Must-see lake · Lancashire, Lancashire
Derwentwater
Derwent Water
Derwentwater is a lake in Lancashire, Lancashire.
Derwentwater: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Derwentwater
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Derwentwater — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 54.57891, -3.14597. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Derwentwater
- Ruskin Monument · fort · Lancashire · ~2 km · Must-see
- Cat Bells · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~2 km · Must-see
- Swinside · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Derwent Pencil Museum · museum · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Keswick Museum & Art Gallery · museum · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Bleaberry Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Rowling End · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- St. Kentigern's Church · church · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Barrow · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Newlands Church · church · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Maiden Moor · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Castlerigg Stone Circle · fort · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Causey Pike · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Latrigg · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Low Rigg · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Grange Fell - Brund Fell (Wainwright) · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- High Rigg · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Outerside · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Derwentwater
- Thirlmere · lake · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Buttermere · lake · Lancashire · ~12 km · Must-see
- Bassenthwaite Lake · lake · Lancashire · ~12 km · Must-see
- Crummock Water · lake · Lancashire · ~13 km · Must-see
- The English Lake District · lake · Lancashire · ~15 km · Must-see
- Loweswater · lake · Lancashire · ~17 km · Must-see
- Ennerdale Water · lake · Lancashire · ~20 km · Must-see
- Brothers Water · lake · Lancashire · ~21 km · Must-see
- Grasmere · lake · Lancashire · ~21 km · Must-see
- Wast Water · lake · Lancashire · ~23 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Derwentwater full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Derwentwater yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Derwentwater?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Derwentwater?
Nearby: Ruskin Monument (fort, 2 km), Cat Bells (viewpoint, 2 km), Swinside (viewpoint, 3 km), Derwent Pencil Museum (museum, 3 km), Keswick Museum & Art Gallery (museum, 4 km), Bleaberry Fell (viewpoint, 4 km).
Is Derwentwater worth visiting?
Derwentwater is listed as a must-see lake in Lancashire on Spotwander.