About Burrator Reservoir
Undisturbed Burrator is surrounded by mixed woodland which sharply contrasts with the open moor and rugged Dartmoor tors.
Reviews
Our last Friday volunteer day for 2018 in amazing sunshine and Happy Birthday Caroline! Thank you to our Fantastic Friday Crew which includes Improving Lives Plymouth, Assertive Outreach Service and Plymouth Dove Project! See you in 2019! 😀
Haven't seen this view for a very long time! 🙂
The Devon warden team have spent the last 2 days at Roadford braving the rain and the wind to clear a large stretch of willow from Davey's bank to improve accessibility for anglers in the 2019 season. 200 yards done, just over a mile to go!!! - Sam
Week 9 of our Student Ranger Programme, look at what our 13 year 10 students created without using nails or glue! With Tavistock College and Devon & Cornwall Police 🙂
3 lovely Christmas trees leaving Burrator for the Christmas Trees of Light event with Lions Club of Tavistock and Tavistock Town Council. Thank you our SW Lakes volunteers Mike & Graham for selecting & felling the trees. 🙂🌲
Lovely autumn day (if a tad chilly in the wind) for our last monthly family wildlife watch session for 2018. Activities involved reindeer footprint letterboxing, mince pie making, wooden bauble painting, Christmas wreath constructing, and disc weaving! Thank you to everyone for coming to support our family sessions this year and a MASSIVE thank you to our volunteers for making these events possible! Have a lovely Christmas & see you in 2019! 🙂
The weekend is nearly upon us, and don't forget this Saturday 24 November we are holding our Christmas Craft Fair at Lakeside, Roadford Lake! Pop in between 10:30am and 3:30pm to get yourselves into the Christmas spirit and to have a look round the crafts and gifts available.
The Craft Fair will be followed by our ever popular Christmas Carvery from 12.30 on Sunday 25th November. If you fancy a delicious Sunday treat then call 01566 784859 to book your space!
Thank you to the terrific Tuesday Team. The new sign for Stithians Lake made out of Burrator wood has been installed by our SW Lakes volunteers & looks fantastic! Tamar Lakes you are next! 🙂
Thank you Magnifient Monday Team - Lots of tasks completed today including coaxing 3 ponies out of the arboretum and removing the final logs out of Riddipit Gully (tin working area). 🙂
Spectacular sign installed at Siblyback Reservoir this week. Wood sourced from Burrator and made by our talented volunteers! Next stop Stithians 🙂
Thank you to our Terrific Tuesday Team who cleared around the tin workings at Bal Mine. We achieved so much, it looks amazing! Our regular volunteers were joined by The DOVE Project, Tavistock College, Devon & Cornwall Police and volunteers from Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group. Thank you to Anne for providing a guided walk for everyone around the workings too! 😀
Spectacular work Sunday team and UPSU Volunteers ... the brash pile is so nearly cleared and 2 toads rescued! 🙂
Our annual Spooktacular event on Wednesday evening went smoothly despite the rain shower. 17 families enjoyed a night walk to Lowery barn, carved pumpkins, constructed broomsticks, toasted marshmallows, decorated cakes, played the infamous flour game, along with apple bobbing, the gunge bowl and of course finishing off the evening with some spooky Dartmoor stories. Thank you to all our volunteers for making this event possible, and to Jacky for the excellent photos! 😀
Come & make your own Christmas wreath using natural materials from Burrator at Burrator Discovery Centre. Parking available in our car park. Drop in between 10.00am – 4.00pm. £7.00 per wreath (please bring cash as we don't have any online payment facilities). Support, materials and refreshments will be provided. If you need more information please e-mail: heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk, ring 01822 855700 or pop into Burrator Discovery Centre. Booking not essential.
Ever wanted to know more about Dartmoor Search & Rescue? Did you know they are 50 years old this year? Come to our evening talk lead by Neil Richards from the Tavistock Team, meet the volunteers and find out what's involved. The talk will run 7.30pm-8.30pm, held at Burrator Discovery Centre. £4 per person which includes refreshments. Please book your place in advance by e-mail: heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk, ring 01822 855700 or pop into Burrator Discovery Centre.
Come and take part in our last wildlife watch session for 2018. This months theme is 'Christmas Woodland Crafts' and will include a number of wood work and craft activities, followed by hot chocolate and biscuits. We will meet you at 10.30am at Burrator Discovery Centre, please use our car park. £3 per child, £2 per adult (please bring cash as we don't have online payment facilities). Please wear outdoor clothing & footwear. No booking needed.
Ever wanted to learn more about fishing? Then come to our evening talk on Friday 16 November, 7.30pm-8.30pm, being lead by Tony Hern from Burrator Fly Fishers Association. £4 per person which includes refreshements. Please book your place in advance by e-mail: heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk or ring 01822 855700 or pop into Burrator Discovery Centre.
2 new signs installed at Roadford Reservoir, made at Burrator from wind blown oak inspired and created by our talented Mon & Tues volunteer team!🙂
Yesterday whilst enjoying the Sunday sunshine 17 families had fun learning about the world of fungi lead by Wilderness Woman at our monthly family wildlife watch session Devon Wildlife Trust! 😎
lovely weather for a bike ride and the views are always amazing..love that ride around burrator you just cant beat it
Walk my boys here all the time and they absolutely love it. Great place for walking and relaxing by the water!
The quintessential west county at its best.
Indicative of this green and pleasant land, on a sunny day.
The walk around Burrator Reservoir is suitable a variety of skill and all ages. Good sign posts and information boards.
There is a good area for dog walking.
