Westerley Lake Fishery

Fishing in a beautiful lakeside setting....

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Campsite address: The Lodge, Westerley Lake, Main St, Wheldrake, York YO19 6AH
Telephone: 01904 448500
Website: http://www.westerlylake.co.uk
Email address: westerlylake@hotmail.com
Coords: 53.89399, -0.9749 53°53’38.4″N 0°58’29.6″W

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About Westerley lake

Great site for the angler and anyone wanting a little peace and quiet…Geoff and Barbara, the owners are very polite and helpful and keep the site and fishery in great condition. The fishing during our vist was excellent, responding to method feeder fished to the island, and to surface fished baits when conditions were right. Margin fishing with a short pole is probably another killer method if you like to pole fish. As the pics show I caught carp to double figures, but there are a variety of other species, including some specimen perch to be caught. (see the website for more info).

Site is open 1st March to 2nd December.

Situated just 7 miles from the historic city of York, this small family run adults only touring caravan park provides a peaceful holiday location within a beautiful lakeside setting with coarse fishing. Westerly Lake Caravan Park is teeming with wildlife and dedicated to peace and quiet. Located on the edge of the village of Wheldrake you are within walking distance of the village pub and shop. There is a regular bus service into the City of York, and the Designer Outlet with Park and Ride is a short drive away. Westerly Lake is the ideal place to spend your holiday, or to use as a base for exploring the City of York, East Coast seaside towns, and the North York Moors National Park. Please note, we no longer take bookings for dogs that have not stayed with us before.

Situated on the edge of the popular village of Wheldrake near York, the family run touring caravan park enjoys a peaceful haven of parkland dedicated to peace and quiet, coarse fishing, and caravanning, with a copse providing a shelterbelt, hard standing pitches, and electric hook-ups to all pitches. WiFi is also available through Caravan Connect. The 1.5 acre lake provides stunning views throughout the season, however, for insurance reasons we are unable to allow children under the age of 16 on the caravan park and fishery.

This beautiful, natural looking lake was designed by the National Rivers Authority, and being spring-fed has superb water quality and an environment that is ideal for the large numbers of coarse fish that inhabit the lake. The lake is an outstanding silver fish fishery, and is stocked with roach, bream. tench, gudgeon, crucian carp, perch, and chub to over six pounds.

There are large numbers of carp well into double figures, and both mirror and common carp to over twenty seven pounds have been caught, and also a grass carp of twenty two 1/2 pounds.    

Anglers who are fishing for carp must have an unhooking mat and a large landing net.
Fishing is from 7am until sunset, and day tickets are available from the Lodge after 8am.
All anglers arriving after 8am must call at the Lodge first and purchase a day ticket before fishing.
There are no matches on the lake, and the lake is open all year.

20 pitches, a small number of which are seasonal pitches.
All the pitches are 6m from the adjacent units.
The majority of our pitches are hard standing with grass for the awning area.
Electric hook ups to the majority of our pitches.
Heated washrooms with free hot showers.
Seperate washing up room which also has tourist information and a book swap facility.

Please note, this site no longer take bookings for dogs that have not stayed previously.

Pub: In the village
Shop: In the village
Buses: Outside the site entrance.

The caravan park is just a ten minute walk from the centre of Wheldrake village, which has a small supermarket, post office, and village pub. Buses run approximately every hour from the village into York. Wheldrake is close to the River Derwent, and the Ings nature reserve. A further two miles away is the Designer Outlet, and Park and Ride, with buses every ten minutes to the centre of York.

There is good access to the main roads leading to the historic City of York approximately 7 miles away.

Please check the campsites own website for current information on pitch prices and and charges for extras.

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