Wimborne Fishing Lake

Peaceful site with fishing lake a short walk from Wimborne town centre
Kingston Lacy and Knoll Gardens within a 10-minute drive
Day fishing tickets and rod hire on site; barbecues welcome

‘Helpful’, ‘friendly’ and ‘lovely’ are words that crop up time and again in reviews about the team on site at Wimborne Fishing Lake – and that’s surely a reassuring thing to see for anywhere you’re planning to spend your hols? As well as being a friendly place, this Dorset site is also well-located one, in a quiet spot just outside the market town of Wimborne and easily accessed from the A31. As the name suggests, pitches here are set within the grounds of a private fishing lake that’s stocked with rainbow and brown trout. Guests are welcome to spend some time fishing while on site (for an extra cost), with rods to hire on site if needed. Each day ticket entitles you to keep one fish; after that you can continue on a catch-and-release basis or buy a further ticket to see if you can catch more. Those fish are likely to be at their tastiest when grilled over flames, so if you’ve had a productive day you’ll be pleased to hear you’re welcome to light barbecues and campfires at this site. If it wasn’t your day or you fancy a night out, it’s an easy 10-minute stroll into town for pubs, restaurants and takeaways. Away from the lake, there are lots of nice walks around (particularly if you wander into the water meadows), and the site is a handy base for all sorts of Dorset days out including Knoll Gardens, Kingston Lacy and the Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park. Facilities on site are minimal – there are no showers or electric hookups but guests will have access to portable toilets.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

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Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Wimborne Fishing Lake

Julian's Road

Wimborne

Dorset

England

BH21 1EF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.7961°N
2.00044°W

Nearest transport

Coach

5.4 mi St Johns Church

5.5 mi Seldown Coach Station

Rail

5 mi Hamworthy Rail Station

5.4 mi Poole Rail Station

5.6 mi Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station

Ferry

5.9 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

6.1 mi Poole Ferry Terminal

7.7 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

7.5 mi Bournemouth International Airport

30 mi Southampton Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Wimborne’s a cute little town to wander around – and possibly even cuter still if you find its miniature cousin at Wimborne Model Town, 10 minutes’ walk from the site. If you’re after rather grander views, aim for the swish mansion and gardens at Kingston Lacy (five minutes’ drive) or potter along the paths of Knoll Gardens (10 minutes). Properly rural rambles can be had on the trails around Moors Valley Country Park (25 minutes), a huge open space where you can also follow the play trail, ride on a steam railway, scramble across the Go Ape course and come face to face with a Gruffalo. Other nearby options for those with nippers in tow include ruffling cute animals at Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park (15 minutes), hurtling down the slides at Splashdown waterpark (15 minutes) and seeing the big beasts at Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park (25 minutes). No kids in your party? Maybe a tour, tasting or vineyard picnic at English Oak Vineyard (10 minutes)?

Food and drink

Rimjhim 0.6 mi
Rosemary 0.6 mi
Piazzo Lounge 0.6 mi
Wimborne Pig 0.6 mi
Cloisters 0.6 mi
Wimborne Tandoori 0.7 mi
Krua Baan Thai 0.7 mi
Franco's 2.3 mi
The Italian Bakery 2.3 mi
29029 Broadstone 2.5 mi

Groceries

Majestic Off-licence 0.6 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 0.7 mi
Waitrose Supermarket 0.8 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 1.7 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 1.9 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 2.3 mi
M&S Foodhall Supermarket 2.5 mi
Asda Supermarket 3.4 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 3.7 mi
Lidl Supermarket 3.7 mi

Parks and play

Kingston Lacy Estate park 1.6 mi
Colehill Triangle (Woodland) park 1.8 mi
The Green park 1.9 mi
Bytheway Field park 1.9 mi
Henbury Play Park Playground 2.1 mi
Olivers Park 2.1 mi
Victoria Close Play Park Playground 2.4 mi
Plainfield Farm Recreation Ground park 2.8 mi
Canford Park SANG 2.8 mi
Pocket Park 2.9 mi

Family days out

Eye bridge Visitor attraction 0.4 mi
Walford Mill Crafts Visitor attraction 0.8 mi
HoneyBrook Farm Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
White Mill Visitor attraction 2.7 mi
Playland Amusement arcade 4 mi
Cunningham Crescent Skate Park Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Dragonfly Hollow Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Gover's Glade Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Poole Harbour Canoe Club Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
Poole Quay (Ferries for Brownsea Island) Visitor attraction 5.8 mi

Public transport

Julians Road 0.4 mi
Lake Gates 0.4 mi
Wimborne Hospital 0.5 mi
The Square, Wimborne 0.6 mi
High Street, Wimborne 0.6 mi
West Borough, Wimborne 0.6 mi
Lambs Green 0.7 mi
Queen Elizabeth's School 0.7 mi
Knobcrook Road 0.7 mi
Wimborne Police Station 0.8 mi

Beaches

Lake North Beach 5.6 mi

What’s nearby

Merley Park Golf Course 1.1 mi
Broadstone Golf Club Golf course 1.6 mi
Canford Golf Club Golf course 2.4 mi
Hamworthy Club Golf course 2.6 mi
Sturminster Marshall Golf Club Golf course 3 mi
Knighton Heath Golf Course 3.7 mi
Dudsbury Golf Club & Hotel Golf course 4.5 mi
Ferndown Forest Golf Club Golf course 4.9 mi
Cobbs Quay Marina 5.1 mi
Davis's Boatyard Marina 5.2 mi

Local services

Victoria Hospital Wimborne 0.5 mi
Superdrug Pharmacy 0.6 mi
The Old Dispensary Doctors 0.7 mi
Esso Fuel station 0.7 mi
Walford Mill Medical Centre Doctors 0.8 mi
Walford Mill Pharmacy 0.8 mi
The Quarter Jack Pharmacy 0.8 mi
Wimborne Travel Clinic Doctors 0.8 mi
BP Fuel station 0.8 mi
BP Fuel station 1.1 mi

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 1.9 mi

Adventure Wonderland 6.9 mi

Brownsea Island 7.6 mi

The Bournemouth Balloon 7.7 mi

Bournemouth Pier Beach 7.8 mi

National Trust

Kingston Lacy 1.7 mi

White Mill 2.7 mi

Brownsea Island 7.7 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 10.7 mi

Corfe Castle 11.2 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Pamphill - Eye Bridge - Lambs Green - Wimborne 1 mi

KINGSTON LACY 1.8 mi

Canford Heath 2.5 mi

Holt Heath - Horton Tower - Holt Heath 3.9 mi

POOLE CEMETERY 4.6 mi

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday, 5 September 2026 – Saturday, 5 September 2026)
Dorchester, Dorset 19.3 mi
Southampton Boat Show (Friday, 18 September 2026 – Friday, 18 September 2026)
Southampton, Hampshire 26.8 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Does Wimborne Fishing Lake have a swimming pool? No View all features
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