Brushes Reservoir, Tameside

Name: Brushes Reservoir
Address: Tameside, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Tameside

Lake

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

Brushes Reservoir is the second lowest reservoir of a series of four in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester. It was built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by United Utilities. The reservoir dam consists of a clay core within an earth embankment. ()

Elevation: 689 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°29'20"N, 2°0'34"W

Address

Tameside (Stalybridge South)Tameside United Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Tameside

Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Walkerwood Reservoir, Wild Bank, Harridge Pike, Arnfield Reservoir.

0.4 miW
Lake
Walkerwood Reservoir, Tameside
11 min walk • Walkerwood Reservoir is a reservoir in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester, built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by United Utilities.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wild Bank
21 min walk • Wild Bank is a hill in Stalybridge, just outside the Peak District National Park. Its western flank rises from the valley of the River Tame to a height of 399 metres.
0.5 miNW
Mountain
Harridge Pike, Tameside
14 min walk • Harridge Pike is a hill situated within the boundaries of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester just outside the Peak District National Park. Its western flank rises from the valley of the River Tame to a height of 395 metres.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arnfield Reservoir
41 min walk • Arnfield Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hollingworth Reservoir, Longdendale
33 min walk • Hollingworth Reservoir is a former reservoir near Hollingworth, Tameside, Greater Manchester. The reservoir straddles the Greater Manchester–Derbyshire border.