Summer Hours: The carpark is locked at 7pm. The Visitor Centre closes at 5pm. Café is open until 3pm, or 4pm during weekends and the school holidays.//
Please note, the waterplay feature is closed Monday mornings for routine cleaning and maintenance.
Big Bronze Age Boat Build – Stanwick Lakes An ambitious heritage project to build a Bronze Age replica log boat using only traditional tools and techniques is taking place at Stanwick Lakes this year. Supported by Dr James Dilley of Ancient Craft, the project will see...
We’ve had such an exciting start to 2023, with all of our heritage projects coming to life, projects that together will explore the hidden heritage of Stanwick Lakes and tell the story of our wonderful site. Restoration of the Bronze Age Bowl Barrow We have had some...
Over the past 12 years, Stanwick Lakes have been fortunate enough to receive Heritage Lottery funding for a number of projects exploring the heritage and history of the site and surrounding valley. Carrying on from the successes of these legacy heritage projects, our new ambitious 3 year venture, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will delve into the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, exploring their monuments and settlements with one aim – to bring the past to life.
Find out about the Settlers of the Nene Valley project and the activities that have been taking place.
When we think of Stanwick Lakes today most of us value its natural beauty; the birds, animals, the trees and flowers and of course the lakes. But the new Heritage Trail is a great reminder that the site has always been a centre of human activity, a reminder that for...