What to expect
Highlights
- The tree-lined walking-and-jogging track around the lake.
- Boating and abundant water birds.
- A quiet, green break in north-west Bengaluru.
Sankey Tank
Sankey Tank is a scenic man-made lake created in 1882 by Colonel Richard Hieram Sankey, then chief engineer of Mysore, to meet the growing city’s water needs. It lies between Malleswaram, Sadashivanagar and Vyalikaval in the leafy north-west of the city.
Practical guide
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Typeheritage
Nearest baseCentral Bengaluru
DistrictBengaluru Urban
Best timeOctober to February
Time needed45 minutes to an hour
EntryFree
Places to visit24→Listed businesses49→Today it is a much-loved recreation spot ringed by a walking and jogging track under old trees, with boating, a small swimming pool and plenty of water birds — a calm counterpoint to the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Getting there
How to visit
- Between Malleswaram and Sadashivanagar; autos and buses reach it, with Mantri Square Sampige Road metro (Green Line) a short ride away.
- The track is free to walk; boating is ticketed at the jetty.
Distance by road
- Mysuru145 km
- Chennai350 km
- Hyderabad570 km
- Mangaluru350 km
- Coimbatore365 km
Road km to Bengaluru Urban; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.
Timing
Best time
October to February; early morning or evening for walking and birds.
Weather in Sankey TankSeasonal guide
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Today at Sankey Tank
Sunrise6:09 am
Sunset6:31 pm
Golden hour best light5:31 pm–6:31 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:31 pm–6:56 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 279°
Moon tonight🌖 Waning gibbous · 77%
South-west monsoon. June to September is the south-west monsoon in Karnataka. Expect heavy showers, mostly in bursts rather than all day — carry rain cover, allow extra time for getting around, and note that ferries and open-air sites are the first things affected.
Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.
Visitor notes
- Free to walk; boating charged separately.
Stay · eat · do · rent · see · shop
Stays, food & things to do near Sankey Tank
Verified hotels, homestays, restaurants, experiences, sights, shops and rentals around Sankey Tank — commission-free, with direct contact. Filter by what you need.
1 place to stay near Sankey Tank
45 places to eat near Sankey Tank
1 sight to see near Sankey Tank
3 places to shop near Sankey Tank
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Dass Suites
Place to stay
Hotel
Dass SuitesHotel on Vasvani Layout, Challaghatta Road, Next to Embassy Golf Link Business Park, Behind Hilton Hotel, Domlur in Central Bengaluru.
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Ranked
The best of Central Bengaluru, ranked
Sankey Tank sits in Central Bengaluru, and these rank everything verified across the town rather than this one spot — built from the same listings shown above, ordered by the strength of the source evidence behind each entry rather than by anyone's star score. Every card shows how many places are really on it. Nobody pays to appear.
Nearest to Sankey Tank, on foot
Ordered by a real routed walk from Sankey Tank itself — the walking network, not a line on a map, which understates a real walk by about half again. A different question, and a different answer, from the town-wide lists below.
- Pizza stop520 m · 6 min
- Papa John's947 m · 11 min
- Asha Sweet Center1.3 km · 16 min
- Brahmins Thatte Idli1.4 km · 17 min
- Chetty's Corner1.5 km · 18 min
- Chung Wah1.5 km · 18 min
- Big Straw Boba Bistro1.5 km · 19 min
- UP south2.4 km · 28 min
- High Ultra Lounge2.6 km · 31 min
- Adidas2.6 km · 32 min
- Nike2.9 km · 35 min
Across the whole of Central Bengaluru
Ranked guides
Top experiences around Central Bengaluru
10 more places around Central Bengaluru, each worth a day of its own.
heritageCubbon Park
7.0 km · 12 min drive
A 300-acre landscaped green lung in the city centre, laid out in 1870, ringed by the red-brick Attara Kacheri (High Court), State Central Library and Government Museum.
heritageVidhana Soudha
6.7 km · 9 min drive
Karnataka's monumental granite state legislature building, completed in 1956 in a Neo-Dravidian style; floodlit on Sunday evenings and viewed from outside.
heritageBangalore Palace
4.3 km · 8 min drive
A Tudor-revival palace built in 1878 by the Wodeyar royal family, with fortified towers, arches and interiors of Wodeyar-era portraits and furniture.
