Covenham Reservoir

#3633 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Covenham Reservoir, located in East Lindsey is a 200-acre reservoir and treatment works constructed between 1963 and 1978 by W. & C. French. The reservoir was built next to the Louth Navigation canal and acts as a pumped storage reservoir from the canal, and can be supplemented by transfer schemes from Great Eau and Long Eau rivers. ()

Average depth: 66 ftElevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°26'38"N, 0°1'32"E

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

Nearby attractions include: St James, Louth Town Hall, Waltham Windmill, Lincolnshire Wolds Railway.

5.5 miS
Church
St James, Louth
141 min walk • St James' Church, Louth is the Anglican parish church of Louth in Lincolnshire, England. It is notable for having the third tallest spire in the whole of the United Kingdom and being the location of the Lincolnshire Rising.
5.4 miS
City hall
Louth Town Hall, Louth
139 min walk • Louth Town Hall is a municipal building in Eastgate in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Louth Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
7 miNW
Historical place, Museum, Windmill
Waltham Windmill, Waltham
179 min walk • Waltham Windmill is a six-sailed windmill located in the village of Waltham, five miles from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England.
2.4 miW
Scenic railroads, Tours, Museum
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, Louth
61 min walk • The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Louth, Lincolnshire, England and the only standard gauge steam railway in Lincolnshire open to the public.
4.8 miNW
Church
St Martin's Church
124 min walk • St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Waithe, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.2 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
82 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Alvingham, adjacent to the village of North Cockerington, Lincolnshire, England.
4.5 miE
Church
St Peter's Church
116 min walk • St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of South Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
5.4 miS
53°22'4"N • 0°0'25"W
Spout Yard Park Louth, Louth
138 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
7.1 miNW
Memorial
Ancient Monuments Society, Waltham
183 min walk • The Ancient Monuments Society is a learned society and registered charity in England and Wales, founded in 1924 "for the study and conservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings and fine old craftsmanship". Since October 2021, the organisation's working name has been Historic Buildings & Places.
5.4 miE
National park
Donna Nook
139 min walk • Donna Nook is a point on the low-lying coast of north-Lincolnshire, England, north of the village of North Somercotes and south of Grimsby. The area, a salt marsh, is used by a number of Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire for bombing practice and shares its name with RAF Donna Nook.
5.6 miNW
Village
Holton-le-Clay
142 min walk • Holton-le-Clay is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the extreme north of the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, 5 miles south of Grimsby on the A16. The village is twinned with Sargé-lès-le-Mans, Sarthe, France.