Loads of place to sit and loose yourself in vista.
Good parking
Bring 20p for toilets.
Perhaps could colour code routes or signpost routes particularly around the weir?
Thank you to the two amazing gentlemen volunteers in the discovery centre who helped me rescue my car keys from behind a false wall in the toilets today - they were both superstars and I really appreciated their help.
Now don't get me wrong, we're not avid gym buddies, we're not the trainer brigade but what a fabulous place for a walk to get the best start for the beginner who would like to start to feel a bit fitter, live a little better and attempt the Midnight walk for St. Lukes! Everyone gives you a nod, or a smile be it on a bike or a walk and its great for the fitbit buddies to get your target, whatever it may be all in fantastic surroundings! Xx
Love this place but avoid on a sunday the loop road is full of idiots letting there young children on bikes and on foot and dogs running loose on a public highway. You drive past and you get a bloody shit look why are you driving on this road they are thick has f...ck thinking its a bloody park or public footpath
Love burrator , the kids always return home tired after the walk , great place to waste a beautiful day , and the only money you spend is on icecream ��� the only problem we encountered was trying to locate a doggy poop bin xx but we did find one in the end !! X
Just love going around it, as it makes for a nice run, walk or cycle
It's hard not to believe this is a natural water mass, the nature surrounding it abounds. It's been a favourite place for me since childhood.
I adore Dartmoor! Having lived on the doorstep in Plymouth all my life, it's a precious place for my family to visit often. When my children were small we walked for miles on the moor, enjoying its wild and beautiful vistas. I now get to enjoy it with my grandchildren!
Great place to go for a walk and enjoy the views from around the reservoir, plenty of parking all round the reservoir, need your wellys as there are parts that are muddy, but well worth it �
Great afternoon at Burrator discovery centre open day. Made fidget spinners, bug house, willow dragonfly, campfire food, cob oven pizza and more! They are a really lovely group of volunteers - I'd really recommend going to their activities :) bat, moth activist etc
Go see it & the surroundings - more than worth the trip either as a volunteer or a general visitor.
Beautiful surroundings, stunning
Had a lovely family walk, followed by a well deserved ice cream.
Beautiful and completely unspoilt. Lovely walk for all the family (and pushchair friendly!)
Absolutely beautiful place. A real gem, and a MUST visit for everyone. Put it on your bucket list. You won't be disappointed.
Lovely relaxing place to take your mind off of life's pressures!!! Beautiful views too �
Fab place great views but you 100% need wellies as I fell in the river in walking boots and got wet shoes , socks and trousers , and it's rather boggy and squishy on the left side of the reservoir from the bridge
lovely weather for a bike ride and the views are always amazing..love that ride around burrator you just cant beat it
Walk my boys here all the time and they absolutely love it. Great place for walking and relaxing by the water!
The quintessential west county at its best.
Indicative of this green and pleasant land, on a sunny day.
The walk around Burrator Reservoir is suitable a variety of skill and all ages. Good sign posts and information boards.
There is a good area for dog walking.
Loads of place to sit and loose yourself in vista.
Good parking
Bring 20p for toilets.
Perhaps could colour code routes or signpost routes particularly around the weir?
Thank you to the two amazing gentlemen volunteers in the discovery centre who helped me rescue my car keys from behind a false wall in the toilets today - they were both superstars and I really appreciated their help.
Now don't get me wrong, we're not avid gym buddies, we're not the trainer brigade but what a fabulous place for a walk to get the best start for the beginner who would like to start to feel a bit fitter, live a little better and attempt the Midnight walk for St. Lukes! Everyone gives you a nod, or a smile be it on a bike or a walk and its great for the fitbit buddies to get your target, whatever it may be all in fantastic surroundings! Xx
Love this place but avoid on a sunday the loop road is full of idiots letting there young children on bikes and on foot and dogs running loose on a public highway. You drive past and you get a bloody shit look why are you driving on this road they are thick has f...ck thinking its a bloody park or public footpath
Love burrator , the kids always return home tired after the walk , great place to waste a beautiful day , and the only money you spend is on icecream ��� the only problem we encountered was trying to locate a doggy poop bin xx but we did find one in the end !! X
Just love going around it, as it makes for a nice run, walk or cycle
It's hard not to believe this is a natural water mass, the nature surrounding it abounds. It's been a favourite place for me since childhood.
I adore Dartmoor! Having lived on the doorstep in Plymouth all my life, it's a precious place for my family to visit often. When my children were small we walked for miles on the moor, enjoying its wild and beautiful vistas. I now get to enjoy it with my grandchildren!
Great place to go for a walk and enjoy the views from around the reservoir, plenty of parking all round the reservoir, need your wellys as there are parts that are muddy, but well worth it �
Great afternoon at Burrator discovery centre open day. Made fidget spinners, bug house, willow dragonfly, campfire food, cob oven pizza and more! They are a really lovely group of volunteers - I'd really recommend going to their activities :) bat, moth activist etc
Go see it & the surroundings - more than worth the trip either as a volunteer or a general visitor.
Beautiful surroundings, stunning
Had a lovely family walk, followed by a well deserved ice cream.
Beautiful and completely unspoilt. Lovely walk for all the family (and pushchair friendly!)
Absolutely beautiful place. A real gem, and a MUST visit for everyone. Put it on your bucket list. You won't be disappointed.
Lovely relaxing place to take your mind off of life's pressures!!! Beautiful views too �
Fab place great views but you 100% need wellies as I fell in the river in walking boots and got wet shoes , socks and trousers , and it's rather boggy and squishy on the left side of the reservoir from the bridge