Longwood Compensation Reservoir
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
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Description
A lovely reservoir tucked away on the edge of Longwood. The fields on the left are popular in the summer with local children in summer, but in the mornings and away from the summer holidays it is beautifully peaceful and calm. It is owned by Yorkshire Water but people have been swimming here for many years with no issues.
Getting There
Park on holmefield road and walk up the track about 100m to the reservoir. You have to duck under a Yorkshire Water gate to do so
Accessibility
You get in by climbing over the dam wall (there are some little ledges on the wall to help this but short legs may struggle!), and then there is a gently sloping paved 'beach' you can change on and enter the water from. It can be a bit slippy underfoot. Entry is on the left of the dam; the outlet (rarely in use) is on the right of the dam so steer clear of this. You can touch the bottom all the way down the left hand bank; the right side is deeper and overgrown with trees.
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Rich Strasz
Been swimming here for years, try to swim there once a week during the summer, it has become increasingly popular with swimers the last few years . Be careful getting in and out at the Dam side , water visibility isn’t good, it can be a bit slippery plus I’ve found the odd bit of broken glass. There is also the walkway over the other end and a small “ beach” which is a popular entrance/ exit spot . I measured the length ( via google maps ) at about 230 meters, from the walkway to the overflow
TanzaniteSwims
This is a beautiful place to swim - calm and quiet and so relaxing.
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