There are public lavatories next to the church in Osmotherly, which is 5min drive from the reservoir. Not sure if they are currently open.

Sadly over the years previous tourists have burnt the benches and tables provided by Yorkshire Water, to cook their barbecues on, but happily that has improved since supermarkets now sell the cheap disposable ones. It is helpful if they are soaked/extinguished, rather than left hot, as they can cause fires even in the two big metal bins Hambleton District Council kindly provide for rubbish in the small car park. Please enjoy the countryside responsibly, its a lovely place.

A timely word of warning, meant kindly: Access to Cod Beck Reservoir. The parking area is too popular - so the cars parked on the roadside incur fines as it is a well marked narrow clearway used by modern farming vehicles. The un-fenced area is farmland, used for grazing cattle and sheep that come to Cod Beck to drink and mess. It is not a Town Park so has no cafe or toilets. The landowner farmers will not provide larger car parks as they have to put up with massive litter problems and fuel pollution. Because of the "Blind Summit" section of road accidents happen involving animals. Hazards also include adders and Lyme Disease infected tics. If you would like modern basic conveniences and cafe for your family, and a lovely river to paddle in, Swainby is excellent and about a mile away, off the Stokesley road A172. Please enjoy the countryside responsibly.

Theres a tiny car park for about 4 cars, and theres hundreds of slots on the verges the council have deliberaltely stoned out to catch people parking there so they can fine you the 2nd you get out of your car, don;t waste your time visiting their unless you go at about 4am and can get one of the few parking spaces unless your happy to pay £70 in fines

Not many hills as such, there is a marked walk way but you may struggle getting through the push gate as it only half opens (one of the old fashioned kissing gates) if you can get past that it's fairly flat all the way round but it will be bumpy!

You are not allowed to go into water

if they like, I'm sure if there is pike in the reservoir they will enjoy the company.

I agree with the above...lovely place and a great walk too !

Agree with comment above - the original car park is small...but a new cark park was built a few years ago and is only a couple of hundred yards further on - and access to the reservoir is easy by going along the river and avoiding the road.

Fishing is free as far as im aware. Fished it many times. The majority of people fish for pike. But it also has roach, perch and trout in. Not sure about carp but its likely some are in along with other course species