Fishing in Pembury: waters near you
19 checked fisheries within 15 miles of Pembury, plus 25 river stretches across Kent. Closest first.
The lowdown on Pembury waters
Right then — if you're after a bite near Pembury, here's every water we've actually checked close by. Nearest are Spring Hill Trout Waters (about 1 mile), Orchard Place Farm Fishery (about 3 miles) and Orchard Place Farm Fishing (about 3 miles).
Between them you'll find trout, carp, catfish, tench, perch, bream, roach, chub on the cards — open any venue for the lake-by-lake stock, rules and ticket prices we last checked.
Fancy running water? Kent has 25 checked river stretches with who holds the rights, how to get a ticket or club book, and live river levels. Rivers fish to their own rhythm, so check the level before you set off.
Rules, prices and access can change, so always give the fishery or club a quick shout before you go. Need bait or a hand picking rigs? Find tackle shops near Pembury, or brush up with a free fishing course.
Map of waters near Pembury
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Fisheries near Pembury
Pembury
Spring Hill Trout Waters
Spring Hill Trout Waters
Pembury · 3 lakes on site
Spring Hill Trout Waters in Kent. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.
83%Orchard Place Farm Fishery
Borden · 8 lakes on site
Orchard Place Farm Fishery is a sizeable Kent complex with 13 lakes, proper carp and catfish waters, plus match and silver-fish options. There’s a good spread of ticket lengths, solid on-site facilities and plenty of island-lined swims to get your head around.
73%Orchard Place Farm Fishing
Paddock Wood · 8 lakes on site
Orchard Place Farm near Paddock Wood has 13 lakes, with carp and catfish sessions on one side and match-style pleasure fishing on the other. There are some proper lumps advertised, but specimen swims need booking by phone and the booking page currently says no matches.
74%Elphicks Fisheries
Horsmonden · 7 lakes on site
Seven pre-booked Wealden carp lakes near Horsmonden, from a tough, low-stock specimen water to easier runs lakes for juniors and families.
78%Elphicks Fishery
Tonbridge · 7 lakes on site
Elphicks is a proper Kent carp complex with seven lakes, from big-fish waters pushing 50lb-plus to more affordable mixed fishing on Kettles and Sandwich. Everything is pre-booked, so get your Swimbooker booking sorted before travelling.
Frant
Frant Lakes
Frant Lakes
Frant · 8 lakes on site
Frant Lakes is a cracking eight-lake complex on the Kent/East Sussex border, with six day-ticket waters and two specimen lakes holding the biggest carp. Proper flexible fishing, but booking ahead and checking the swim situation is essential.
Marden
Claygate Lakes
Claygate Lakes
Marden · 2 lakes on site
Claygate Lakes in Kent. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.
71%Bewl Water
Lamberhurst · 1 lakes on site
Bewl Water is a proper big-water option near Lamberhurst: an 800-acre reservoir with regularly stocked rainbow trout, bank fly-fishing and boat fishing. Pike and perch add a seasonal predator angle, but check dates and the boat booking total before committing.
Marden, near Maidstone
Monk Lakes
Monk Lakes
Marden, near Maidstone · 3 lakes on site
One of the south east's largest coarse fisheries — a 120-acre complex with pleasure and specimen lakes plus a stretch of the River Beult.
77%Hartley Lands Fishery
Cranbrook · 7 lakes on site
Hartley Lands has six lakes and a pond, with everything from beginner-friendly carp fishing to a proper specimen hunt. Angler limits on four waters, mixed coarse options and selected night fishing give you plenty to choose from.
Maidstone
River Medway
River Medway
Maidstone · 4 lakes on site
A proper mixed River Medway venue around Maidstone, controlled by Maidstone Victory Angling Society. There’s shallow, snaggy-looking river fishing, deeper winter water, bream, chub, roach, carp, barbel and cracking pike potential.
Burwash
Lakedown Trout Fishery
Lakedown Trout Fishery
Burwash · 1 lakes on site
Lakedown Trout Fishery in East Sussex. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.
Hawkhurst
Hawkhurst Fishery
Hawkhurst Fishery
Hawkhurst · 7 lakes on site
Hawkhurst Fish Farm is a proper multi-lake complex near Hawkhurst, with everything from bitey Match Lake sessions to hefty carp and catfish waters. There’s a cracking spread of swims, prices and styles, although the rules are fairly tight.
