Wimbleball Lake, Exmoor National Park

Name: Wimbleball Lake
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#62 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor in Somerset, England, is a water supply reservoir constructed in the 1970s and completed in 1979. ()

Average depth: 164 ftElevation: 820 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°4'0"N, 3°28'0"W

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Exmoor National Park United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Church of All Saints, Church of All Saints, Brendon Hills, St Peter's Church.

4 miSW
Church
Church of All Saints, Exmoor National Park
103 min walk • The Anglican Church of All Saints in Dulverton, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and largely rebuilt in the 1850s. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.8 miSE
Church
Church of All Saints
124 min walk • The Church of All Saints is an Anglican church in Chipstable, Somerset, England which probably dates from the early 13th century. It is located in the deanery of Tone, within the diocese of Bath and Wells. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Brendon Hills, Exmoor National Park
108 min walk • The Brendon Hills are a range of hills in west Somerset, England. The hills merge level into the eastern side of Exmoor and are included within the Exmoor National Park.
3.5 miNW
Church
St Peter's Church, Exmoor National Park
89 min walk • The Anglican St Peter's Church at Exton within the English county of Somerset has a 13th-century tower and 15th century aisle. It is a Grade II* listed building. Some of the original Norman stonework can still be identified in the nave.
4.2 miSW
Bridge
Barle Bridge, Exmoor National Park
107 min walk • Barle Bridge is a five span stone arch bridge over the River Barle in Dulverton within the English county of Somerset, which is medieval in origin. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and is a Grade II listed building.
4.1 miSW
Town
Dulverton
104 min walk • Dulverton is a small town and civil parish in west Somerset, England, near the border with Devon. The town had a population of 1,408 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the hamlets of Battleton and Ashwick which is located approximately 3.5 miles north west of Dulverton.
4.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Oldberry Castle, Exmoor National Park
109 min walk • Oldberry Castle is an Iron Age hill fort north west of Dulverton, Somerset, England. It lies approximately 0.5 miles north-west from Dulverton, close to the Devon border. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The site overlooks the town and the ancient crossing point of the River Barle.
4.2 miNE
Church
Church of St Peter, Exmoor National Park
107 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Peter in Williton in the English county of Somerset is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The earliest church on the site may have been the private chapel of a Saxon royal manor.
1.4 miW
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
37 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary in Brompton Regis, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
0.8 miS
Church
Old Church of St James, Exmoor National Park
22 min walk • The Old St James's Church is a former church in the village of Upton, Somerset, England, of which only the tower remains, overlooking Wimbleball Lake.
5 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Exmoor National Park
128 min walk • The Church of St Mary Magdalene in Winsford, Somerset, England, dates back to the Norman period before the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.