Museum · Stoke-on-Trent · Staffordshire

Westport Lake

Westport Lake is a lake in Stoke-on-Trent. It is on the official list as a local nature reserve. Around it, within 15 km, lie 37 more places, Middleport Pottery (900 m) first on our list.

Photo: Westport Lake, Andrew Woodvine (awo… (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Stoke-on-Trent

inside the built-up area

Run by

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Stoke-on-Trent

Inside Stoke-on-Trent

Westport Lake is inside Stoke-on-Trent’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Local nature reserve

On the official list of protected heritage; Stoke-on-Trent has 214 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Stoke-on-Trent

Aim for June to September, when Stoke-on-Trent reaches 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°73 mm

Feb7° / 1°64 mm

Mar10° / 3°59 mm

Apr13° / 4°57 mm

May16° / 7°66 mm

Jun19° / 10°71 mm

Jul20° / 12°79 mm

Aug20° / 12°80 mm

Sep17° / 10°75 mm

Oct13° / 7°91 mm

Nov10° / 4°81 mm

Dec7° / 2°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Stoke-on-Trent, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Stoke-on-Trent. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Stoke-on-Trent’s full climate →

About

Westport Lake

Running it is Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Stoke-on-Trent’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Listed: Local nature reserve
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Stoke-on-Trent

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where Westport Lake is

Orange is Westport Lake; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list Westport Lake

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Stoke-on-Trent (260,560 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Stoke-on-Trent

260,560 people · 28 places to visit

2 · 800 m south of it

Newcastle-under-Lyme

76,511 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Talke and Talke Pits

3,436 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km northwest of it

Kidsgrove

15,598 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Westport Lake is	People	Places to visit
Stoke-on-Trent	It’s in town	260,560	28
Newcastle-under-Lyme	800 m south of it	76,511	21
Talke and Talke Pits	3.2 km northwest of it	3,436	9
Kidsgrove	3.4 km northwest of it	15,598	12
Bignall End	4.1 km west of it	3,184	7
Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel	4.3 km north of it	3,637	9
Halmer End and Alsagers Bank	4.9 km west of it	1,158	10
Miles Green	5 km west of it	865	6

Make a day of it

Also near Westport Lake

Nearby, 37 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

MuseumMiddleport Pottery900 m away 2

Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle7.2 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall9.1 km away 4

CastleHeighley Castle9.1 km away 5

MuseumMoseley Railway Trust3.8 km away 6

Water parkWaterworld2.5 km away 7

MuseumFord Green Hall3.1 km away 8

MuseumEtruria Industrial Museum3.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Westport Lake, answered

Where is Westport Lake?

Westport Lake is in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Westport Lake?

Lake in Stoke-on-Trent, UK.

Who runs Westport Lake?

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

When is the best time to visit Westport Lake?

June to September are the warmest months in Stoke-on-Trent, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Westport Lake a listed building?

Yes: local nature reserve.

What else is there to see near Westport Lake?

Within 15 km: Middleport Pottery (900 m), Mow Cop Castle (7.2 km), Little Moreton Hall (9.1 km) and Heighley Castle (9.1 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 (9)

Westport Lake: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Middleport Pottery: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moseley Railway Trust: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waterworld: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ford Green Hall: Nina Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Etruria Industrial Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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