The Lakes
Built as a 'fisherman's halt' also serving Terry's Green. The platforms are quite short so passengers should travel in leading coach. Minimal station facilities. A request stop.
Attractions - Ideal for angling or lakeside & woodland walks. Clowes Woods. Earlswood Lakes.
Address : Malthouse Lane, Earlswood, Solihull
Sat Nav : B94 5SE
National Rail Station Information - The Lakes >>
Map - The Lakes Station & surroundings >>
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The Lakes - Poolhead Road
follow it to the reservoirs
The Shakespeare
Express
Steam Train Passing 'The Lakes'
Walkers Return to 'The Lakes' Station
- after completing one of our suggested walks
(No 1) from Earlswood station
Request Stop!
Trains only stop at some rural stations
along the line by request to the driver or guard.
The Lakes is one of them.
Catching The Train Home
- after a pleasant
walk around Earlswood
& The Lakes
- some of these
people
came from Jewellery Line Stations
The Lakes - central reservoir
Fishing in The Lakes
The Lakes - east reservoir
The Lakes - central reservoir
The Red Lion - somewhere to quench
your thirst after a countryside walks
The Lakes - east reservoir
Some Ideas for Countryside Walks
(1)
Take the train to Earlswood, walk through the lanes to the
Lakes maybe stopping at the Craft Centre. Then walk on to
The Lakes station for the train home.
(2)
Alternatively, nature lovers may chose to take a footpath
route through Clowes Woods.
(3) Lakes Circular Walk
This takes you around the outside of each of the pools.
(4) Earlswood Circular Walk
The walk takes you through open fields and surfaced towpaths
with some road walking.
Please note : Some sections of these two circular walks
may be boggy in wet weather
Information About
The Lakes
For more information about the lakes see British Waterways website www.waterscape.com >>
Also various other websites give details of the work of the Earlswood Lakes Partnership