The Lake
The Lake is an attraction 600 m west of Charfield. Management falls to South West Maritime Academy. Our list has 34 more places within 15 km; first among them is Berkeley Castle, at 7.5 km.
Attraction near Charfield
Just outside Charfield
The Lake is 600 m west of Charfield. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Warm weather in Charfield runs May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.
The Lake
Attraction.
It is run by South West Maritime Academy.
- Type
- Attraction
- Run by
- South West Maritime Academy
- Town
- 600 m west of Charfield
- Official site
- thelakeuk.com
Where The Lake is
Spot The Lake in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Charfield tops the 8 for size, at 2,833 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Charfield
Tortworth Green
Townwell
Heath End
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Lake is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charfield | 600 m east of it | 2,833 | 5 |
| Tortworth Green | 800 m northwest of it | 612 | 3 |
| Townwell | 900 m southwest of it | 275 | 3 |
| Heath End | 2 km southwest of it | 369 | 2 |
| Falfield | 2.4 km northwest of it | 297 | 3 |
| Wickwar | 3.2 km southeast of it | 1,701 | 7 |
| Kingswood | 3.5 km east of it | 1,409 | 7 |
| Stone | 3.8 km northwest of it | 536 | 6 |
Beyond The Lake
Within 15 km you can add 3 historic houses, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.
CastleBerkeley Castle7.5 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageKingswood Abbey4.1 km away3
Historic houseBadminton House13 km away4
CastleThornbury Castle7.3 km away5
Historic house · National TrustNewark Park7.6 km away6
GardenWestonbirt Arboretum14 km away7
Historic house · National TrustHorton Court9 km away8
MuseumEdward Jenner Museum7.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is The Lake?
The Lake is 600 m west of Charfield, Gloucestershire.
What is The Lake?
Attraction.
Who runs The Lake?
South West Maritime Academy.
When is the best time to visit The Lake?
May to September are the warmest months in Charfield, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Lake?
Within 15 km: Berkeley Castle (7.5 km), Kingswood Abbey (4.1 km), Badminton House (13 km) and Thornbury Castle (7.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingswood Abbey: Throwawayhack, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badminton House: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thornbury Castle: nick sarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Park: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westonbirt Arboretum: Photo taken by and copyright Stuz., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horton Court: Marion Dutcher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Jenner Museum: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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