76%Hawkhurst Fish Farm
Hawkhurst · 7 lakes on site
Hawkhurst Fish Farm has a proper spread of fishing, from beginner-friendly Junior Lakes to book-ahead carp and catfish waters. Pick your lake carefully: tickets, booking arrangements and junior access vary across the site.
Larkfield
Larkfield Lakes
Larkfield Lakes
Larkfield · 4 lakes on site
The Larkfield Complex is a proper Kent syndicate venue near Larkfield and West Malling, with four very different waters covering carp, tench and predator fishing. It’s membership-only in practice, with joining handled through referrals, charter references and the official waiting list.
Biddenden
Greenacres Farm Fishery
Greenacres Farm Fishery
Biddenden · 4 lakes on site
Greenacres Farm Fishery in Kent. All bookings must be made in advance. Check the access and rules before heading out.
Larkfield
Johnsons Railway Lake
Johnsons Railway Lake
Larkfield · 5 lakes on site
Johnsons Railway Lake, or The Railway, is a deep, clear and often weedy syndicate water in Leybourne Lakes Country Park. It’s aimed squarely at specimen carp anglers, with reported fish over 40lb and a proper big-lake feel.
72%Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve Lakes
Sevenoaks · 2 lakes on site
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve is a proper members-only complex of four gravel pits and the River Darent, with carp over 50 lb reported in the biggest lake. Access is mainly through BDAS membership, with guest tickets only available when confirmed.
Nutley
Pippingford
Pippingford
Nutley · 1 lakes on site
Pippingford in East Sussex. membership water. Check the access and rules before heading out.
River stretches in Kent
River Medway: Barming Upstream
River Medway · Day ticket
A cracking Medway stretch from Barming Bridge upstream towards Teston Bridge, with the water stopping at a kissing gate about 300 yards short. It’s MVAS’s prime match venue, mixing broad deep water with quicker, narrower bits and plenty of fishy cover.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Teston Picnic Park
River Medway · Day ticket
Teston Picnic Park is an MVAS-run River Medway stretch with two very different faces. Below Teston Lock it’s shallow and nippy; above the lock it settles down into deeper, slower water with a good head of roach and bream.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Yalding to Wateringbury
River Medway · Day ticket or members
A very long Medway stretch running from Yalding towards Wateringbury, with an extended lock cut up top and miles of more natural bank lower down. It’s run by Maidstone Victory Angling Society, with day tickets available in advance or fishing for members.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Ashurst stretch of the River Medway
River Medway · Members only
The Ashurst stretch is a proper two-part Medway fishery, running from Ham Farm downstream towards Ashurst railway station. The upper water slows towards the weir, while the deeper weir pool and lower river are more barbel- and chub-focused.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Chafford Park stretch of the River Medway
River Medway · Members only
Chafford Park is a quiet, slow-moving lower-Medway stretch run by Royal Tunbridge Wells Angling Society. It’s mainly members-only, with a gentle bank profile and a proper match-style feel.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
River Medway Fordcombe
River Medway · Members only
A cracking upper Medway stretch near Fordcombe, run by Rookery Angling Club. Roughly half a mile of rural river, with seven platforms, high banks and some proper deep pools.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
River Medway Barming Downstream
River Medway · Day ticket or members
A handy half-mile Medway stretch from Barming Bridge, with easy car-park access and roughly six swims nearby. It’s proper chub water, with regular 5 lb-plus fish reported, plus bream, roach, the odd barbel and first-class pike fishing.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
River Medway Sportsground, Tonbridge
River Medway · Day ticket or members
A cracking, easy-access Medway stretch right in Tonbridge, with the river splitting around the sportsground into two channels. It’s a member and day-ticket venue, with steady summer roach sport, proper chub and some big surprises tucked away.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
River Medway Above Leigh Barrier — Haysden Country Park to Bailey Bridge
River Medway · Day ticket or members
A cracking bit of Medway above the Leigh Flood Barrier, running from Six Arches Bridge up to Bailey Bridge. The day-ticket water sits by Haysden Lake, with barbel, bream, roach, chub, pike and perch all in the mix.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
River Medway at Leigh
River Medway · Club members or arranged guest ticket
A rural River Medway stretch at Leigh, run and controlled by Maidstone Victory Angling Society. Access is via The Green Lane by Leigh village green, with the water reached beneath the railway bridge.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
