Essenside Loch

Essenside 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 Essenside 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 Essenside Loch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.47750, -2.86994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Essenside Loch

• Branxholme Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Castle Holydean · fort · Northumberland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Borders Abbeys Way · trek · Scottish Borders · ~18 km · Must-see
• Monteath Mausoleum · fort · Northumberland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Trimontium · fort · Northumberland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ferniehirst Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Peniel Heugh · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Brotherstone Hill · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Herman Law · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~30 km · Must-see
• Horsburgh Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hermitage Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Greenside Law · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~32 km · Must-see
• Andrewhinney Hill · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mellerstain House · fort · Northumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Peel Fell · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bell Craig · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dollar Law · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ettrick Pen · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Essenside Loch

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Essenside Loch

• Glencorse Reservoir · lake · Midlothian · ~61 km · Must-see
• Castle Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~67 km · Must-see
• Duddingston Loch · lake · City of Edinburgh · ~68 km · Must-see
• Marl Loch · lake · East Lothian · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lochrutton Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lochaber Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~91 km · Must-see
• Loch Arthur · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~94 km · Must-see
• Loch Leven · lake · Perth and Kinross · ~108 km · Must-see
• Carlingwark Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~113 km · Must-see
• Loch Ken · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~114 km · Must-see

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