Blake Mere

Blake Mere: 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 Blake Mere

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 Blake Mere — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.14861, -1.94187. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blake Mere

• Parkhouse Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hollins Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hollins Hill · viewpoint · Cheshire East · ~9 km · Must-see
• High Wheeldon · viewpoint · Derby · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cheeks Hill · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rudyard Lake · lake · Cheshire East · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gratton Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wolfscote Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Solomon's Temple · temple · Cheshire East · ~13 km · Must-see
• Poole's Cavern · fort · Greater Manchester · ~14 km · Must-see
• Deep Dale · viewpoint · Derby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement · fort · Greater Manchester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gib Hill · fort · Derby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buxton Pavilion Gardens · park · Greater Manchester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Arbor Low · fort · Derby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Croker Hill · viewpoint · Cheshire East · ~15 km · Must-see
• Corbar Hill · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parish Church of St Peter · church · Cheshire East · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blake Mere

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blake Mere

• Rudyard Lake · lake · Cheshire East · ~12 km · Must-see
• Astbury Mere Country Park · lake · Cheshire East · ~24 km · Must-see
• Toddbrook Reservoir · lake · Greater Manchester · ~25 km · Must-see
• Carsington Water · lake · Derby · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kinder Reservoir · lake · Greater Manchester · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ladybower Reservoir · lake · South Yorkshire · ~37 km · Must-see
• Woodhead Reservoir · lake · Greater Manchester · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lymm Dam · lake · Warrington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Aqualate Mere · lake · Cheshire East · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chasewater · lake · Staffordshire · ~67 km · Must-see

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