Lakes
Research 4 lakes within weekend reach of Gateshead, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Gateshead. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Gateshead. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Gateshead, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Smiddy Shaw Reservoir is a lake reachable from Gateshead as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Smiddy Shaw Reservoir, about 26 km (16 mi) from Gateshead
Image credit: Image: Peter McDermott / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Hisehope Reservoir is a lake reachable from Gateshead as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hisehope Reservoir, about 28 km (17 mi) from Gateshead
Image credit: Image: Peter McDermott / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Little Swinburne Reservoir is a lake reachable from Gateshead as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Little Swinburne Reservoir, about 35 km (22 mi) from Gateshead
Image credit: Image: Martin Roberts / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Fontburn is a lake reachable from Gateshead as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fontburn, about 38 km (24 mi) from Gateshead
Image credit: Image: Glennsmart at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain