Welcome to the Cotswold Water Park Website
The Cotswold Water Park is an area of 40 square miles, with more than 170 lakes set across the countryside of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and West Oxfordshire.
The Cotswold Water Park Trust is a charity which does much more than look after the tourism potential of the area – including estate management, biodiversity protection, conservation and wildlife protection. We rely on membership subscriptions and donations to fund our important work, and on our volunteers who do amazing work on behalf of the community.
Within the Cotswold Water Park there is a diverse range of businesses offering accommodation, leisure activities and food and drink. This website, which is managed by The Cotswold Water Park Trust, brings many of those businesses together to provide a central listing of what is available within this major tourist destination.
Winter in the Cotswold Water Park
Some of the businesses in the Cotswold Water Park change their opening hours or close during the winter months. Please telephone to check opening times before visiting.
The Cotswold Water Park Trust does not operate the
Cotswold Country Park & Beach
Cotswold Water Park Trust membership
A Cotswold Water Park Trust annual membership includes:
- Free parking at all CWP Trust run car parks
- 15% discount off food and drinks at Gateway Centre cafe
- 10% discount off purchases at Cotswold Outdoor
- 10% discount off food at Lakeside Brasserie
- 10% discount off food and drinks at Jennies Kitchen
- Discount off events
- Priority booking on events
- Members’ newsletter
and help to make the Cotswold Water Park a better place for wildlife and people.
All from just £18
Please note this membership does not give free access to Cotswold Country Park and Beach.
Latest News…
Cleveland Lakes permissive path is temporarily closed
We are currently experiencing very high floodwater levels in the Cleveland Lakes area and on the adjacent Thames Path. The Cleveland Lakes permissive path is temporarily closed as a result of flood damage. As and when there are updates relating to its reopening, we...
read moreRory Bremner is Guest Speaker at the Cotswold Water Park Ball
The Cotswold Water Park Trust is delighted to announce that Rory Bremner, UK’s leading comedian and satirical impressionist, will be performing as guest speaker at this year’s Cotswold Water Park Spring Ball. Tickets are now on sale for this glittering black tie event...
read moreBirdwatching in the CWP
Don’t forget to take your binoculars to The Cotswold Water Park. It is one of the largest and most important wetland areas in the country and attracts a wide variety of wildlife; including dragonflies, huge numbers of waterbirds, Water Voles and Otters (though the...
read moreWhat’s On
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