For me, the ultimate fishing break is to have a private lake for a week or a weekend. There are not many of them around, so we have scoured the country trying to find them all and round them up here. If you book one, be sure to let us know what it is like!
The short answer: a private fishing lake with accommodation means the lake comes with where you sleep. At some venues the whole lake is yours for the stay. At others it is shared only with the few other cabins on site, with no day ticket anglers. Below are 17 UK venues that offer one or the other, checked against each venue’s own website and angling listings.
Private Fishing Lakes at a Glance
| Venue | County | Lake and fish | Who fishes it | Sleeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stenhill Private Fishing Lake & Lodge | Devon | 1.25 acres, carp to 30lb 10oz | Lodge party only, 24 hours, all year | Up to 4 anglers |
| Lakeview Lodge | Leicestershire | 1.8 acres, carp | Lodge guests (confirm when booking) | Not listed |
| Blackthorn Fishery’s Pines Lake | Shropshire | 1.5 acres, 70 carp, record 38lb 14oz | Lodge party only | 4 |
| The Lake House, Alvechurch | Worcestershire | 7.2 acres, 150+ carp over 20lb | Lake House guests only | 2, plus a sofa bed for children 12 to 17 |
| Bearley Lakes (Rowan Lake) | Somerset | 2 acres, 270 carp to 30lb | Caravan guests only | Two bedroom caravan |
| RH Fisheries (The Avenue) | Shropshire | Former syndicate lake, record 65lb 2oz | Cabin guests only, Saturday to Saturday | 2 en-suite bedrooms |
| Opal Lakes Lodges | Shropshire | 1 acre, carp to 28lb, pike to 15lb | Lodge guests only | 4 (5 for young families) |
| Countryside Cabins | Herefordshire | 1 to 2 acres per cabin, carp to 34lb | Each cabin has its own lake | 2 to 6 |
| Secluded Fishing Lodge, Dorchester | Dorset | Langford Lake, rainbow trout | One party at a time | 4 |
| Clovelly Lakes | Devon | 5 lakes, carp to 34lb | One lake can be hired exclusively, 48 hours minimum | 2 to 8; Ravensfield House 12 |
| Leven Park Lake | East Yorkshire | Carp to 28lb, tench to 6lb | 3 cabins only; book all 3 for sole use | Not confirmed |
| Waterside Fishing Lodges | Lincolnshire | Carp to 25lb, tench to 6lb | 2 lodges only; book both for sole use | 2 lodges, 2 bedrooms each |
| Willow Waters | East Yorkshire | 2 lakes, restocked 2020 and 2023 | Guests only; one lodge alone on Middle Lake | Up to 6 |
| Carp Cabin | Herefordshire | About 1.4 to 2 acres, carp 15 to 30lb | Guests only | 2 adults |
| Mill Meadow Lodges | Somerset | Carp and chub 5 to 20lb | Residents only, fishing free | 2 to 8 |
| High Lodge Leisure | Suffolk | About 1 acre, carp 10 to 15lb plus | Lodge guests only | 2 to 6 |
| Lonsdale Park | Cumbria | 5 lakes | Guests only, April to October | 4 or 6 |
Cabins & Lodges With Private Fishing Lakes
These three are where this guide started: a lodge, a lake and nobody else on the bank. We have tried to focus on carp lakes, some will have pike and coarse fishing also available.
Stenhill Private Fishing Lake & Lodge, Devon
Key Information
This is my kind of fisheries: 1 1/4 lake exclusive stock with the Lenny strain of carp, perfect! The lake has one lodge and is a private fishing lake for lake guests. If you want to mix it up from the lodge peg, there are four pegs around the lake.
The lake stock looks good with carp to 30lb and a number of known 20s. This is a special place in Devon to visit for a fishing holiday.
The lodge has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.
- Lake size: 1.25 Acres
- Fishing: Carp to 30lb & good coarse fishing
- Dogs Allowed: No
- Hot Tub: No
Location
View Long Moor, Willand, Cullompton Devon, United Kingdom Ex15 2Ra on Google Maps
Lakeview Lodge, Leicestershire
Key Information
Lake View Lodge is a quaint-looking site with a wooden lodge set alongside your own private lake. It appears from the website that if you book the lodge, you get exclusive use of the lake as well. There are other pegs, so you could bivvy up in different places if you wanted to. There is a full multiple lake fishery next door if you wanted to try a different lake.
