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Lakes, Reservoirs & Riversides in Nottingham

Nottingham does not have miles of open water on its doorstep, but there is enough to fill an afternoon. Highfields Park Boating Lake sits about four kilometres out and lets you take a rowing boat, canoe or KataKanu onto the water for an hour, from £6. Anyone under 18 needs an adult with them, so this one is for the whole group together rather than teenagers going off alone. Further out at Bestwood Country Park, the Mill Lakes walk is free, with birdwatching, a Saturday morning café and no fishing or swimming to manage. If you want to be on the water, Highfields is the pick, and the price makes it easy to try without much planning. If you would rather walk than paddle, Bestwood is free and calmer, better suited to smaller legs or a pushchair, and the dog is welcome too. Go early on a Saturday if you fancy the café at Bestwood before the walk gets busy.

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