Top 2 Lakes around Newby
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Last updated: June 30, 2026
Haweswater Reservoir
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View of Ullswater from Heughscar Hill
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View of Lake District Common Land
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Tilekiln Pond
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10% of Britain's water supply comes from upland commons. 57% of the 15,500ha of land in the Thirlmere and Haweswater catchments supply 650 megalitres of water to Manchester and the Northwest of England each day, both are registered common land.
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Now owned by United Utilities, the reservoir was under Manchester Corporation’s ownership when work started on the construction of the dam in 1929. Prior to this, Haweswater held the title of the Lake Districts highest natural lake. The level then rose a further 29 metres with the building of the dam, which completed in 1935. The reservoir was built in order to supply drinking water to the Manchester and it's in a drinking water safeguard zone.
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Nice and easy walk, not too steep for people who like to go, but struggle to up steep banks.
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This is a nice little pond near Lookingflatt Farm, surrounded by green fields and pastures (far greener and less brown in the summer). It's just a pleasant little body of water, which seems to have been left to its own devices a bit, rather than being overly managed, which is always nice. Some maps have the name of the pond as Tileklin, but given the number of kilns in the Dales, somehow I think Tilekiln is the correct one.
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Nice spot for a view of Ullswater from North
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Haweswater was a controversial construction as it flooded the pretty Mardale valley in 1929. It was built to provide water to north-west England but flooded two villages and a farming community. In exceptional drought the remains of some of the villages are still visible.
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Heughscar Hill is an outlying fell in the Lake District overlooking Ullswater. It's an easy hike from nearby Pooley Bridge with gradual ascent and good paths.
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