Sywell Country Park - Sywell, Northamptonshire, UK
Posted by: Dragontree
N 52° 16.628 W 000° 46.755
30U E 651502 N 5794185
An old Edwardian reservoir now a country park in Northamptonshire.
Waymark Code: WM4HA4
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/25/2008
Views: 49
Northamptonshire County Council describes the site:
'Sywell Country Park offers meadowland and
lakeside walks, with a small arboretum of exotic trees and Edwardian buildings still surviving from its past role as a water supply reservoir with a water works heritage trail to guide you round.
Free Admission - car parking charge of £2.00 on pay and display basis.
Annual car parking tickets available.
Park open all day, every day.
Car Park and toilets open 9:00am to 5:00pm daily (except Christmas Day).
Sywell Country Park shop open 10:00am to 4:00pm every day except Christmas Day to New Year's Day inclusive.
Hot and cold refreshments (including ice-creams) are available from the Country Park shop when open.
Designated picnic areas.
Circular, waymarked and hard-surfaced trails through woodlands and meadows or by rivers, lakes and reservoirs.'
There are an excellent series of geocaches around the reservoir.
Name: Sywell Country Park
Street Location: Washbrook Lane
Local Municipality: Northamptonshire County Council
State/Province, etc.: Northamptonshire
Country: United Kingdom
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: The old Sywell Reservoir
Picnic Facilities: Benches, Picnic Tables around the lake
Recreational Facilities: Children's play and activity areas
Open spaces for ball games, kite flying and dog walking
Quiet areas to relax and enjoy the peace or watch the local wildlife
Wheelchair loan & electric buggy hire
Coarse fishing
Orienteering trails
Boules courts
Countryside Ranger Service - ranger usually on site 9:00am to 5:00pm daily
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Old Reservoir as principal lake
Traditional Geocaches: GC1EP4N - Arboretum
GC1ETQD - Seven Swans A Swimming
GC1ETQH - Milvus-Milvus, Found You At Last!
GC1ETQJ - Beryl's Seat
GC1ETQG - Railway To The Sky
GC1ETQF - Milvus-Milvus, Where Are You?
GC1EP4K - Kev's Bench
GCKK69 - Sywell Hidden
GC1EP4M - Wol's House
Date Established: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
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