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Hesleyside Ridings Beat

Hesleyside Ridings is a cracking left-bank beat on the North Tyne, run through the Tyne Angling Passport scheme. It’s a scenic, fly-only stretch with brown trout, limited to two anglers and open from 22 March to 15 June.

Run by Tyne Rivers Trust · checked 10 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Bellingham 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 North Tyne water below Kielder Dam, running through some properly lovely Northumberland countryside.
  • The fishing length is given as 1.5 km in the short description and 2 km in the detailed beat information, so check the passport details when booking.
  • Only the left bank is included. The upstream limit is the vegetated gravel shore above the Cuddies Loop car park.
  • Downstream, the beat finishes at the fence line upstream of Riverdale Hall Hotel. Nice clear markers, which is always a bonus.
  • The water is described as having excellent fishing, with brown trout the named species for this beat. Keep things tidy and enjoy the setting.
  • It’s fly fishing only, all season. No bait, feeders or cheeky bits of float tackle here — just the fly rod.
  • The fishing dates run from 22 March to 15 June inclusive. A short, defined season, so don’t leave it until the last minute.
  • There’s roadside parking at Cuddies Loop, plus space at the end of the track across the field. Extra roadside parking is available on the right side of the river.
  • Left-bank access is from the C200 Kielder road, 1.5 km north of Bellingham Bridge. The right-bank area has a separate access, but this beat includes the left bank only.
  • Hesleyside Huts offer accommodation nearby, with Bellingham, the Hesleyside estate and Riverdale Hall Hotel all close at hand.

Methods: Fly fishing only throughout the open season. The North Tyne is a famous salmon river, but brown trout are the named species for this particular beat.

Access & tickets

Tyne Angling Passport day ticket

Run and sold through the Tyne Rivers Trust Tyne Angling Passport scheme.

£8.00 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Tickets are sold through the Tyne Rivers Trust’s Tyne Angling Passport scheme. The ticket price shown by the rights holder is £8.00 per day.

Fish the club names

trout

Key rules

  • Fishing dates are 22 March to 15 June inclusive.
  • Fly fishing only at all times.
  • All fish must be returned.
  • Maximum number of anglers is two.
  • Only the left bank is included.
  • Upstream limit: the vegetated gravel shore upstream of the car park at Cuddies Loop.
  • Downstream limit: the fence line upstream of Riverdale Hall Hotel.

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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