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Independent archive. This site is not affiliated with the former operator of Bury Hill Fisheries. The fishery is permanently closed; no bookings, tickets or memberships are offered or processed here. Content is gathered from public historical sources and reader contributions. Read the Closure Record

Closure record · 2022–2025

How Bury Hill Fisheries closed

A dated, sourced record of the closure, from the first notice in June 2022 to the final closure of the venue in February 2025.

The Bury Hill boathouse on the Old Lake under falling snow, photographed while the fishery was still open
Photo: Bury Hill Fisheries, from buryhillfisheries.co.uk

Status

Permanently closed

No fishing, tickets or memberships. Please do not visit the site expecting to fish.

Last checked

Against the former operator’s website [Operator site, 26 October 2026]

Key dates

The closure in five dates

Timeline

Everything we can date

  1. #

    Closure notice for the Old Lake

    Anglers on the Maggotdrowning forum quoted in full the fishery’s notice that Old Bury Hill Lake would close. A FishingMagic thread discussed the news at the same time. [Report, June 2022][Report, June 2022]

  2. #

    Angling Times reports the loss

    Angling Times discussed the closure as part of a wider pattern of venue losses, alongside the rising running costs faced by commercial fisheries. [Press, July 2022]

  3. #

    Old Bury Hill Lake closes

    The 12.5-acre estate lake, fished since long before the newer lakes were dug, closed to anglers. [Operator site, 26 October 2026]

  4. #

    Day membership replaces day tickets

    From March 2023 Milton, Bonds and Temple were fished on day membership rather than open day tickets. [Operator site, 26 October 2026]

  5. #

    Anglers post their farewells

    A “Bury Hill Memories” thread on the Carp.com forum collected anglers’ recollections as the final closure approached. [Report, February 2025]

  6. #

    The whole venue closes

    Milton, Bonds and Temple closed, ending fishing at Bury Hill. [Report, December 2025]

  7. #

    A former tackle shop manager looks back

    In a film about Milton Lake, the fishery’s tackle shop manager from 2006 to 2012 recalled that the Old Lake closed in 2023 and the entire venue in February 2025. [Report, December 2025]

  8. #

    Still permanently closed

    The former operator’s website was checked and showed a “permanently closed” notice. [Operator site, 26 October 2026]

Quotable summary

In one sentence

Bury Hill Fisheries, near Dorking in Surrey, closed in stages: a notice for the Old Lake circulated in June 2022, Old Bury Hill Lake closed in February 2023, the remaining lakes moved to day membership from March 2023, and the whole venue closed in February 2025.

You are welcome to quote this sentence with a link to this page. Each date above has its own # link for citing a single fact.

Open questions

What the record does not yet show

  • A dated primary source from the operator for the final closure in February 2025.
  • A full public statement of the reasons for closure.
  • The original wording of the June 2022 notice as published by the fishery itself, rather than as quoted by anglers.
  • What became of the fish stocks after closure.

If you hold a dated notice, ticket, email or photo that fills one of these gaps, the archive would like to see it. Corrections are published in the corrections log.

Send evidence

Before the closure

The lakes that closed

Old Bury Hill, Milton, Bonds and Temple each have their own page with sourced figures and the date they closed.

A note on sources

Forum threads and films are reports by anglers, not official statements. Where an official source exists, it is listed first.

Questions

Frequently asked

When did Bury Hill Fisheries close?

In stages. A closure notice for the Old Lake circulated in June 2022, the Old Lake closed in February 2023, the other lakes moved to day membership from March 2023, and the whole venue closed in February 2025.

Why did Bury Hill close?

No full public statement of reasons has been found. Angling Times discussed the loss in July 2022 alongside rising running costs for fisheries. The archive will add any sourced explanation; send one if you have it.

Can I fish at Bury Hill now?

No. The venue is permanently closed. The former operator’s website showed a “permanently closed” notice when last checked on 26 October 2026. Please do not visit expecting to fish.

Is this the former operator’s website?

No. This is an independent archive and has no connection with the former operator.