Shillingstone (Haywards Bridge)
Shillingstone (Haywards Bridge) is a mixed-bank River Stour stretch run by Dorchester & District Angling Society. It’s normally members’ water, but DDAS says it isn’t available to members during the 2026/27 club year.
Run by Dorchester & District Angling Society · checked 12 Oct 2026
River Stour (Dorset)
Shillingstone (Haywards Bridge)
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Hammoon 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
Access & tickets
Adult DDAS annual membership 2026/27
Club membership; stretch availability applies.
£70 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Senior DDAS annual membership 2026/27
Club membership; stretch availability applies.
£50 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Junior DDAS annual membership 2026/27 / guest ticket
Junior membership is £25. Guest ticket is £8 for one day through Clubmate, or £10 by PayPal, subject to water availability and guest-ticket rules.
£25 / £8 Clubmate or £10 PayPal (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
This is society-member water run by Dorchester & District Angling Society. The society’s wider ticket information describes exchange-book and guest-ticket arrangements, but no day-ticket price is listed for this stretch.
Fish the club names
chub, roach, perch, pike, eel, trout
Named by Dorchester & District Angling Society across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.
Key rules
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 fishWhere it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Community reported
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