Lakes
Research 7 lakes within weekend reach of Rotherham, 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 Rotherham. 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 Rotherham. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Rotherham, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Damflask Reservoir is a lake reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Damflask Reservoir, about 15 km (9 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rivelin Dams is a lake reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rivelin Dams, about 17 km (10 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Mick Knapton / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Agden Reservoir is a lake reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Agden Reservoir, about 17 km (10 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Highfields Lake is a lake reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Highfields Lake, about 18 km (11 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Jonathan Thacker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Strines Reservoir is a lake reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Strines Reservoir, about 20 km (12 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Mick Knapton / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Midhope Reservoir is a lake reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Midhope Reservoir, about 22 km (13 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Dave Pickersgill / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Derwent Reservoir is a lake reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Derwent Reservoir, about 26 km (16 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Year1989 at English Wikipedia . / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5