Drift Reservoir

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Drift Reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall, England, UK, just north of the village of Drift and west of Penzance. The reservoir is 1,200 yards long and covers 65 acres. The dam is at the southern end of the reservoir, and the northern end, splits into north-western and north-eastern shallow arms. It is currently managed, jointly by the South West Lakes Trust and South West Water. There is public access to the dam and parking area only. ()

Length: 3600 ftMaximum depth: 48 ftCoordinates: 50°6'29"N, 5°35'28"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Madron Well, St Pol de Léon's Church, Morrab Gardens, Carn Euny.

2.3 miN
Church
Madron Well, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
59 min walk • Madron Well and Madron Well Chapel is a scheduled Ancient Monument in the civil parish of Madron, Cornwall, UK. Madron Well Chapel is the ruin of a 12th- or 14th-century chapel dedicated to St Madern and occupies the site of a much older Celtic structure.
2.4 miSE
Church
St Pol de Léon's Church, Mousehole
61 min walk • St Pol de Léon's Church, Paul also known as Paul Parish Church is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro located in Paul, Cornwall, UK.
2.4 miE
Nature and wildlife, Garden, Park
Morrab Gardens, Penzance
63 min walk • Morrab Gardens are a municipal garden covering 1.2 ha to the south of Penzance town centre, Cornwall. It is known for its Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants; and for housing the Morrab Library in the grounds.
1.9 miW
Prehistoric site, Historical place
Carn Euny, Madron and Sancreed
50 min walk • Carn Euny is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom with considerable evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement. Excavations on this site have shown that there was activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period.
3.6 miN
Prehistoric site
Boskednan stone circle
93 min walk • Boskednan stone circle is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around 4 miles northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
2.3 miE
Art gallery, Museum, Art museum
Penlee House, Penzance
59 min walk • Penlee House is a museum and art gallery located in the town of Penzance in Cornwall, and is home to a great many paintings by members of the Newlyn School, including many by Stanhope Forbes, Norman Garstin, Walter Langley and Lamorna Birch.
2 miNE
Church
St Maddern's Church, Newlyn
51 min walk • St Maddern's Church is the parish church of Madron, near Penzance in Cornwall and was once the mother church of Morvah and Penzance. It is a Grade I listed building.
3 miW
Ruins, Historical place, Archaeological site
Chapel Carn Brea
78 min walk • Chapel Carn Brea is an elevated Hercynian granite outcrop, owned by the National Trust at the southern edge of the civil parish of St Just, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
1.2 miW
Prehistoric site
Sancreed Beacon, Madron and Sancreed
31 min walk • Sancreed Beacon is a Bronze Age archaeological site near the village of Sancreed in the Penwith peninsula of Cornwall maintained by the Cornwall Heritage Trust.
1.6 miNE
Park
Trengwainton Garden, Newlyn
41 min walk • Trengwainton is a garden situated in Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK, which has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1961. The garden is noted for its collection of exotic trees and shrubs and offers views over Mount's Bay and The Lizard. The house is not open to the public.
2.9 miSE
50°4'58"N • 5°32'23"W
The Little Picture Gallery - Mousehole Cornwall., Mousehole
74 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum