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Barbel Lodge — River Severn, Highley

A proper private Severn-side fishing stay at Barbel Lodge in Highley. The fishing is right outside the lodge, with barbel and chub the named targets, and it’s included when you book the accommodation.

Run by Barbel Lodge, Highley, operated by Mr Paul Sargant · checked 11 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Bewdley 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 a private stretch attached to Barbel Lodge, not a club or council-run fishery.
  • The river is immediately beside the lodge, so there’s no faffing about with a long walk to the water. Just step out and get fishing.
  • The lodge has a small garden and patio overlooking the Severn. Handy for keeping an eye on the water while the kettle’s on.
  • Barbel and chub are the named targets here. Proper Severn fare, with the open season offering the chance to get stuck into them.
  • The site describes it as suitable for open-season fishing, but gives no detailed swim, depth, flow or feature breakdown.
  • No peg count or beat length is published, and there’s no separate bank-access description. Best treated as a small private lodge-side stretch rather than a marked fishery.
  • The fishing season closes from 15 March to 15 June. Outside that close period, it’s advertised for open-season fishing.
  • Bait and tackle storage is provided at the lodge, including a fridge. Bob on for a fishing break where the gear can stay close at hand.
  • There’s ample parking at the property, Highley railway station is about five minutes away on foot, and a riverside pub is roughly five minutes away too.
  • The lodge sits beside the Severn Valley Railway, adding a bit of character to the setting. It’s a 1940s wooden three-bedroom property on the riverbank.

Methods: The facts don’t prescribe a particular approach, so barbel and chub tactics are down to the angler and conditions. Read the flow, look for the crease and keep things sensible during the open season.

Access & tickets

Lodge stay with fishing

Fishing is included with a stay at the self-catering Barbel Lodge. No standalone day ticket is advertised.

£550 for March–October in the published 2020/2021 weekly accommodation rate page. (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

To fish, book a stay at Barbel Lodge. Fishing is included with the self-catering accommodation; the official site does not advertise a standalone day ticket. The listed billing and management contact is Mr Paul Sargant.

Fish the club names

barbel, chub

Key rules

  • Fishing is included with a stay at Barbel Lodge.
  • The fishing season closes from 15 March to 15 June.
  • The stretch is described as suitable for open-season fishing.
  • No standalone day ticket is advertised.
  • No separate night-fishing policy is published.
  • No detailed fishery rules are published on the rights holder’s website.

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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