River Medway near Tunbridge Wells
River Medway · Members only or guest ticket
A proper upper-Medway stretch run by Bromley (Kent) & District Angling Society, with a cracking big weir pool and mixed coarse fishing. It’s a members’ water, with guests welcome only when accompanied by a BDAS member.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
East Farleigh Cruising Club stretch, River Medway
River Medway · Day ticket or members
East Farleigh Cruising Club is a proper deep-water Medway stretch above Teston Lock, run and maintained by Maidstone Victory Angling Society. It’s a winter bream water, with pike worth a look too.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Plucks Gutter
River Kentish Stour · Members only
Plucks Gutter is a popular summer stretch on the Kentish Stour, right where the Great Stour and Little Stour meet. It sits in proper rural marshland near East Stourmouth and Stourmouth, with the CDAA fishery running downstream on the north bank to the second dyke.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Stonar River Stour section
River Kentish Stour · Members only
The Stonar section is a deep, slightly saline bit of the River Stour near Sandwich, run by Canterbury & District Angling Association. It fishes between the sleeper markers and the Pfizers boundary, with access tied in with the Stonar Lake fishery.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Fordwich Complex – River Great Stour
River Kentish Stour · Members only
The Fordwich Complex is a members-only stretch of the Great Stour, also known locally as the Kentish Stour, running from Fordwich car park upstream towards the end of Stour Lake. It’s a proper mixed fishery, with river pegs along the grass embankment and a disabled swim first up from the car park.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Ashford Angling Society River Great Stour stretch at Great Bromley Farm and Willesborough
River Kentish Stour · Members only
A members-only River Great Stour stretch run by Ashford Angling Society, covering the Society’s rights at Great Bromley Farm and through Willesborough. It’s a small, chalk-influenced river around Ashford, with fishing limited to the mapped south and east banks.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Chilham Mill Stretch – River Great Stour
River Kentish Stour · Syndicate membership
Chilham Mill is a roughly 1,500-metre chalk-stream stretch on the Great Stour, run by Chilham Mill Estate. It’s aimed squarely at fly anglers, with deep sea-trout pools, shallow brown-trout streams and syndicate places available.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Grove Ferry – River Great Stour stretch
River Kentish Stour · Members only or guest ticket
Grove Ferry is a cracking tidal River Stour stretch run by Canterbury and District Angling Association. Both banks fish, with roach, skimmer bream, perch and pike named from the venue, plus mixed silver-fish sport through the section.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Cut End – River Great Stour
River Kentish Stour · Members or guest ticket
Cut End is a rural River Great Stour venue between Upstreet and Sarre, run by Canterbury and District Angling Association. Access is down a track, with a CDAA car park before the level crossing and a roadside lay-by for limited parking.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
G&DAA Upper Stour River stretches
River Kentish Stour · Day ticket or members
G&DAA’s Upper Stour stretches give you a proper flowing-river option around the Ashford area. Day tickets are a very reasonable £6, with annual river-only membership also available.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
River Medway – Canon Bridge day-ticket section, Town Lock to first stile downstream of Cannon Bridge
River Medway · Day ticket or members
A cracking, slow-flowing Medway stretch at Tonbridge, running from Town Lock to the first stile downstream of Canon Bridge. It’s wider than the river upstream, averages about six feet deep and offers proper mixed coarse fishing, with roach and bream the main game.
Checked 14 Oct 2026
River Medway, Yalding One Fishery
River Medway · Day ticket or members
A cracking 1,000-metre, tree-lined rural stretch of the River Medway near Yalding, run by CALPAC. It’s open to members and day-ticket anglers, with roach, bream, chub, perch, pike, carp and tench named for the fishery.
Checked 15 Oct 2026
River Medway, East Peckham
River Medway · Season ticket
A cracking quarter-mile coarse-fishing stretch on the north bank of the Medway near East Peckham, run by Thameside Works Angling Preservation Society. It’s season-ticket water, with a rural quarry setting and a handy mix of classic Medway species.
Checked 15 Oct 2026
River Medway Below Flood Barrier — New Cut, Long Reach, Shallows and Bungalows
River Medway · Day ticket or members
A proper mixed fishery immediately below the Leigh Flood Barrier, with the New Cut, Long Reach, Shallows and Bungalows all in the ticket. Big bream are the headline act, but there’s cracking sport for roach, chub, barbel, pike and perch too.
Checked 15 Oct 2026