Orchard Place Farm Fishing
Paddock Wood, West Kent
Photo of Paddock Wood: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Paddock Wood: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0
Orchard Place Farm Fishing is a family-run complex of 13 lakes on the edge of Paddock Wood, with ten carp and catfish lakes and three match and pleasure lakes. It also runs two specimen lakes at Horsmonden, a short drive away, with tickets sold from the same office and tackle shop.
Highlights
- 13 lakes, including a 30-peg silver fish lake for pleasure anglers
- Day, night and multi-day tickets on the specimen lakes
- Tackle shop on site, and a snack wagon on Fridays and weekends (cash only)
- Two extra specimen lakes at Horsmonden, booked through the same office
Good to know
- An Environment Agency rod licence is needed
- All anglers must go to the ticket and tackle shop before fishing
- Dogs must be well behaved and cleaned up after, and are not allowed down to the main car park
- Visit Tunbridge Wells lists it as Orchard Place Tackle
Getting there
Orchard Place Farm Fishing, Pearsons Green Road, Paddock Wood, TN12 6NYParking: Car parks on site; no driving on the grass. The entrance on Pearsons Green Road is easy to miss, so drive slowly.
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