Westfield Fishery

Westfield Fishery sits at Westfield Farm in Medmenham, between Marlow and Henley-on-Thames, with SL7 2HE the postcode for your journey. The main draw is the carp lake, but there's a coarse stream advertised too. You can book individual fishing tickets or go for exclusive lake hire, with camping areas and shepherd's huts giving you a couple of ways to make a longer break of it.

• 2 lakes: Main carp lake, Coarse stream
• Fish: carp, tench, bream, pike, crucian
• Tickets from: Exclusive hire without huts: Monday–Friday, four nights, up to six anglers — £595
• Find it: Marlow · SL7 2HE

Based on how each lake is set up — not a ranking.

Westfield Fishery sits at Westfield Farm in Medmenham, between Marlow and Henley-on-Thames, with SL7 2HE the postcode for your journey. The main draw is the carp lake, but there's a coarse stream advertised too. You can book individual fishing tickets or go for exclusive lake hire, with camping areas and shepherd's huts giving you a couple of ways to make a longer break of it.

The lake isn't a vast pit, which should appeal if you like a more compact bit of water to get your head around. Its dedicated page puts it at 3.5 acres, while the homepage says 3 acres, so there's a small mismatch worth flagging. Eight swims are listed, with depths from one to four metres. Gravel bars, weed beds and lilies give you proper features to think about rather than just chucking out and hoping.

Common and mirror carp head the official species list, alongside tench, bream and pike. The fishery's own facts panel gives a 2025 lake best of 40.3 lb, so there's certainly a big-fish claim behind the carp fishing. That isn't a promise of an easy PB, mind. Crucians are also mentioned by UK Fisherman, although they aren't included in the official species list supplied here.

For planning a session, those changes in depth and the mix of gravel and vegetation are the useful bits. They're features to investigate when choosing where to present a bait, not proof that any particular swim will be on the munch. We haven't fished Westfield, so we're not going to pretend there's a banker peg or a magic approach. The stream is much less clearly described: its size and species aren't specified.

Getting the kit unloaded looks refreshingly low on faff. Every swim allows car access for unloading, and on-site parking is free. Swim 1 is described as wheelchair-friendly, with ramp access to the toilets and shower too. Exclusive packages include swim-side camping areas, a bait fridge and electricity. There are also two shepherd's huts, each sleeping two adults and two children, with heating and the everyday essentials included.

Before loading the car, get the booking sorted: all anglers must book and pay in advance. Day, night and 24-hour ticket windows are published, but the homepage places a November 1–March 1 restriction beneath the 24-hour option, so check that carefully. Individual prices need confirming through Swimbooker. On the bank it's two rods maximum, no unattended rods, suitable hooks and a compulsory unhooking mat. A cracking-looking setup on paper for a planned carp break, rather than a spontaneous turn-up-and-fish trip.

Good background reading. Most of it is a few years old, so treat it as a starting point and ask on the day.

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• Our read

  Checked Sept '26 — “Westfield is a compact, feature-filled carp venue at Medmenham, between Marlow and Henley, with eight swims and a coarse stream also advertised. Advance booking is essential, whether you're sorting a day session or a proper fishing break with the lake to yourselves.”

This is our own summary of recurring public feedback and the venue details we checked, not a copied customer review or a promise you’ll catch. Feedback changes, so we keep it separate from the Tackle Index score.