Must-see lake · Lancashire, Lancashire
Loweswater
Loweswater is a lake in Lancashire, Lancashire.
Loweswater: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Loweswater
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Loweswater — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 54.58457, -3.35868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Loweswater
- Burnbank Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~2 km · Must-see
- Low Fell (summit) · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~2 km · Must-see
- Blake Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Fellbarrow · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Gavel Fell (summit) · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Hen Comb · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Knock Murton · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mellbreak · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Crummock Water · lake · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Whiteside · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Grasmoor · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Great Borne · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Hopegill Head · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Whiteless Pike · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Starling Dodd · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Wandope · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Ennerdale Water · lake · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Red Pike · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Loweswater
- Crummock Water · lake · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Ennerdale Water · lake · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Buttermere · lake · Lancashire · ~11 km · Must-see
- Bassenthwaite Lake · lake · Lancashire · ~15 km · Must-see
- Derwentwater · lake · Lancashire · ~17 km · Must-see
- Wast Water · lake · Lancashire · ~21 km · Must-see
- Thirlmere · lake · Lancashire · ~25 km · Must-see
- The English Lake District · lake · Lancashire · ~27 km · Must-see
- Devoke Water · lake · Lancashire · ~31 km · Must-see
- Grasmere · lake · Lancashire · ~33 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Loweswater full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Loweswater yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Loweswater?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Loweswater?
Nearby: Burnbank Fell (viewpoint, 2 km), Low Fell (summit) (viewpoint, 2 km), Blake Fell (viewpoint, 3 km), Fellbarrow (viewpoint, 3 km), Gavel Fell (summit) (viewpoint, 4 km), Hen Comb (viewpoint, 5 km).
Is Loweswater worth visiting?
Loweswater is listed as a must-see lake in Lancashire on Spotwander.