Lake note 04 · Temple
Temple Lake
The four-acre specimen carp lake built for £350,000 in 2002, later home to more than a dozen thirties and fish over 40lb.
Figures
At a glance
4 acres
Specimen carp lake
£350,000
Cost of building the lake in 2002
12+
Carp over 30 lb, with fish over 40 lb
The lake
Temple was the newest of the four lakes, built in 2002 at a cost the former operator gave as £350,000 [Operator site, 26 October 2026]. It does not appear on the fishery’s own pages captured in early 2002, which describe three lakes [Archive, 21 March 2002].
The fishing
It was run as a specimen carp water. The former operator described more than a dozen fish over 30 lb and carp over 40 lb [Operator site, 26 October 2026]. Photo captions on the operator’s site name individual carp such as “Nemo” and “Friar Tuck”, and a 39 lb 10 oz ghost carp from December 2015, though they do not always say which lake each came from.
More on the venue’s carp, including the 1970s record, in carp at Bury Hill.
Closure
From March 2023 the remaining lakes were fished on day membership rather than open day tickets [Operator site, 26 October 2026]. The venue closed completely in February 2025 [Report, December 2025]; anglers were already posting farewells that month [Report, February 2025]. The full sequence is in the Closure Record.
Also at Bury Hill
The other lakes
Lake note 01 · Old Bury Hill
Old Bury Hill Lake
The 12.5-acre spring-fed estate lake. Waggler, feeder and boat water; carp and pike to 30lb, zander to 16lb.
Lake note 02 · Milton
Milton Lake
Three acres, 30 platforms, dug in 1991. Crucians, tench and pleasure bags to 250lb.
Lake note 03 · Bonds
Bonds Lake
Two acres around a central island. Hard-fighting carp in big numbers.
Questions
Frequently asked
When was Temple Lake built?
In 2002, at a cost the former operator gave as £350,000.
How big were the carp in Temple Lake?
The former operator described more than a dozen carp over 30 lb and fish over 40 lb.