Peak District Online
This website brings you information on everything to do with the Peak District and its surrounding areas. This section of the website looks at Cycling facilities at Carsington Water. Click here for more.
Carsington Bird Club
Carsington Bird Club
The Knockerdown Inn
The Nock-a-down as it was affectionately known, opened as a beer house in 1838. Its official name was the Greyhound, this dog being the family crest of the Gell family, who owned the property. In 1848 the Inn was granted a full license and has traded ever since.
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Severn Trent Water
Education Facilities
A visit to this award-winning site makes for a full fun-packed day out in the heart of the stunning Derbyshire countryside. Located on the edge of the Peak District National Park, Carsington Water has everything you need for an enjoyable day out with plenty of opportunity to learn about the value of water in the environment. Click here for more details.
Carsington Bird Club
Carsington Bike Ride
Carsington Water, at the heart of the route, was opened in 1992 and is one of the largest reservoirs in England. The visitor centre tells the story of the reservoir and the surrounding area in a display aimed largely at children who visit on school trips. The reservoir covers an area of 741 acres (300ha) and is just over 100ft (30m) at its deepest. Its location, high up above major river catchments and close to limestone uplands (although the site itself is on impermeable sandstones and shales), means that most of its water is pumped up from the River Derwent at Ambergate, which is over 6 miles (9.7km) away and is 430ft (131m) lower than the average water level in the reservoir. Click here for more details.