Headshaw Loch

Headshaw Loch: 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 Headshaw Loch

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 Headshaw Loch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.50354, -2.85668. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Headshaw Loch

• Castle Holydean · fort · Northumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Branxholme Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Borders Abbeys Way · trek · Scottish Borders · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trimontium · fort · Northumberland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Monteath Mausoleum · fort · Northumberland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Peniel Heugh · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ferniehirst Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brotherstone Hill · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horsburgh Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mellerstain House · fort · Northumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thirlestane Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Herman Law · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lauderdale · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Greenside Law · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~33 km · Must-see
• Roxburgh Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Floors Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hermitage Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cessford Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Headshaw Loch

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Headshaw Loch

• Glencorse Reservoir · lake · Midlothian · ~59 km · Must-see
• Duddingston Loch · lake · City of Edinburgh · ~65 km · Must-see
• Castle Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~70 km · Must-see
• Marl Loch · lake · East Lothian · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lochrutton Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lochaber Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~95 km · Must-see
• Loch Arthur · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~97 km · Must-see
• Loch Leven · lake · Perth and Kinross · ~105 km · Must-see
• Carlingwark Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~117 km · Must-see
• Loch Ken · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~117 km · Must-see

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