Reservoirs & lochs · North East England
Selset Reservoir
Selset Reservoir — reservoir in County Durham, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Selset Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Managed by Tees Valley Water Board. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in County Durham, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.5850°, -2.1350°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lune Forest SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Selset Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Lunedale which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. It supplies water for Teesdale and is owned by Northumbrian Water. It was built in 1961 and its main use (apart from water supply) is sailing.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5850, -2.1350
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Mickleton
- Postcode
- DL12 0PP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7348484 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Selset Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Selset Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 672586.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Selset Reservoir?
- Selset Reservoir is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 0PP), in the parish of Mickleton.
- What is Selset Reservoir?
- Selset Reservoir — reservoir in County Durham, England, UK.
- How do I get to Selset Reservoir?
- Drivers can use postcode DL12 0PP.
- Who runs Selset Reservoir?
- Selset Reservoir is operated by Tees Valley Water Board.
- Is Selset Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Selset Reservoir is part of the Lune Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Selset Reservoir free to visit?
- Yes, Selset Reservoir is free to enter.
- How do I get to Selset Reservoir?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 0PP. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.