Parks & gardens

Damflask Reservoir & High Bradfield

A popular circular reservoir walk below the hilltop village and church of High Bradfield.

Illustration of a reservoir below a hilltop stone village and church

Damflask is a broad reservoir in the Loxley Valley with a well-surfaced circuit of a little over three miles, used constantly by walkers, runners and families, with sailing on the water.

Above it sits High Bradfield, a stone village with one of the finest medieval churches in South Yorkshire, a good pub and an enormous view down the valley.

Highlights

  • Three-mile level circuit
  • Sailing club on the water
  • Medieval church at High Bradfield

Nearby in Sheffield

Illustration of Victorian stone reservoirs surrounded by moorland trees
Parks & gardens

Rivelin Dams

Two Victorian reservoirs above the Rivelin Valley, with a level circular walk.

Illustration of a rocky stream falling through dense conifer woodland
Parks & gardens

Wyming Brook Nature Reserve

A steep rocky stream tumbling through conifer woodland, one of the wildest walks inside the city.

Illustration of a wooded river valley with a small waterfall and stepping stones
Parks & gardens

Rivelin Valley

A wooded river valley of waterfalls and old mill ponds on the western edge of the city.