Draycote Waters (Rubgy)

Draycote water is lovely. No two ways about it it just is. Situated approximately 5 miles outside of Rugby town centre and a very handy 7 miles running distance from my friends house, the reservoir is, understandably a massive attraction for people for all sports, including a very large watersports centre also. One evening, very close to New year I drove over to Draycote as I really fancied a run there. Now, Draycote is exactly 5 miles in circumferance and a good mixture of hilly and flat for running purposes. The long dam walls are extremely psychologically zapping as you never seem to get any closer to the end!! I started out during the late ...  Read the complete review

Draycote waters is a picturesque and unspoilt reservoir and country park that is set in Warwickshire, it is based just off the A426 one mile south of the gorgeous village of Dunchurch near Rugby. My family and I are frequent visitors of Draycote Water, more in the spring/summer months than any of the others, and we all love the place. - Whether we go there to relax and unwind or kick the ball about and have fun with the kids, it's always a great day and caters for everyone. The five mile perimeter is a lovely walk, and I love walking round, it's so peaceful and it's just a beautiful walk, although my children and hubby tend to prefer ...  Read the complete review

I was recently visiting my brother and his gf in Warwickshire. While waiting around for his girlfriend my brother suggested going to see some Alpacas. It sounded appealing but I wanted to do some shopping and so we went to Warwick instead. But a couple of days later, after not venturing out of their house the previous day I fancied a walk so I suggested going to see them. We thought about taking a picnic but were too lazy so just took some crisps and a drink lol. Draycote Waters is in fact a man made reservoir near Rugby. It actually supplies the drinking water for the surrounding area. (We actually saw a Severn Trent van testing water) The name Draycote is ...  Read the complete review