Wales has far fewer lakes with lodges on the bank than Lincolnshire or Shropshire, and most of the venues we list are in the north. That makes the choice easier, but each one suits a different kind of trip. Below is what each venue is actually good for, taken from the venues’ own information, fishery listings and guest reviews, along with what we could not confirm.
Anglesey
Anglesey Lakeside Lodges, near Menai Bridge
A hot tub lodge break first and a fishing trip second. Every lodge has a hot tub and around nine acres of landscaped lakes sit on your doorstep, but the venue does not publish its species or fishing rules. Guests praise clean, well equipped lodges and a peaceful setting; a few mention hot tub lights not working. Well behaved dogs are welcome, but some individual lodges are pet free, so check the lodge before booking with a dog.
See the Anglesey Lakeside Lodges listing
Lakehouse Holidays, Tyn-y-gongl
Cottages and a caravan beside two small lakes holding roach, bream, tench and carp, and all of the accommodation is dog friendly. The smaller lake is about three quarters of an acre with six swims, which suits children learning to fish. The business has been sold and the website is still taking bookings, so confirm the current fishing arrangements with the new owners.
See the Lakehouse Holidays listing
Gwynedd
Bron Eifion Fishing Lakes and Lodges, Criccieth
A six acre coarse lake inside 40 acres of woodland, about a mile from Criccieth’s castle, beaches and pubs. This is a water for plenty of bites rather than big fish: carp, bream, tench, orfe and roach, with one guest reporting 12 carp on their first day, the best at 7.2lb. All of the log cabins are pet friendly and some have hot tubs. Reviews are warm about the owners but say the experience depends on which lodge or pod you are given, so ask before you book.
Flintshire
The Lake of Tranquility, Leeswood near Mold
A spring fed, three acre match style lake with 40 pegs, holding carp to 25lb alongside F1s, barbel, tench, bream, roach and rudd. Day tickets and night fishing (March to October) are pre-book only, and the lake is busy on match days, so pick another day. We could not confirm on the venue’s own website what accommodation is currently offered, so check that directly before planning a stay around it.
See The Lake of Tranquility listing
Herons Lake Retreat, Caerwys
Lodges and pods, including Skylark Pod, Lake Lodge and Quail Lodge, set around two lakes, with hot tubs on some units and dogs welcome. The retreat’s website does not describe any fishing, so treat it as a lakeside stay rather than a fishing break unless the owners confirm otherwise.
See the Herons Lake Retreat listing
South Wales
Cefn Mably Lakes, near Cardiff
The largest set-up in Wales on our list: eight waters, including Lodge Lake, Spring Lake and Oxbow Lake, holding carp and other coarse fish, with lodges, pods and cabins on site. The venue publishes little about hot tubs, dogs or night fishing, so ask those questions when you enquire.
See the Cefn Mably Lakes listing
Fly fishing in Wales
If you would rather fish for trout, Garnffrwd Park in west Wales has a fly fishing lodge and a cottage with fishing on site. It is covered in our guide to fly fishing lodges and cottages.
More fishing lodges near Wales
Shropshire, just over the border, has the biggest choice of fishing lodges on the site. See our Shropshire fishing lodges guide, or browse all UK fishing lodges with private pegs.