It’s an 8 mile walk around the res with well maintained paths. The visitor centre has a courtyard with a number of shops and you can get ice creams and cold / hot drinks or in the Mainsail Restaurant.
The Water Rail shop in the Visitor Centre area sells a great range of outdoor and leisure wear - top brands. And they allow dogs in the shop. Owner Catrina is extremely helpful
Carsington Water is a reservoir taking water from the River Derwent... at Ambergate during winter months, pumping up to the reservoir by 10.5-kilometre (6.5 mi) long tunnels and aqueduct. It is England's ninth largest reservoir with a capacity of 35,412 megalitres.(Show more)