- Lake size: 1.8 Acres
- Fishing: Carp
- Dogs Allowed: Yes, 2 maximum, chargable
- Hot Tub: No
- BBQ available
Location
The Pines Lake, Shropshire
Key Information
First launched in 2022, the Pines lodge at Blackthorn gives you a 1.5 acre private lake to fish. Bookings can be for 4 nights during the week, the weekend or a full week. The carp stock is spectacular – This is one of the best private fishing lakes in the UK!
- Lake size: 1.5 Acres
- Fishing: Carp only, to 40lb
- Dogs Allowed: No
- Hot Tub: No
Location
More Lodges Where the Whole Lake Is Yours
At each of these, the lake is fished only by the people staying in that lodge, cabin or caravan.
The Lake House, Alvechurch, Worcestershire
A lodge for couples overlooking Roe Lake, a 7.2 acre carp water built in 2021 that Lake House guests have to themselves. The lake holds over 150 carp above 20lb, and the lodge has a private hot tub, fire pit and air conditioning.
- Lake: Roe Lake, 7.2 acres, exclusive to Lake House guests
- Fishing: carp reported to 35lb plus, tench to 8lb
- Sleeps: 2, plus a sofa bed for children aged 12 to 17
- Rules: minimum 15lb mainline, no braid or lead core, frozen boilies only
Read the full guide to The Lake House, Alvechurch.
Bearley Lakes, Somerset
Two miles from the A303 near Yeovil. Rowan Lake, two acres with 270 carp to 30lb, five swims and an island, comes exclusively with its two bedroom lakeside caravan. The bigger Willow Lake holds carp to 38lb.
- Lake: Rowan Lake, 2 acres, exclusive with the caravan
- Fishing: carp to 30lb, plus pike, chub, roach, rudd and perch
- Sleeps: two bedroom static caravan
- Good to know: nets, cradles and slings are provided, and a lockable tackle shed has a bait fridge and freezer. There is no wifi, but 4G works.
Read the full guide to Bearley Lakes.
RH Fisheries: The Avenue, Shropshire
A glass-fronted, two bedroom cabin that comes with sole use of The Avenue, a lake that was previously syndicate only. It holds over 200 fish, two over 64lb, 15 over 50lb and more than 70 over 40lb.
- Lake: The Avenue, exclusive to the cabin
- Fishing: carp, lake record 65lb 2oz
- Sleeps: 2 en-suite bedrooms
- Good to know: Saturday to Saturday weeks only, and only RH Baits may be used
Read the full guide to RH Fisheries Lodges.
Opal Lakes Lodges, Shropshire
A single lodge beside a one acre lake, built in 1990, that is yours alone for the stay, fished from a platform next to the door. Night fishing is allowed and pets are welcome by request at no extra charge.
- Lake: 1 acre, one platform, exclusive to lodge guests
- Fishing: 60 carp to 28lb, pike to 15lb, perch and chub
- Sleeps: 4 (5 for young families)
- Good to know: the lodge is off-grid, with solar power and a composting toilet. Stays run Friday to Monday or Monday to Friday.
Read the full guide to Opal Lakes Lodges.
Countryside Cabins, Herefordshire
Cabins on a 650 acre working farm at Moreton Jeffries, each paired with its own carp lake, from the one acre Kingfishers pool to the two acre Outpost. Fishing is for residents only and night fishing is allowed.
- Lake: 1 to 2 acres per cabin
- Fishing: semi-wild carp to 34lb on The Outpost
- Sleeps: 2 to 6
- Good to know: up to two dogs stay free and rowing boats are free. Some reviewers found the cabins basic, and no hot tub is published.
Read the full guide to Countryside Cabins.
Secluded Fishing Lodge, Dorchester, Dorset
One for trout anglers rather than carp anglers. The lodge sits beside the Sydling Brook and Langford Lake on the Wrackleford Estate, about three miles from Dorchester. The lake is stocked with rainbow trout and sold to one party at a time, so no other rods fish it on your day.
- Lake: Langford Lake, rainbow trout, exclusive booking
- Sleeps: 4
- Good to know: holiday listings include one day of fishing; at the time of our September 2026 check, further days were booked with the estate at £60 per rod, with a two rod minimum.
Read the full guide to Secluded Fishing Lodge, Dorchester.
Book Out a Whole Lake With a Group
These venues have more than one unit on the water, but a group that books them all, or hires the lake, gets the fishing to itself.
Clovelly Lakes, Devon
Five spring-fed lakes at Higher Clovelly in North Devon, with mirror and common carp to 34lb. One large lake can be hired exclusively for a minimum of 48 hours, which suits a group of anglers. Lodges sleep from two to eight, Ravensfield House sleeps twelve, and dogs are welcome.
