Foremark Reservoir

Foremark reservoir and Visitor centre is a great day out for any family. Its located just off the A514, Near Ticknall in Derby. I am quite local to Foremark as I live in Derby myself but while visiting another local reservoir called Swarkestone I found out about this reservoir as I had never heard of this before. As you drive into Foremark there are parking barriers for you too get a ticket and I believe the parking is £1.50 all day which isnt too bad but can be quite steep when you just want to nip around for a 20-30minute walk around the lake. There are two tracks too drive up too the reservoir which just take you to two different sections. ...  Read the complete review

The reservoirs in this country used to be locked away behind iron gates and unseen by most of the public, but over the past few years many of these reservoirs have been made accessible to casual visitors. Foremark Reservoir is within the National Forest near Ticknall in Derbyshire and is a very pleasant place to visit. This reservoir is 230 acres in size, which means it is about four and a half miles all the way around. You can get to the reservoir from the A514, which takes you to the visitor centre. The facilities at the centre are not very big but are very clean and useful. There is an information room telling you about the reservoir, with a number ...  Read the complete review