Coate Water Country Park

Coate Water (grid reference SU177827) is a country park situated 5 km (3.1 mi) to the southeast of central Swindon, England, near junction 15 of the M4.

In 1935 the diving board was replaced with a 33 ft (10 m) high concrete multi-level structure in an Art Deco style which has been praised by English Heritage, and is still in place although swimming in the lake has been prohibited since 1958.

Local residents began a Save Coate campaign, which drew attention to archaeological features[4] and pointed out that development conflicted with several of Swindon Borough Council's environmental policies.

[9] Further Middle Bronze Age cremations, a possible pond barrow, and two large ring ditches have been found on the opposite side of the small Day Brook valley.

A large, regionally significant Mesolithic flint scatter, with some topologically late artifacts, is also present c.150m south west of Coate Stone Circle.

The following rare-in-Wiltshire species have been recorded there: Organisations based at the lake include Swindon Rowing Club[30] and Coate Water Sailing Trust.