Staunton Harold Reservoir
Staunton Harold Reservoir, Calke Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8DN.
Brief Description:
Staunton Harold Reservoir is a 85 hectare (209 acre) site, operated by Severn Trent Water. It was created in 1964 by the River Dove Water Board to provide Leicester and the wider East Midlands with drinking water, and today has a capacity of 1.4 billion gallons of water.
Opening Times:
Every day from dawn till dusk (not Christmas Day).
Parking:
The car park can be found at the Melbourne end of Calke Road close to the reservoir.
Trails:
A scenic footpath leads through the woodland from the southern end of the car park, past the edge of the reservoir.
As an alternative, the main tarmac-surfaced road leads from the car park. The path is mainly flat, but has slight gradients at points. However, visitors to the Staunton Harold Sailing Club drive along the first section of this path, so please be aware of cars.
Facilities:
Visitor Centre, Ranger’s Office and toilets. Refreshment kiosk, open 11am until 4pm daily from Easter to the end of September and weekends throughout the year (weather permitting). There is a children’s adventure playground with
spectacular views over the reservoir. Information boards, seats and picnic tables are located around the car park, visitor centre and reservoir.
Accessible Walk Guides
- Branston Water Park (260kb)
- Rosliston Forest Centre (303kb)
- Sarah's Wood (409kb)
- Sence Valley (270kb)
- Thorton Reservoir (380kb)
- Donisthorpe Woodland Park (319kb)
- Staunton Harold Reservior (314kmb)
- Trent Washlands (338kb)
National Forest Company, Enterprise Glade, Bath Yard, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 6BA.
Email
Telephone +44 (0)1283 551211
Fax +44 (0)1283 552844