Category Archives: News

We are pleased to announce our partial reopening from Monday 29^th March, further to the recent government announcement. Not everything will be able to open from that date, so please check the details below. Also please note that the government has said these dates may change depending on the pandemic.

Fishing lakes – From Monday 29^th March the fly fishing lakes will open with social distancing measures in place. Please pre-book via Castbooker www.castbooker.com

Family fishing pond – From Thursday 1^st April our family fishing pond will be open. No pre-booking is required but face masks will be compulsory and other social distancing measures will be in place. To find out more please visit www.kilnseypark.co.uk

Café – The Café by the Lake will be reopening for takeaways only from Thursday 1st April, 10-4 each day. During this time the cafe will be providing a revised menu of hot and cold sandwiches, hot drinks and cakes and the shop will be open for ice creams, drinks and snacks. In line with government guidelines there will be no indoor or outdoor seating provided.

Things will change on Monday 12th April when it will be possible to sit on the outside patio tables. And we expect that things should be back to normal on Monday 17th May with a full menu and the ability to sit both indoors and outdoors.

Discovery trail – From Thursday 1^st April the trail will be open.

We will be closing the fishing lakes and the rest of the business for the duration of the national lockdown which was announced on 4^th January.

Early indications are that the lockdown will remain in place until the middle of February at the earliest. We will reopen as soon as it is safe for us to do so.

Any customers with fishing bookings during this period will be issued with a credit for when we reopen.

We hope that everyone stays safe through this difficult time and we look forward to welcoming you back to the freedoms of the great outdoors before too long.

Our local area (North Yorkshire) went into Tier 3 on the 31^st December. The café and nature trail will therefore be closed until further notice.

Fisheries are permitted to open in Tier 3 so the main lakes will remain open however we remind angling customers to follow the official travel guidance, which can be found on the Angling Trust website here. It is essential that customers pre-book, ideally using the online system here or by emailing us fishing@kilnseypark.co.uk at least 48 hours before you want to visit (if you turn up on the day without pre-booking you may find the gates are locked).

The family fishing remains closed for essential maintenance.

Note for anglers – the main lakes will remain catch and release only until we come out of Tier 3.

Our family fishing pond is currently closed for essential maintenance. It will reopen on Friday 26th March in time for the Easter holidays.

During this time we are expanding the size of the fishing area and dredging the pond to make it deeper.

We apologise for the inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you back in the Spring.

We’re delighted to have won the Rural Diversification award at this year’s Yorkshire Post Rural Awards. The award recognises the rural business that has demonstrated ingenuity and a real can do attitude in developing new opportunities. We’re proud to have been recognised for the sheer breadth of what we offer here at Kilnsey Park Estate – everything from fly fishing and nature walks to cream teas, weddings, pony trekking and holiday accommodation – not to mention the fresh rainbow trout that started our journey in 1978!
A huge thank you to all the staff past and present who have been integral to our growth and to the founders Anthony and Vanessa Roberts.
We’re also proud to have been the runner up in the Rural Tourist Attraction of the Year category.

Sometimes it’s easy to take the most important things for granted. It’s been a dozen years since we were selected as a reintroduction site for the UK’s rarest wildflower, the Lady’s Slipper orchid. Since then we have been privileged to be part of a successful conservation story, playing a small but hugely satisfying part in helping the orchids to slowly establish themselves and to thrive. The two weeks when the orchids flower marks an important milestone in the year and is as eagerly anticipated as any celebration.

One of the greatest joys is to welcome so many visitors to our nature reserve, many of them plant-lovers for whom seeing the Lady’s Slipper orchid is a lifetime’s ambition. A recent visitor has written a lovely account of the orchid and its miraculous escape from extinction in this week’s Country Diary in the Guardian, which you can read here.

The Lady’s Slipper orchids on our reserve are now approaching the end of their flowering period for another year. We’ll be counting down the days until their unfurl their vivid slippers again.

Great to see BBC presenter Adam Henson enjoying his fishing here at Kilnsey Park on this week’s Countryfile – before experiencing a delicious meal featuring our own rainbow trout smoked by Jake Buchan of our on-site Holy Smokery.

Adam was particularly impressed with the fresh, clean flavour of our fish – all thanks to the fact that they are reared in the pristine limestone-filtered spring waters of the Yorkshire Dales. It’s what we believe sets our rainbow trout apart from the crowd.

Why not find out for yourself? We offer fishing for all ages and all levels, whether you’re looking for something different to do with a young family, or keen to hone your angling skills. Find out more by clicking here.

Watch the episode of BBC Countryfile here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/episode/…/countryfile-spring-special …See more