Fendick's Fishery

Positiv Super little one night stay. Easy to find and park and access the cabin. Warm dry comfy and cosy. Liked the picnic table outside and the microwave and kettle were much appreciated ( not in all shepherds huts you stay in) great WiFi even though it wasn’t mentioned in the info. Super little find would definitely stay again.

Negativ Would have liked something in the cabin to transport water with. Luckily I had my drinks bottle - otherwise not sure what I would have done.

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Positiv We stayed a weekend in a small cabin , we loved the place , very cosy, the amenities were top , showers , toilets , we has a great breakfast in the cafe and the bar , everyone was very helpful , and was clean and tidy , definitely go back

Negativ Not being told the water level was very low and dangerous to fish , was also not happy that someone was able to park in front of our lodge all weekend and had to look at a big white transit ,this ruined our time there , the fact swims can be booked in your location separately is not a great idea, also having the airer in the middle of my swim was not on the picture or informed of

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Positiv Site is always clean and tidy. Staff are always helpful.

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Positiv Toilet block.

Negativ Water levels extremely low and the swim that i was ushered to by an unfriendly Bailiff was unfishable as not only was the water low but the banks very high which meant even if you managed to catch a fish if it was heavy it would be inhumane and stressful for the fish to lift it out about 2 mts and you'd need a landing net with a 3mt handle! which my 2mt handle usually is adequate.
Unfortunately, i didn't really take much notice on arriving and was concentrating on setting up my trailer tent, it wasn't until i'd finished when i realised how difficult it was going to be to fish the swim, so the next morning i expressed my dissatisfaction with not only the lake where i had to fish, but all the lakes were extremely low, so the receptionist phoned the boss and i spoke to him and he apologised and offered me a free day's fishing once the levels were back up and said that for now i could fish on any of the 5 lakes, (which,by the way, the Bailiff didn't say to me to have a look around the lakes and fish one that suits you ,but no, he shows me to the particular swim ,points out the electric point and just says "that's your electric there" and then drives off.
I realise that the cause of the low water levels were due to a hot summer and no rainfall, but my argument with this Fishery was once the levels reach that level and catching and landing fish is both stressful and inhumane for the fish and it's not the way i want to catch any fish, therefore, it would have been the right thing to do to contact future bookings to explain the situation to them and to give them the option of cancelling (with full refund) or to keep the booking! I would definitely have cancelled.
So after my converstion with the boss i found a swim on another lake which whilst it involved putting all my tackle on the edge of the bank, climbing down the bank for about 4/5 ft and setting up on rocks with the water under my chair, i'm in my 70's and don't expect to have to deal with this scenario.
After fishing for a couple of hours the Bailiff shows up and asks me if i'd booked to fish on this lake, to which i replied that i'd just spoken to the boss and he'd told me that i could fish anywhere and on any lake, so he went off in a huff only to return later, he then explained to me that this lake has to be booked (even though there was nobody else fishing there, or wanting to!!! jobsworth) and then started to question my rod test curve etc, i was getting really annoyed with his aggresive and disrespectful attitude that even though i was perfectly entitled to fish there i couldn't put up with this man any longer so i just packed up and left.
My stay should have been 3 nights of idyllic fishing, with the luxury of actually camping on your swim, unfortunately this experience was dreadful and i left a day early never to return.

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Positiv Nice campsite, good facilities, very friendly

Negativ No walk near campsite, rave party in the area all night.

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Positiv Lovely place with great facilities. Very friendly staff lots of parking. The bar and restaurant were great and the food really was lovely and very quickly served.
Our cabin primrose was also very nice and the hotub was as great!

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Positiv Everything….site well maintained, lovely clean facilities, fishing lakes and surroundings are beautiful, lovely friendly staff and great food from Hubbles

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Positiv Love Fendicks,
Great site, great food. So clean. All friendly staff.
Lots of space. Greatly value for money, we fished all weekend. So lovely

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Positiv Brilliant facilities and a lovely breakfast at Hubbles. Very dog friendly, lovely walks nearby too

Negativ Not the fault of Fendick's but there was heavy bass music playing in the distance until 2am so unfortunately we didn't sleep very well!

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Positiv Lovely site of which we have used 6 times now…
Food is always lovely and plentiful..
Staff in the kitchen and Bar are brilliant and always friendly.
Bar prices very reasonable.
10/10 for the facilities on site.

Negativ Nothing to dislike

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