Bewl Water

Bewl Water is the largest inland water in the southeast. With a perimeter of 17 miles, the reservoir lies in a gentle valley within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between the villages of Lamberhurst, Wadhurst and Ticehurst.

Built during the 1970s, the careful landscaping of the scheme, plus the consideration given to access and conservation, helped create a reservoir that was not just a water supply facility capable of storing 6,900 million gallons when full, but also a living area of countryside that visitors and many thousands of wildlife species could share side by side.

Today Bewl Water is one of the top tourist destinations in Kent and Sussex.  With a range of popular attractions and activities, it also provides a home to well over three thousand different wildlife species whilst continuing to fulfil a water supply function that is of ever-increasing importance within the area.