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Church Farm, Biddenham

Church Farm is a short, tucked-away Bedford Angling Club section on the River Great Ouse below Bromham Bridge. Access is limited, with only a couple of pegs available, but the club says those accessible swims offer the chance of good fishing.

Run by Bedford Angling Club · checked 10 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Bromham gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • This is a short section rather than a big wandering stretch, so it’s a case of making the available water count.
  • The Church Farm water sits below the bridge at Bromham, giving you a clear landmark when finding the section.
  • Access is limited. The club says only a couple of pegs can be reached, so don’t expect acres of bank to roam.
  • Those accessible pegs still offer the opportunity of good fishing, according to Bedford Angling Club. Proper handy if you fancy a compact session.
  • Parking is near Bromham Bridge, but it’s firmly at your own risk. Worth keeping that in mind before you settle in.
  • There’s no separate Church Farm peg count or stretch length listed, beyond the club describing the section as short.
  • The club doesn’t give Church Farm-specific details on species, night fishing, swims, flow, features or seasonal approaches, so there’s no sensible faff-free way to call those.
  • This is Bedford Angling Club water, and the club is long-established and run by its members for its members.
  • Membership or an authorised day ticket is needed. Day tickets are issued at the committee’s discretion and can come from the committee or authorised agents.
  • Day-ticket anglers can fish open matches, but cannot fish members-only club matches unless the committee agrees.

Methods: No Church Farm-specific method guidance is published. The section is short with limited access, so check the current club water details and rules before planning the session.

Access & tickets

Adult annual membership 2026–2027

Bedford Angling Club membership

£45 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Junior annual membership 2026–2027

Bedford Angling Club membership

£15 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Senior annual membership 2026–2027

Bedford Angling Club membership

£25 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Disabled membership 2026–2027

With the discounted EA Rod Licence

£25 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Under-12s

Fish free when accompanied by a current adult member

Free (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day ticket

Issued by and at the discretion of the committee; available from the committee or authorised agents

£10 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Get tickets through Bedford Angling Club’s committee or authorised agents, including Bleak Hall Sports, 1 High Street, Kempston, and AB Country Sports, Priory Marina, Barker’s Lane, Bedford. Day tickets are issued at the committee’s discretion.

Fish the club names

The club doesn't list species for this stretch, so we haven't guessed.

Key rules

  • Club waters require Bedford Angling Club membership or an authorised day ticket.
  • Day tickets are issued by and at the discretion of the committee.
  • Day tickets can be obtained from the committee or authorised agents.
  • Day-ticket holders cannot fish members-only club matches without committee agreement.
  • Day-ticket holders can fish open matches.
  • Members should use the current water details and rules in the membership book.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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