Minster Pool

Minster Pool: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Minster Pool

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Minster Pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.68435, -1.83017. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Minster Pool

• Bishop's Palace, Lichfield · church · Derby · ~0 km · Must-see
• Beacon Way · trek · Staffordshire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chasewater · lake · Staffordshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clayhanger Common Walk · trek · West Midlands · ~12 km · Must-see
• Four Commons Walk · trek · Staffordshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Church of St Editha · church · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Drayton Manor Theme Park · park · Derby · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hednesford Park · park · Cheshire East · ~14 km · Must-see
• Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Long Route) · trek · Staffordshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Statfold Barn Railway and Museum · museum · Derby · ~16 km · Must-see
• St Marks Church · church · Staffordshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Laurence · church · Derby · ~16 km · Must-see
• St Luke's Church, Cannock · church · Cheshire East · ~17 km · Must-see
• Middleton Lakes RSPB reserve · sanctuary · Derby · ~17 km · Must-see
• Salem Church · church · Staffordshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Church · church · Derby · ~17 km · Must-see
• Baitul Muqeet Mosque · dargah · West Midlands · ~19 km · Must-see
• Baitul Muqeet Mosque · dargah · Staffordshire · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Minster Pool

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Minster Pool

• Chasewater · lake · Staffordshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Aqualate Mere · lake · Cheshire East · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tardebigge Lake · lake · Staffordshire · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carsington Water · lake · Derby · ~55 km · Must-see
• Draycote Water · lake · City of Leicester · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rudyard Lake · lake · Cheshire East · ~66 km · Must-see
• Astbury Mere Country Park · lake · Cheshire East · ~74 km · Must-see
• Toddbrook Reservoir · lake · Greater Manchester · ~90 km · Must-see
• Ladybower Reservoir · lake · South Yorkshire · ~98 km · Must-see
• Kinder Reservoir · lake · Greater Manchester · ~98 km · Must-see

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