10/11 Oct - Paddlesports, fishing and self-launch suspended due to Student Association Windsurfing Festival
Find us at: Llandegfedd Reservoir, Coed y Paen, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales*.
We have a dog friendly Grab & Go coffee shop on the ground floor along with an accessible lift. Our Lakeside Café is on the first floor with doors that open out on to a balcony. There is ample seating, accessible toilets and baby changing facilities.
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* Satnav instructions below.
We are just 20 miles from Cardiff, Wales’ capital city and under 10 miles from the city of Newport. The nearest town is Pontypool.
If you are coming from England – great news, both Severn Crossings are now toll free!
If you are using a satnav, please use NP4 0SY.
However, note that the best route to the lake is via the village of New Inn and Sluvad Road. If approaching from the south, please do not exit the A4042 at the Croesyceiliog (Crematorium) Roundabout but continue on to the Cwmbran Roundabout and turn right onto Newport Road and follow the signage thereafter on to Sluvad Road. Ensure you continue over the hill and past the water treatment works and our beautiful destination will appear before you.
On Sluvad Road, the satnav may encourage you to turn off the road. Disregard satnav and continue straight on until you see the reservoir and then follow the road across the dam and on to the site car park.
Fully accessible, our Visitor Centre is a great place to start your Welsh Water Adventure. Inside you will find our dog-friendly Grab & Go coffee shop (seasonal) and Lakeside café and balcony on the first floor.
• READ MORE •Our Visitor Centre, designed by award winning architects, offers a stylish café and balcony with panoramic views of the lake and water-based activities. It is definitely one of the best views in Wales to enjoy with your cuppa.
• READ MORE •With a range of catering, room and activity options for groups of any size, we will tailor a package to suit your needs. Our meeting room can seat up to 40 (50 theatre style) and with floor-to-ceiling windows delegates and guests can enjoy the stunning views across the water.
• READ MORE •Here you can book activities and hire equipment. Inside we have changing rooms with hot showers and toilets. Our Dinghy Park is located next to the Activity Centre where you can buy berths to store your boat throughout the year.
• READ MORE •Choose your own path from a gentle stroll through the fields to a brisk six mile hike around the lake and surrounding area.
• READ MORE •We have excellent fishing conditions, both from bank and boat. We regularly stock the lake with rainbow trout, and native brown trout may also be caught. Permitted methods are fly-fishing and ledgered worm from the bank fishing areas and fly-fishing only from the boats.
• READ MORE •Dogs are welcome in the Grab & Go coffee shop and on the upstairs café balcony. We love four legged friends but please always keep them on a lead to help protect neighbouring farm animals and ground nesting birds. Please pick up your dog waste as it contains diseases that can make animals and people sick and can pollute the drinking water supply. Please note that dogs are not allowed in the water nor allowed in any craft on the water.
