min walk • East Twin Swallet also known as Upper Twin Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave is not very stable. The floor is strewn with boulders under which the stream normally flows.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Aveline's Hole, Mendips
65 min walk • Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain, 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain.
2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Upper Flood Swallet, Mendips
64 min walk • Upper Flood Swallet which was originally known as Blackmoor Flood Swallet, is an exceptionally well-decorated cave near Charterhouse, in the carboniferous limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI.
2.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Black Down, Mendips
62 min walk • Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley.
2.5 miW
Geologic formation, Park, Archaeological site
Burrington Combe, Cheddar
64 min walk • Burrington Combe is a Carboniferous Limestone gorge near the village of Burrington, on the north side of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in North Somerset, England.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Pierre's Pot, Mendips
66 min walk • Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift.
1.2 miSE
Church
Church of St Bartholomew, Mendips
31 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew in Ubley, Somerset, England is a small medieval church originating from the 13th century with later additions. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church has no fixed pews. Features include a Jacobean pulpit and a chained copy of the ‘Paraphrases of Erasmus’ dated 1552.
1.4 miN
Church
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Redhill
36 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels at Butcombe in the English county of Somerset was built in the 15th century and restored in 1868. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Chew Valley
90 min walk • The Chew Valley is an affluent area in North Somerset, England, named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon at Keynsham.
2.5 miW
Memorial
Rock of Ages, Mendips
64 min walk • "Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn written by the Reformed Anglican minister, the Reverend Augustus Toplady. The first four lines for the 1st version of the 1st verse were published in The Gospel Magazine in October, 1775.