8 of the best houses for sale with fishing rights
The best houses for sale with fishing rights – from a Georgian property on the banks of the River Derwent, County Durham, to a restored mill house in Marlborough with fishing rights on the River Kennet

Chamberlayne’s Farm, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset.
A Grade II-listed former mill house and mill with fishing rights on a prime chalk stream. It retains its original mill workings and has a country kitchen with an Aga. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, conservatory, 2-bedroom cottage, 182.3 acres.
Price: £3.3m, available in three lots. Savills 01962-834036.

Chamberlayne’s Farm, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset.
A Grade II-listed former mill house and mill with fishing rights on a prime chalk stream. It retains its original mill workings and has a country kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, conservatory, 2-bed cottage, 182.3 acres.
Price: £3.3m, available in three lots. Savills 01962-834036.

Moons Mill, Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire.
A restored former mill house with fishing rights on the River Kennet. It has a drawing room with an open fireplace and a kitchen with French doors opening onto a terrace overlooking the mill stream. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, gardens, 1.6 acres.
Price: £3.575m Knight Frank 01488-682726.

The Ford, Greywell, Hook, Hampshire.
A Grade II-listed house with gardens leading down to the River Whitewater, on which it has fishing rights. It has exposed beams, period fireplaces, a handcrafted kitchen with an Aga and a large, barrel-vaulted sitting room. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dressing room, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, 2-bedroom outbuilding, gardens, store, riverside gardens, 0.48 acres.
Price: £1.695m Knight Frank 01256-630976.

The Ford, Greywell, Hook, Hampshire.
A Grade II-listed house with gardens leading down to the River Whitewater, on which it has fishing rights. It has exposed beams, period fireplaces, a handcrafted kitchen with an Aga and a large, barrel-vaulted sitting room. 3 beds, 2 baths, dressing room, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, 2-bed outbuilding, gardens, store, riverside gardens, 0.48 acres.
Price: £1.695m Knight Frank 01256-630976.

The Ford, Greywell, Hook, Hampshire.
A Grade II-listed house with gardens leading down to the River Whitewater, on which it has fishing rights. It has exposed beams, period fireplaces, a handcrafted kitchen with an Aga and a large, barrel-vaulted sitting room. 3 beds, 2 baths, dressing room, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, 2-bed outbuilding, gardens, store, riverside gardens, 0.48 acres.
Price: £1.695m Knight Frank 01256-630976.

Bridge House, Lintzford, Rowlands Gill, County Durham.
An updated Georgian house on the banks of the River Derwent overlooking the listed Lintzford Bridge, with fishing rights on the river. It has a fitted kitchen, a bespoke staircase, and a living room with a limestone fireplace with a wood-burning stove. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, garage, south-facing gardens, 0.44 acres.
Price: £800,000+ Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

Garway Mill, Garway, Herefordshire.
A former water mill built in 1835, with approximately one mile of single and double-bank fishing rights on the River Monnow. The house has vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, hardwood floors, wood-burning stoves, and glazed doors in the breakfast kitchen that open onto a flagstone terrace. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception, old engine room, detached barn, gardens, orchard, grounds, 2.7 acres.
Price: £665,000 Roscoe Rogers & Knight 01600-772929.

Waterside House, Dalton, Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway.
An 1860s property with trout-fishing rights on the River Annan. It has a panelled entrance hall and a fitted kitchen with an Aga. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dressing room, 3 receptions, office, laundry, gym area, 2-bedroom cottage, outbuilding, gardens, tennis court, paddock, river frontage, 10.5 acres.
Price: £1.6m+ Fine & Country 01387-460180.

Mill Lane Farm, Weybread Lakes, Diss, Norfolk.
A thatched former farmhouse with a converted barn and five one-bedroom holiday lodges positioned around a large lake stocked with carp. The house has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove, and a large country kitchen. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, office, 3-bedroom barn conversion, outbuilding with workshop, gym, gardens, paddocks, 13 acres.
Price: £2.4m Savills 01603-229229.

Mill Lane Farm, Weybread Lakes, Diss, Norfolk.
A thatched former farmhouse with a converted barn and five one-bedroom holidays lodges positioned around a large lake stocked with carp. The house has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove, and a large country kitchen. 5 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, office, 3-bed barn conversion, outbuilding with workshop, gym, gardens, paddocks, 13 acres.
Price: £2.4m Savills 01603-229229.

Bayfordbury Park Farm, Hertford, Hertfordshire.
A Grade II-listed former farm house dating in part to the mid-1600s with both single and double-bank fishing rights on the River Lea. The house has beamed ceilings, exposed brickwork, inglenook fireplaces and a conservatory overlooking the gardens. 5 bedrooms, dressing room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 3 receptions, garden room, barn, outbuildings, stables, gardens, river frontage with fishing rights, 18 acres.
Price: £3m Hamptons 01992-874223.
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