Day Tickets Available

Coate Water Country Park

Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6AA 07824 550463 Website
Waters
1
Total Pegs
—
Day Ticket
£5
Open
—
Biggest Fish
TBC
Opening Information Season runs 15 June to 15 March. Open 7:30am to dusk. Day tickets sold on the bank by the warden during fishing checks; cash only. 24-hour season permits available by pre-arrangement with warden team (8am-4pm daily). No night fishing on day tickets.
About This Fishery

A 56-acre Victorian reservoir built in the 1822 as a headwater tank for the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal, now managed by Swindon Borough Council as part of a popular country park. The lake holds carp to over 50lb alongside strong populations of bream, roach, tench, rudd and pike in clear, open water.

Visit & Contact
07824 550463

On Site

Car Parking
Disabled Access
Toilets

Nearby Tackle Shops

Straight-line distance from this fishery
Hinders
Swindon
3.1 miles
Angling Direct Swindon
Swindon
3.3 miles
Mill Farm Trout Lakes
Devizes
20.5 miles
Ace Tackle and Bait
Kidlington
27.2 miles

Ticket Prices

Subject to change — confirm with venue
Adult
Day Ticket
1 rod
£8.00
Concession
Day Ticket
Over 65's - 1 rod
£5.00
Junior
Day Ticket
Under 16 - 1 rod
£5.00

The Waters

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Coate Water Reservoir
56.0
acres

Former Victorian reservoir, now a mature coarse fishery. Designated fishing areas around the bank. A smaller flood-storage lagoon (created 1970s) is a nature reserve and not available for fishing.

Species & Weights
Bream —
Carp 50lb+
Pike —
Roach —
Rudd —
Tench —
Coate Water Reservoir
56.0
acres

Former Victorian reservoir, now a mature coarse fishery. Designated fishing areas around the bank. A smaller flood-storage lagoon (created 1970s) is a nature reserve and not available for fishing.

Species & Weights
Bream —
Carp 50lb+
Pike —
Roach —
Rudd —
Tench —
Fishery Rules
Tackle
  • Barbless hooks only.
Bait
  • No live baiting.
Conduct
  • Booked matches take priority - all anglers must vacate booked swims at least 2 hours before advertised match time.
  • No dogs allowed in the fishing areas at any time.
Access
  • A valid Environment Agency rod licence is required in addition to a day ticket or season permit.
  • Day tickets valid 7:30am to dusk. All swims must be vacated before midnight; swims may not be held for longer than 72 hours without vacating for at least 24 hours.
  • Fishing from designated swims only. Do not fish from undesignated areas or damage bankside vegetation.
Safety
  • No wading for health and safety reasons.