Colt Crag Reservoir

#5182 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Colt Crag Reservoir is a relatively shallow reservoir in Northumberland, England adjacent to the A68 road, and 9 miles north of Corbridge. The A68 road at this point runs along the course of Dere Street, a Roman road. ()

Elevation: 663 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°5'56"N, 2°6'14"W

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Colt Crag Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chipchase Castle, Haughton Castle, Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Limestone Corner.

3.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Chipchase Castle
94 min walk • Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England.
3.5 miS
Forts and castles
Haughton Castle, Hadrian's Wall
89 min walk • Haughton Castle is a privately owned country mansion and Grade I listed building, situated to the north of the village of Humshaugh on the west bank of the North Tyne. It is around 5 ¹⁄₂ miles north of the market town of Hexham, Northumberland.
5.1 miS
Museum
Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Hexham
130 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
5.5 miSW
Area
Limestone Corner, Hadrian's Wall
140 min walk • Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military.
5.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Habitancum
144 min walk • Habitancum was an ancient Roman fort located at Risingham, Northumberland, England. The fort was one of the defensive structures built along Dere Street, a Roman road running from York to Corbridge and onwards to Melrose.
5.3 miSW
Area
Milecastle 29, Hadrian's Wall
136 min walk • Milecastle 29 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a mutilated earth platform accentuated by deep robber-trenches around all sides, and are located beside the B6318 Military Road.
5.2 miS
Area
Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall
133 min walk • Cilurnum or Cilurvum was a fort on Hadrian's Wall mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum. It is now identified with the fort found at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland, England. It was built in 123 AD, just after the wall's completion.
4.7 miS
Area
Hadrian's Wall Path, Hadrian's Wall
122 min walk • Hadrian's Wall Path is a long-distance footpath in the north of England, which became the 15th National Trail in 2003. It runs for 84 miles, from Wallsend on the east coast of England to Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast.
4.9 miS
Bridge
Chollerford Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
125 min walk • Chollerford Bridge is a stone bridge that replaced an earlier medieval bridge crossing the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sweethope Loughs
68 min walk • Sweethope Loughs are two freshwater lakes almost 1 mile in length, the smaller one just east of the larger, in the southern part of Northumberland, England and lying between the A68 road, and the A696 road.
5.3 miS
Area
Milecastle 26, Hadrian's Wall
137 min walk • Milecastle 26 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its position is slightly to the south of, but mostly covered by the B6318 Military Road. and it is located around 700 metres east of the B6318 Military Road's junction with the A6079.