Park Location: Derwent

The drop in water levels at Derwent Reservoir, that we’ve seen this summer, has resulted in large areas of dangerous soft ground and loose boulders being exposed at the base of the dam wall, making the banks unsafe for fishing. Your safety is always our primary concern and we are sorry to inform you that, for your safety, we have taken the decision to close further sections for fishing until ...

Update to fishing times from 1 September 2022 As Autumn is upon us, our opening and closing times will be ...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR VISITORS Please be aware that our water levels are lower than usual so lots of unsafe ground is visible. We know you might be tempted to step onto it or want to grab a photo opportunity of the low reservoirs, but a lot of these areas are not safe and we urge all visitors to look out for’ Danger soft ground’ and ‘Restricted area’ signs. There are ...

As the clocks have gone back, and the dark nights are settling in earlier, we have updated all the opening and closing hours at our north east sites for  both fishing and our shops. We have also updated our pricing to coincide with the shorter days. Please see full details below and also on our booking page – https://bookwhen.com/watersideparksnorth.   Fontburn and Hury* – open until Tuesday 30 November 2021. ...