Adopters Lock

Adopters Lock: 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 Adopters Lock

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 Adopters Lock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.35834, -1.63577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Adopters Lock

• Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel · fort · West Berkshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Marlborough Castle · fort · West Berkshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Inkpen Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Test Way · trek · West Berkshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ludgershall Castle · fort · West Berkshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Walbury Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Combe Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wayfarers Walk · trek · West Berkshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pilot Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vale of Pewsey · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Avebury · fort · Hampshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hawk Conservancy Trust · park · Hampshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Anton Lakes · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Andover Museum of the Iron Age · museum · Hampshire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Quarley Hill Fort · fort · Hampshire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sandham Memorial Chapel · church · West Berkshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Woodhenge · fort · Hampshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Donnington Castle · fort · West Berkshire · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Adopters Lock

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Adopters Lock

• Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre · lake · West Berkshire · ~32 km · Must-see
• Goring Lock · lake · West Berkshire · ~49 km · Must-see
• Heath Lake · lake · Borough of Wokingham · ~72 km · Must-see
• South Hill Park · lake · Bracknell Forest · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bray Lock · lake · Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cookham Lock · lake · Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · ~86 km · Must-see
• Virginia Water · lake · Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · ~89 km · Must-see
• Brent Reservoir · lake · Hertfordshire · ~124 km · Must-see
• Willen Lake · lake · Central Bedfordshire · ~125 km · Must-see
• Draycote Water · lake · City of Leicester · ~136 km · Must-see

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