Compare the beats

Use this page to compare the various beats by price, wading, dogs, distance from a train station, WC or whatever parameters are important to you.
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Beat	River	County	Min. no Rods	Max. no Rods	No. Beats	Species	Difficulty Rating	Tranquility Rating	Wading	Depth	Flow Rate	Length	% Wild	Bank terrain	Bank vegetation	Outfit	Take home catch limit	Dry Fly only?	Fishing Cabin	WC	Dogs	Price/Rod from	Station	Season Begins	Season Ends
Ilsington	River Frome	Dorset	1	6	1	BT S ST G	4	3	Yes	1-4ft	Fast	6 m	100	Moderate	Restrictive	Medium	0	& Nymph	Yes	No	Yes	£ 135	Dorchester South 3m	Apr 1	Nov 30
Freestone Rivers with James Waine	River Tees & Eden	County Durham	1	3	0	BT G	3	3	Yes	Mixed	Fast	4.89 m	100	Moderate	Moderate	Light	0	& Nymph	No	No	Yes	£ 248	Bishop Auckland 10m	Apr 1	Sep 30
Wrackleford Estate	River Frome	Dorset	1	6	7	BT G	3	2	Optional	1-3ft	Standard	4.75 m	75	Moderate	Restrictive	Light	1	& Nymph	Yes	No	No	£ 80	Dorchester South 3m	Apr 1	Jan 31
River Wye with John Bailey	River Wye	Herefordshire	1	4	1	BT, G, Ba, C, S, ST	2	3	Yes	2-12ft	Mixed	3.91 m	100	Moderate	Moderate	Medium	0	& Nymph	No	No	Yes	£ 300	Hereford 12m	May 1	Nov 30
Benham Estate	River Kennet	Berkshire	1	4	1	BT RT G	3	2	No	2-4ft	Standard	3.5 m	25	Easy	Moderate	Medium	2	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	No	£ 197	Kintbury 2m	May 1	Sep 30
Compton Chamberlayne	River Nadder	Wiltshire	1	6	7	BT RT	2	3	No	1-3ft	Standard	2.7 m	30	Easy	Moderate	Medium	2	& Nymph	Yes	No	Yes	£ 185	Tisbury 7m	Apr 20	Oct 4
Coln St Aldwyns	River Coln	Gloucestershire	1	3	1	BT G	2	3	No	2-4ft	Standard	2.4 m	25	Moderate	Moderate	Light/Medium	2	Until 31 July	Yes	No	No	£ 141	Swindon 17m	Apr 1	Nov 30
Bullington Manor	River Dever	Hampshire	1	6	4	BT RT G	3	2	No	1-3ft	Fast	2.1 m	75	Easy	Moderate	Light	2	& Nymph	Yes	No	Yes	£ 225	Andover 5m	Apr 21	Dec 14
Barton Court	River Kennet	Berkshire	1	4	1	BT RT G	2	2	No	2-4ft	Standard	2.1 m	25	Moderate	Easy	Medium	2	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 130	Kintbury 0.70m	May 5	Jul 31
Wimborne St Giles	River Allen	Dorset	1	3	5	BT G	4	3	Yes	1-2ft	Fast	1.65 m	75	Moderate	Restrictive	Light	0	& Nymph	No	No	Yes	£ 65	Salisbury 12m	Apr 16	Sep 30
Cotton's Fishing Temple	River Dove	Derbyshire	1	3	1	BT G	3	3	Yes	1-3ft	Standard	1.55 m	100	Moderate	Moderate	Light	0	& Nymph	Yes	No	No	£ 75	Buxton 12m	Apr 1	Feb 28
Private River Test Beat	River Test	Hampshire	2	3	1	BT G	2	3	No	1-3ft	Standard	1.42 m	30	Moderate	Moderate	Light/Medium	2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 395	Andover 4m	May 1	Sep 30
Middleton Estate	River Test	Hampshire	1	3	1	BT G	3	2	No	1-3ft	Standard	1.08 m	50	Moderate	Restrictive	Light/Medium	1	Until 22 June	Yes	No	Yes	£ 295	Andover 3m	May 1	Sep 30
The Parsonage	River Test	Hampshire	1	6	1	BT G ST S	2	2	No	3-6ft	Standard	1.02 m	35	Easy	Easy	Medium/Heavy	2	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 195	Romsey 3m	May 1	Nov 15
Mulberry Whin	Driffield Beck	Yorkshire	1	5	1	BT G	2	2	No	2-4ft	Standard	1555 yds	50	Moderate	Moderate	Light	2	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	No	£ 95	Nafferton 3m	Mar 24	Sep 30
