Buscot Lock

Buscot 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 Buscot 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 Buscot Lock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.68115, -1.66856. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buscot Lock

• Kelmscott Manor · attraction · West Berkshire · ~3 km · Must-see
• Badbury Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Matthew's · church · West Berkshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Great Coxwell Barn · attraction · West Berkshire · ~7 km · Must-see
• Faringdon House · fort · West Berkshire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bampton Methodist Church · church · West Berkshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cotswold Wildlife Park · park · West Berkshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Buckland House · fort · West Berkshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• The Giant's Stair · fort · West Berkshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dragon Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Asthall Barrow · fort · West Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• The White Horse · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wayland's Smithy · fort · West Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Church of St John the Baptist, Burford · church · West Berkshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hinton Waldrist Castle · fort · West Berkshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elmlea Meadows · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bishop's Palace · fort · West Berkshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cogges Manor Farm Museum · museum · West Berkshire · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buscot Lock

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buscot Lock

• Goring Lock · lake · West Berkshire · ~51 km · Must-see
• Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre · lake · West Berkshire · ~52 km · Must-see
• Heath Lake · lake · Borough of Wokingham · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cookham Lock · lake · Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bray Lock · lake · Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · ~88 km · Must-see
• South Hill Park · lake · Bracknell Forest · ~89 km · Must-see
• Draycote Water · lake · City of Leicester · ~93 km · Must-see
• Tardebigge Lake · lake · Staffordshire · ~93 km · Must-see
• Willen Lake · lake · Central Bedfordshire · ~97 km · Must-see
• Virginia Water · lake · Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · ~99 km · Must-see

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