Kilnsey Park Fishery, Kilnsey, BD23 5PS

Location

Kilnsey Park is a beautiful outdoor attraction situated near Grassington in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. The busy leisure facility includes fishing, fish farm, a café, a range of activities and events and a nature trail. The spring-fed trout fishery comprises two lakes, with views of Upper Wharfedale.

Location
Kilsney Park is located in the village of Kilnsey, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The site is 11 miles from the Market town of Skipton and 26 miles from Harrogate.

Kilnsey Park
The Kilnsey Estate dates back to the 1100s, when monks from Fountains Abbey farmed sheep here. The monks ran the Estate for 400 years until the land was taken by Henry VIII. Current owners the Roberts family have lived on the Estate since 1911. Today the 2,000 acre Estate is a hub for outdoors activities including mountain biking, fishing and horse riding. It is home to a rich array of wildlife including red squirrels and the UK's rarest orchid.

The Estate has its own café and award-winning smokehouse and generates all its own electricity from renewable sources. Every year the Estate is host to Kilnsey Show, which attracts up to 15,000 visitors.

Kilnsey Park Fishery
The fishery benefits from a spring-fed water supply which maintains the temperature and quality, allowing quality fishing year round. The fishery has hosted numerous fishing courses and is a Troutmasters Water. Two lakes are connected via a bridge at the northern end with the eastern lake extending to 0.85 acres, the western lake extending to 1.36 acres. In addition, the popular family pool attracts in excess of 7,000 visitors alone per year. The combined water area is 3.21 acres.

Nature Trail
The Kilnsey nature trail is a footpath around the site, comprising four animal enclosures with goats, pigs and guinea pigs, a paddock containing an alpaca and three sheep. The path has other points of interest including the site's green energy units (2 hydropower turbines and a heat pump), viewing points of the fish farm, an area of woodland and a freshwater spring.

Security of Tenure:- The lease to specifically exclude all security of tenure provisions relating to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 part II.

Legal Costs:- Tenant to make a contribution of 50% towards landlord's legal expenses incurred drafting the lease.

Local Authority
North Yorkshire County Council

Summary

Key points

• Established trout fishery in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales - To Let
• Fishery is part of the Kilnsey Park Estate, which attracts 15,000 visitors per year.
• Fishery together with nature trail is offered on a 10 year lease
• The spring-fed trout fishery comprises two lakes, with views of Upper Wharfedale.
• Access to existing fishery equipment and shared facilities
• Contact

Fenn Wright
Tel: 01206 216546
Tom Good
tjg@fennwright.co.uk