Over the past few years Baden Hall has established itself as one of the largest pleasure fisheries in the country - now with a total of 12 waters covering more than 70 acres and over 350 pegs.

Eight of the pools are available for match bookings, holding between 10 and 50 pegs per pool, whilst two pools are reserved for pleasure anglers and are never let out for matches, thus ensuring over 100 pegs are always available for the day ticket angler with carp reaching nearly 40lbs, bream 11lbs and tench 10 lbs.

The newest additions to the fishery are the Pintail pleasure and match lake which opened in winter 2013 and The Quarry and Bridge Specimen Lakes, new big fish waters which opened in 2010 and are now throwing up fantastic weights - Quarry already holding the venue record.

The fishery is open between 7am and 9pm in summer and 8am to dusk in winter with Day Tickets and information on where's fishing well being readily available from Reception.

The main gates open automatically at 6am and close at 9pm in summer.

Winter times may vary, and are displayed on Baden Hall's Facebook and Web pages.

Anglers should obtain their tickets from Reception before fishing, although those who arrive before 7am should go to a peg and set up before collecting their ticket from Reception at 7am.

Alternatively, they can pay at one of the automated ticket machines which only accept coins and do not issue change.

Cooked breakfasts and evening meals are now available in the cafe on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday mornings between 7:30am and 10:30am.

Food deliveries can be requested and made for anglers fishing the Specimen Lakes.

There are car parks and toilets at various locations along the drive and a hard road is planned to the Duck Pond which is an attractive out-of - the - way mature water.

Baden Hall also has a wide selection bait in its on - site Tackle Shop in Reception, where details of the fishery's rules are also on display.