Best carp lakes in the UK (2026)
A data-led shortlist of UK carp waters. 159 venues currently meet our criteria. The ranking below explains exactly how each lake earns its place.
- 1ADH Fisheries
Alford · Lincolnshire · Day ticket £8.00 · 6 facilities · 8 points
- 2Big Hayes Specimen Lake
Todber · Dorset · Day ticket £35.00 · 6 facilities · 8 points
- 3Brook Farm Fishery
Romford · Essex · Day ticket £10.00 · 5 facilities · 8 points
- 4Butlers Hill Farm
near Chipping Norton · Warwickshire · Day ticket £8.00 · 7 facilities · 8 points
- 5Chequertree Fishery
Ashford · Kent · Day ticket £12.00 · 6 facilities · 8 points
- 6Cobbleacre Park Lakes
Norwich · Norfolk · Day ticket £13.00 · 5 facilities · 8 points
- 7Colston Hall Fishery
Suffolk · Day ticket £10.00 · 5 facilities · 8 points
- 8Drayton Reservoir
Northamptonshire · Day ticket £12.00 · 3 facilities · 8 points
- 9Home Farm Lake
Warwickshire · Day ticket £8.00 · 3 facilities · 8 points
- 10Lakeland Fishery
Hatfield Peverel · Essex · Day ticket £10.00 · 10 facilities · 8 points
- 11Langold Lake
Worksop · Nottinghamshire · Day ticket £5.00 · 9 facilities · 8 points
- 12Lily Langdale Lakes
Lincolnshire · Day ticket £11.00 · 6 facilities · 8 points
- 13Linear Fisheries
Witney · Oxfordshire · Day ticket £9.00 · 6 facilities · 8 points
- 14Oak Lake Oak Lakes Fishery
Essex · Day ticket £15.00 · 8 facilities · 8 points
- 15Rossways Lakes & Lodges
Boston · Lincolnshire · Day ticket £7.00 · 3 facilities · 8 points
- 16Shallowbrook Lakes
Costessey · Norfolk · Day ticket £12.00 · 3 facilities · 8 points
- 17Stanley Villa Farm Fishery
Preston. · Lancashire · Day ticket £10.00 · 4 facilities · 8 points
- 18Swangey Lakes
Attleborough · Norfolk · Day ticket £7.00 · 4 facilities · 8 points
- 19Viaduct Fishery
Somerton · Somerset · Day ticket £13.00 · 7 facilities · 8 points
- 20Alder Lake Coking Farm Fishery
Dorset · Day ticket £18.00 · 5 facilities · 7 points
- 21Alderwood Ponds
Steyning · West Sussex · Day ticket Price not published · 8 facilities · 7 points
- 22Alvechurch Fisheries
Alvechurch · Worcestershire · Day ticket Price not published · 7 facilities · 7 points
- 23Beehive Farm
Rosliston · Derbyshire · Day ticket £6.00 · 2 facilities · 7 points
- 24Bottom lake Holyfield Fishery
Essex · Day ticket Price not published · 4 facilities · 7 points
- 25Brook Lake Newland Hall Fishery
Essex · Day ticket Price not published · 6 facilities · 7 points
How we choose
Rankings come only from data we hold. Nobody pays to appear, and editorial notes are added separately.
- Carp recorded at the venue (required)
- A checked venue description from the venue's own website (required)
- Day tickets available: +2
- Day-ticket price published: +1
- Facilities listed (toilets, parking, café and so on): +1 each, up to 3
- Other species recorded: +1 each, up to 2
Not yet used, because we don't hold enough of it: maximum carp weight, stock levels, catches logged by tackl anglers.
Last updated 21 October 2026.