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Photo of Rutland Water Whitwell Creek, a swimming spot in Rutland, central England.

© Chris Heaton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rutland Water Whitwell Creek

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Rutland Water Whitwell Creek is an official lake bathing water in Rutland. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. The county has two designated bathing waters; this is one.

The closest station is Oakham, 7 km to the west. The nearest other bathing water is Rutland Water Sykes Lane, 1.3 km to the east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Rutland Water Whitwell Creek

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

1.3 km E · spans 10 counties

Photo of Rutland Water, a reservoir near Hambleton, Rutland, central England.Iconic

Rutland Water

Reservoir near Hambleton

In England's smallest county, this vast reservoir is a birdwatching and sailing centre where ospreys were reintroduced.

2.4 km W

Photo of Normanton Church, a landmark near Edith Weston, Rutland, central England.Highlight

Normanton Church

Landmark near Edith Weston

Rutland Water's iconic half-drowned church, saved on a raised embankment and reached by causeway; a museum inside.

2.4 km S

Photo of Hambleton Hall, a restaurant in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Hambleton Hall

Restaurant · With rooms near Hambleton

Long-celebrated Victorian country-house hotel on a peninsula above Rutland Water.

2.6 km W

Photo of Exton (Exton), a village in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Exton (Exton)

Village

Rutland's chocolate-box village, its 300-year-old stone cottages and roses framing a perfectly kept green.

3.3 km N · Rutland

Photo of Wing Maze, a landmark in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Wing Maze

Landmark near Wing

A rare circular turf labyrinth on Wing's green, 40 feet across and thought to be medieval in origin.

6.2 km SW