Read the full guide to Clovelly Lakes.
Leven Park Lake, East Yorkshire
Three cabins, Mallard, Kingfisher and Swan, share one lake in eight acres of woodland and gardens at Leven, near Beverley. Only residents fish, day tickets are no longer sold, and the lake holds carp to 28lb and tench to 6lb. Book all three cabins and the lake is your group’s alone. Minimum stays are three, four or seven nights.
Read the full guide to Leven Park Lake.
Waterside Fishing Lodges, Lincolnshire
Two lodges, Kingfisher and Willow, on a residents-only lake at Keal Cotes near Spilsby, run by the same family for 25 years. It is a mixed coarse lake with carp to 25lb and tench to 6lb rather than a specimen water. Both lodges take dogs, and booking both gives your group sole use of the lake.
Read the full guide to Waterside Fishing Lodges.
Residents-Only Lakes With No Day Tickets
Here you share the lake with other guests, but not with day ticket anglers, so the banks stay quiet.
Carp Cabin, Herefordshire
A shepherd’s hut for two adults on the bank of a private, stream-fed lake of about 1.4 to 2 acres at Stretton Sugwas, near Hereford. Carp run from 15lb to 30lb with chub to 7.5lb, night fishing is allowed and up to two dogs stay free.
Read the full guide to Carp Cabin.
Willow Waters, East Yorkshire
Three log cabins on Willow Waters Lake and a fourth lodge on Middle Lake near Pocklington, with fishing for guests only and no day tickets. The Middle Lake lodge is the only unit on that lake. Both lakes were restocked in 2020 and 2023; the venue does not publish species or weights.
Read the full guide to Willow Waters.
Mill Meadow Lodges, Somerset
Eco lodges and cottages at Kingston St Mary, near Taunton, with a private lake that residents fish for free from platforms. Carp and chub run from 5 to 20lb, there are hot tubs, dogs are welcome on a lead and introductory fishing lessons can be booked. Night fishing is by prior arrangement.
Read the full guide to Mill Meadow Lodges.
High Lodge Leisure, Suffolk
Nineteen lodges in 120 acres of woodland at Hinton, near Darsham, with a one acre lake for lodge guests only and a separate day ticket lake. Carp run into double figures, and the Waters Edge and Claywood lodges have private hot tubs. Dogs are not permitted, night fishing is not allowed, and the estate also runs a clay shooting ground.
Read the full guide to High Lodge Leisure.
Lonsdale Park, Cumbria
Cottages, a lakeside lodge and caravans on a 40 acre nature estate near Carlisle. Every unit has private pegs, and guests have exclusive fishing on all five lakes from April to October at no extra charge; a few day anglers fish from November to March. Three cottages are designed for wheelchair users and around 90 percent of pegs are accessible.
Read the full guide to Lonsdale Park.
Common Questions About Private Fishing Lakes
What counts as a private fishing lake with accommodation?
On this page it means one of two things: a lake that comes with a single lodge, cabin or caravan, so only your party fishes it, or a lake fished only by the guests of a few units on site, with no day tickets. Booking every unit on a small site turns the second kind into the first.
How much does a private fishing lake holiday cost?
Prices are set by each venue and change by season, so check before you book. As examples, at the time of our September 2026 check Stenhill listed a low season week (November to March) at £799 against £1,799 for a high season week, and Blackthorn’s Pines Lake lodge listed summer weekends at £1,450 for up to four people. Splitting the cost between two or three anglers is common.
Can you night fish?
At most of the whole-lake venues, yes. Stenhill allows 24 hour fishing all year, and Opal Lakes, Countryside Cabins and Carp Cabin all allow night fishing. High Lodge Leisure does not, and at Mill Meadow it is by prior arrangement. Check each venue’s rules before you pack a bivvy.
Can I bring my dog?
Countryside Cabins and Carp Cabin each take up to two dogs free, Opal Lakes welcomes pets by request, and Waterside Fishing Lodges, Mill Meadow and Clovelly Lakes take dogs. Lakeview Lodge allows two for a charge. Stenhill, Blackthorn’s Pines Lake and High Lodge Leisure do not allow dogs.
Do I need a rod licence on a private lake?
Yes. An Environment Agency rod licence is required for freshwater fishing in England and Wales from age 13, on a private lake as anywhere else.
If you don’t mind other lodges, then see our fishing lodges with private swims list.