Shotton Hall Angling Club

About Us

Shotton Hall Angling Club

Shotton Hall Pond, a truly unique and excusive opportunity to be, and to be able to fish in the North East -There is no other place like it.

Shotton Hall Pond

About Shotton Hall Pond

Shotton Hall was originally an 18th Century fine country house and grounds. It is currently owned by Peterlee Town Council and is both a wedding, and conferencing venue, as well as the Council’s administrative offices. The pond at Shotton Hall is roughly as old as the Hall itself. The Ordnance Survey six-inch map of England and Wales of 1861 clearly shows the ‘fish pond’ in its current place and almost identical shape.

The pond is not particularly deep, but it does have an abundant natural stock of native freshwater course fish including - Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Perch, Crucian and a small number of both Common and Mirror Carp, as well as Eels. A true mixed fishery.

Despite a ‘no fishing’ policy being in place, the pond has been sporadically fished over the years. Sadly, many of these anglers have not had the skill or equipment to fish the water correctly and this has led to some small levels of damage, litter, discarded tackle and foul-hooked fish. In November 2017 Peterlee Town Council took the decision to open up the fishing rights to the pond to proper anglers who would work with the Council to ensure the pond is fished responsibly and to enable the small amount of revenue raised to be used to invest in the upkeep of the pond as a natural habitat.

Fishing

Shotton Hall grounds are open from 8.30am Monday to Friday. Day tickets are available Monday to Friday only available in person at the reception of Shotton Hall. The are NO Day Tickets available for any weekends or Bank Holidays. For membership enquiries, please follow the same process of either enquiring in person at Shotton Hall, or telephoning the Hall on 0191 5862491. The grounds are closed and locked at 5.00pm Monday – Thursday, and 4.30pm Friday. Any cars left in the car park must be removed by 5pm (4.30pm on a Friday) or they will be locked in.

Shotton Hall Angling Club

Shotton Hall pond is open to members of the Shotton Hall Angling Club fishing syndicate and day ticket holders only. Shotton Hall Angling Club is a non-profit organisation with all club funds going towards the running of the club, the maintenance of the pond and all of it's surroundings.

All new members are required to supply two passport-sized photographs upon application. One is for club records, and the second is affixed to your membership card. Current 2023 members, please bring your membership with you to the Hall when you renew your 2024 membership, along with your in-date Environment Agency rod license.

The 'pay-per-fish' payment system of 2023 has been replaced by a one-off fee. Firstly, on the date of application, if a prospective member is UNDER 16 years of age (proof of age is required upon application) they will only be required to pay £10 for a full years membership. Secondly, those aged 16 years and above on the date of application, there is a one-off fee of £35 with no need to pay every time you fish.

Members will have the facility to obtain their own key to our own angling gate at a cost of £10. This fee is refundable should you ever leave the club. This key provides access to our own gate into Shotton Hall grounds and allows you to fish out of Shotton Hall opening/closing times.

Membership - Juniors under 16 years of age - £10 Per Annum

Membership - 16 years of age and over - £35 Per Annum

Non Member - DAY TICKET (Mon-Fri ONLY) - £15 per day ALL AGES.

All fees are to be paid at the reception of Shotton Hall. Card payments only please, we do not accept cash. There will be in any season a maximum of 50 Shotton Hall Angling Club/syndicate members. You will be asked for photo ID and proof of residence when you apply for membership. Membership of the syndicate/club and day tickets are all subject to the Club Rules, please read and understand all these rules before applying. If a member or day ticket holder are found to be in breach of any rules then they will generally receive one warning, and an opportunity to rectify their behaviour. A second breach will result of them being removed from the Shotton Hall Angling Club syndicate without further notice or refund, and they will lose the right to fish at Shotton Hall Pond. Serious breaches of the rules will result in immediate removal from the Shotton Hall Angling Club syndicate.

Our club is now at it's maximum of 50 members and unfortunately cannot take anymore members in 2024. However, please do register your interest either over the phone, or directly at the reception of Shotton Hall where there is a waiting list you can add your name to for 2025 membership. In the meantime, you can always fish on a non-member day ticket (during Mon-Fri).

Shotton Hall Opening Times

Monday-Thursday 09:00-17:00

Friday 09:00-16:30

Saturday & Sunday - Closed

Every Bank Holiday - Closed

Closed Season

There is no fishing permitted at Shotton Hall Pond during every calendar month of May. This is to broadly coincide with the coarse fish spawning season. This also gives the pond and surroundings a rest and allows us to carry out improvement work. Anyone fishing the pond during this closed season will be asked to leave, and will be banned from the Shotton Hall Angling Club syndicate.