heritageTipu Sultan's Summer Palace
An ornate two-storey teak palace completed in 1791 for Tipu Sultan, richly carved and painted, now an ASI-protected monument beside the KR Market fort area.
templeISKCON Temple Bangalore
3.9 km · 7 min drive
A large hilltop Krishna-Balaram temple at Rajajinagar, one of the biggest ISKCON temples in the world, known for its gopuram, glass-and-gold shrine and multimedia halls.
heritageUlsoor Lake
One of the largest and oldest lakes in the city, in the Ulsoor (Halasuru) neighbourhood near MG Road, dotted with small islands and offering boating, a lakeside promenade and a Ganesha temple on its bank.
museumVisvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum
7.8 km · 12 min drive
A hands-on science and technology museum on Kasturba Road beside Cubbon Park, opened in 1965 in memory of engineer-statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya, with interactive galleries on engines, electronics and space and a full-scale Wright Flyer replica.
museumHAL Aerospace Museum
India's first aerospace museum, opened in 2001 by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited near the old HAL airport, displaying vintage fighter aircraft, helicopters, aero-engines, a flight simulator and the story of Indian aviation.
museumJawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
5.4 km · 8 min drive
A sky-theatre and science centre at the High Grounds run by the Bangalore Association for Science Education, with domed astronomy shows, a science park of interactive exhibits and a public telescope programme.
heritageKR Market
The Krishna Rajendra Market (City Market), the largest and oldest wholesale market in the old city — a teeming bazaar of flowers, fruit, produce and wholesale goods beside the Jamia Masjid and Tipu’s fort area.
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Sankey Tank — at a glance
TimingsWalking track open through the day; boating ~10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Best timeOctober to February; early morning or evening
Entry: Free (track); boating charged separately
Getting here
How to reach Sankey Tank
Between Malleswaram and Sadashivanagar; Mantri Square Sampige Road metro (Green Line)
Getting back
Work out your return before you settle in for the sunset. Public transport here thins out sharply in the evening, and Sankey Tank is easier to reach than to leave. We do not publish departure times: there is no official live feed we are permitted to republish, and a wrong time here would strand you. Check the operator directly on the day.
- KSRTC — the Karnataka state bus operator; route and schedule enquiries. Online booking.
- Indian Railways — live running and seat availability for the nearest railhead, named under “Getting here” above.
Ask at the bus stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.
Getting around Sankey Tank
We have not assessed physical access at this place yet. Across India, step-free routes, handrails and accessible toilets are the exception rather than the rule, and pavements are often interrupted — if step-free access matters to you, contact the site or a local operator before committing to the trip.
If you need help at Sankey Tank
112All emergencies (police · fire · medical)The single number to call in any emergency (ERSS).100Police101Fire108Ambulance (emergency / EMS)1091Women’s helpline (distress)1098Child helpline1363Tourist helpline (India, 24×7, multilingual)
Emergency numbers are verified against official government and state tourism sources. 112 works anywhere in India.
Nearby
What’s near Sankey Tank
Walking and driving times are real routed distances, except the few marked “straight line”, which are direct-line estimates and will read short. Routing: © openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Where Sankey Tank is
Good to know
Sankey Tank — frequently asked
When is the best time to visit Sankey Tank?
October to February; early morning or evening for walking and birds.
What are the entry fee and timings at Sankey Tank?
Entry: Free (track); boating charged separately. Timings: Walking track open through the day; boating ~10:00 AM - 5:30 PM.
How do I reach Sankey Tank?
Between Malleswaram and Sadashivanagar; autos and buses reach it, with Mantri Square Sampige Road metro (Green Line) a short ride away. The track is free to walk; boating is ticketed at the jetty.
How much time do I need for Sankey Tank?
45 minutes to an hour.
What else is near Sankey Tank?
Nearby you can pair ISKCON Temple Bangalore (3.9 km), Bangalore Palace (4.3 km), St. Mary's Basilica (4.3 km), Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (4.5 km).
Read before you go
Sankey Tank guides, stories & itineraries
We have not published a story about Sankey Tank itself yet. These cover Central Bengaluru, the town it sits in, and the wider district.
Karnataka-wide guides & itineraries
Route-level itineraries and practical guides for the rest of Karnataka.
Image credits
- Sankey Tank:Ramakrishna Reddy y, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0