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Crown Meadows (also known as Bryanston Park)

Crown Meadows, also known as Bryanston Park, gives you roughly a mile of River Stour fishing on the town-side bank upstream from Blandford Bridge. It’s a proper mixed coarse stretch, with big chub, plenty of classic river species and the odd cheeky carp.

Run by Blandford & District Angling Club · checked 12 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Blandford gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • This is the single true left bank — the town side — so don’t go wandering about looking for fishing on the far bank.
  • The stretch starts upstream from Blandford Bridge and finishes at the school boundary fence. That’s roughly 500 yards above the weir.
  • There’s about a mile of water to explore, with fields giving access to the river. Expect a varied bit of Stour rather than a regimented row of pegs.
  • The club names large chub, roach, dace, bream, perch, pike and occasional tench. Large carp to 28lb have been caught here in the past too.
  • Grayling may turn up in the first field near the town bridge when conditions are suitable. A nice bonus if the river’s playing ball.
  • Marsh and Ham car park is open 24 hours. From there, cross the road and use the stile behind the Blandford Forum sign.
  • You can also get in via Deer Park Riding Stables and Deer Park Lane. The access track gate needs the code printed on your membership card.
  • The club specifically flags the Poplars: give it a miss during windy weather and just after. No point taking a battering for a swim.
  • Night fishing is popular, but it’s members only. You must notify a club officer, and sessions are capped at five consecutive nights before a 48-hour break.
  • The coarse season runs from 16 June to 14 March inclusive. Trotting, feeder work and sensible stalking approaches should all have their place, depending on flow and conditions.

Methods: A cracking mixed coarse venue for trotting and feeder work, with chub, roach and dace likely targets and pike, perch, bream, tench and carp adding variety. Keep things mobile across the fields and pick the swim to suit the flow.

Access & tickets

Adult annual membership

Blandford & District Angling Club membership

£50 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Senior annual membership

Blandford & District Angling Club membership

£40 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Junior annual membership / day ticket

Junior membership £15; day tickets are booked through Clubmate.

£15 membership; £3.50 day ticket (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day tickets and memberships are obtained through Blandford & District Angling Club’s online Clubmate system. Listed prices are adult membership £50, senior membership £40, junior membership £15, day ticket £8 and junior day ticket £3.50.

Fish the club names

carp, tench, bream, roach, pike, perch

Key rules

  • A valid membership or day ticket is required when fishing club waters.
  • All fish must be returned alive.
  • Live baiting is not permitted.
  • Fishing is by rod and line only.
  • The coarse-fishing season is 16 June to 14 March inclusive.
  • Dogs, radios, fires and boats are prohibited.
  • Vehicles may not cross land to access club water.
  • Do not fish the Poplars during or just after windy weather.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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