Coombe Mill	River Avon	Wiltshire	1	3	1	BT G	2	3	No	1-3ft	Standard	1519 yds	100	Moderate	Moderate	Medium	0	Until 1 July	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 75	Pewsey 8m 8m	Apr 15	Dec 31
Shawford Park	River Itchen	Hampshire	1	4	1	BT G	3	2	Optional	1-3ft	Standard	1500 yds	35	Easy	Easy	Light	2	Until mid June	Yes	Yes	No	£ 195	Shawford 0.25m	Apr 16	Oct 2
Breach Farm	River Itchen	Hampshire	1	3	1	BT G S ST	2	1	Optional	3-6ft	Standard	1450 yds	35	Moderate	Moderate	Medium	2	& Nymph	Yes	No	No	£ 155	Eastleigh 2m	Apr 16	Dec 31
Hill Deverill	River Wylye	Wiltshire	1	2	1	BT G	4	3	Yes	1-3ft	Standard	1300 yds	100	Moderate with wading	Moderate	Light	0	& Nymph	No	No	No	£ 95	Warminster 4m	Apr 1	Jun 30
West Wycombe Park	River Wye & Lakes	Buckinghamshire	1	6	1	BT RT	2	3	No	1-3ft	Slow	1200 yds	25	Easy	Easy	Medium	0	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 225	West Wycombe 2.50m	Apr 1	Sep 30
Donnington Grove	River Lambourn	Berkshire	1	2	1	BT G	3	1	Yes	1-3ft	Fast	1181 yds	75	All wading	Restrictive	Light	1	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 87	Newbury 4m	Apr 1	Feb 28
Lower Brook	River Test	Hampshire	2	4	1	BT RT G	2	3	No	2-6ft	Standard	1093 yds	35	Easy	Easy	Medium/Heavy	4	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 235	Romsey 5m	May 1	Oct 15
Whitchurch Fulling Mill	River Test	Hampshire	1	2	1	BT G	3	1	Yes	1-3ft	Fast	998 yds	65	Easy	Easy	Light	2	Until 1 August	Yes	No	Yes	£ 247	Whitchurch 1m	May 1	Sep 30
Timsbury 5	River Test	Hampshire	2	5	1	BT G ST S	2	2	No	3-6ft	Standard	950 yds	35	Easy	Easy	Medium/Heavy	2	& Nymph	Yes	No	No	£ 225	Romsey 3m	May 1	Sep 30
Avon Springs	River Avon & Lakes	Wiltshire	1	4	1	BT RT G	1	3	No	2-4ft	Standard	909 yds	25	Easy	Easy	Light/Medium	2	Until 1 June	Yes	Yes	No	£ 89	Salisbury 9m	Apr 14	Mar 31
Qing Ya Xi	River Itchen	Hampshire	1	3	1	BT G S	2	2	No	1-3ft	Fast	900 yds	35	Easy	Easy	Light	2	Until 5 June	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 216	Eastleigh 3m	Apr 16	Sep 30
Croisy-sur-Andelle	River Andelle	Normandy	1	3	1	BT G	2	3	Optional	2-4ft	Standard	870 yds	70	Moderate	Moderate	Light/Medium	0	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 0	Rouen 25m	Apr 1	Sep 15
Kanara	River Itchen	Hampshire	1	2	1	BT G ST S	3	2	Yes	1-4ft	Fast	850 yds	50	All wading	Restrictive	Medium	2	& Nymph	Yes	No	No	£ 197	Shawford 3m	Apr 3	Nov 30
Hemsworth Huts	River Allen	Dorset	1	2	1	BT G	4	3	Yes	1-3ft	Standard	850 yds	100	All wading	Restrictive	Light	0	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 395	Poole 12m	Apr 15	Sep 30
Copper Lodge	River Taw	Devon	1	4	1	BT ST S	3	3	Optional	1-4ft	Standard	800 yds	100	Moderate	Moderate	Medium	0	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 0	Eggesford 1.40m	Apr 1	Sep 30
Abbots Worthy	River Itchen	Hampshire	1	3	1	BT G	3	1	Optional	2 - 4 ft	Standard	773 yds	75	Moderate with wading	Easy	Light	0	& Nymph	Yes	No	No	£ 125	Winchester 2.50m	Apr 3	Nov 30
Deans Court	River Allen	Dorset	1	2	1	BT G	2	2	Yes	2-4ft	Fast	762 yds	100	Moderate with wading	Moderate	Light	0	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	No	£ 75	Poole 7m	Apr 15	Sep 30
Deans Court Fish Camp	River River	Dorset	1	2	1	BT G	3	3	Optional	2-4ft	Standard	762 yds	80	Moderate	Moderate	Light	0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 295	Poole 7m	Apr 15	Sep 30
School Farm	River Dun	Hampshire	1	3	1	BT RT	2	3	No	2-4ft	Standard	755 yds	30	Easy	Easy	Medium	1	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 229	Mottisfont & Dunbridge 1m	Apr 19	Oct 5
Kimbridge	River Test	Hampshire	1	5	1	BT RT G	1	3	Optional	2-6ft	Standard	563 yds	30	Easy	Easy	Medium	0	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 115	Romsey 4m	Apr 3	Nov 30
Fisherman's Cottage	River Taw	Devon	1	4	1	BT G	3	3	Optional	1-4ft	Standard	556 yds	100	Moderate	Moderate	Light	0	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 0	Eggesford 1.50m	Apr 1	Sep 25
Exton Manor Farm	River Meon	Hampshire	1	1	1	BT	4	2	Yes	1-2ft	Fast	555 yds	100	All wading	Restrictive	Light	0	& Nymph	Yes	No	No	£ 85	Petersfield 12m	Apr 3	Sep 30
Upavon Farm	River Avon	Wiltshire	1	2	1	BT G	3	3	Yes	1-3ft	Standard	519 yds	100	All wading	Resrictive	Light/Medium	0	Until 30 June	No	Yes	Yes	£ 85	Pewsey 4.60m	Apr 15	Dec 31
Upper Clatford	River Anton	Hampshire	1	2	1	BT G	2	1	Optional	1-3ft	Standard	375 yds	65	Moderate	Moderate	Light	1	& Nymph	Yes	No	Yes	£ 85	Andover 2m	May 1	Dec 31
Trinity Trees	River Wylye	Wiltshire	1	1	1	BT G	3	3	Yes	2-3	Standard	250 yds	100	Moderate	Moderate	Light/Medium	0	& Nymph	No	No	No	£ 95	Warminster 3m	Apr 15	Sep 30
Dever Springs	River Dever	Hampshire	10	20	1	RT, BT, G	4	2	No	1-3ft	Stillwater	0 yds	0	Easy	Easy	Medium	2	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	No	£ 295	Micheldever 5m	Mar 1	Sep 30
Low Lake With Charlie Clive	River Rye & Lake	Yorkshire	1	3	1	BT	1	3	No	2-4ft	Stillwater	0 yds	0	Easy	Easy	Medium	0	& Nymph	Yes	No	Yes	£ 195	Malton 11m	Apr 1	Oct 31
Explore Cumbria with Eric Hope	River Derwent	Cumbria	1	3	1	BT, G, Ba, C, Pe, P	3	3	Optional	Mixed	Mixed	0 yds	100	Moderate	Moderate	Medium	0	Lure & Nymph	No	No	No	£ 250	Penrith 18m	Apr 1	Sep 30
Fly Fishing School	River Wallop Brook	Hampshire	1	6	1	BT RT BL SP TT G	1	3	No	1-3ft	Stillwater	0 yds	0	Easy	Easy	Medium	2	& Nymph	Yes	Yes	Yes	£ 225	Andover 10m	Apr 1	Oct 31

Difficulty rating is based on casting precision required,stealth, spookiness of fish and bank vegetation.
1=Easy
2=Moderate
3=Difficult
4=Expert

Tranquillity rating
1 score for major road noise or footpaths.
2 indicates there is infrequent intrusion like a train line or shared bank.
3 is total bliss.

Species:Fish present but with no account taken of numbers or catchability.

BT=Brown trout
RT=Rainbow trout
BL=Blue trout
SP=Spartic trout
TT-Tiger trout
G=Grayling

ST=Sea trout
S=Salmon
C=Chub
P=Pike
Ba=Barbel
Pe=Perch

Wading:
Yes: indicates wading required.
Optional: wading not required but you may wade parts if you wish.
No: wading not permitted

Depth is average depth excluding shallows and deep pools

Flow compares chalkstreams only

Length is the linear length of the fishery i.e from start to finish along one bank. No account is taken of single/double bank rights or fishing capability

Percent Wild: Estimate based on personal observation and stocking history

Bank terrain: Based on 75% of beat length

Bank vegetation: Based on 75% of beat length

Outfit:
Light #2-3 outfit
Medium #4-5 outfit
Heavy #6-7 outfit

Fishing Cabin: The facilities vary widely. Check the star rating.