Beaver Fishery, Eastbourne Road, Newchapel, RH7

Beaver Fishery has a site area of approximately 37.5 acres (15.2 ha). The fishery has the benefit of 7 purpose built lakes with a total water area of 8.9 acres (3.6 ha), which have been developed since 1995 offering quality coarse fishing for pleasure, match and specimen fishermen.

EDEN HOUSE
Eden House is an impressive 5 bedroom Skandia-Hus house offering flexible accommodation, with four ground-floor ensuite bedrooms and two reception rooms. On the first floor is the fifth bedroom which benefits from a balcony, shower room, and study/sitting room. Offering spacious accommodation under a clay tile roof, the property overlooks its own private lakes (front and rear) in mature landscaped grounds extending to approximately 2.5 acres.

The accommodation briefly comprises: -

Ground Floor
Utility
Kitchen/Breakfast Room
Store Room
Sitting Room
Conservatory
Four ensuite bedrooms
W.C.

First Floor
Fifth bedroom with balcony overlooking lake
Lounge/study and shower room with WC

OUTSIDE
There is a large baronial-style barn built in 1991 of timber and brick construction under a tiled roof with a total floor area of 2,330sq ft, which can be used as an entertaining area and has potential for ancillary accommodation subject to planning.

In addition there are further open sided timber and tiled storage areas and garages.

THE FISHERY
The fishery is accessed off the A22 and has the benefit of excellent access roads around the property which have been maintained to a high standard.

There is a large purpose built car park situated just inside the main access gates which has the capacity for more than 50 vehicles. In addition there are 12 smaller purpose built car parks located around the property, close to the fishing lakes. Beaver Fishery is probably one of the best serviced fisheries in the country for good accessibility on an all year round basis.

The fishery has the benefit of a water supply from a large lake located approximately a quarter of mile away owned by the local council which feeds the river which runs along the southern boundary of Beaver Fishery, which in turn feeds all the lakes which are interconnected. In addition the lakes benefit from ground and surface water.

Within the fishery there is an area of wet woodland (moat woodland) designated as an SSSI.

Snipe Lake
Extending to approximately 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) with an average depth of 4½ft, 12 pegs and the provision of aeration. This is the main specimen carp lake with fish ranging from mid-doubles to low 30's, including common carp, mirror carp, ghost carp and grass carp.

Westlake
Extending to approximately 1.1 acre (0.45 ha) with a maximum depth of 15ft, 7 swims and with the benefit of aeration. This lake is now a catfish only lake, with 3 islands and a good stock of bream and silvers, with catfish ranging in size from low-doubles to over 80lbs.

Jeff's Lake
Extending to approximately 1 acre (0.4 ha) with 20 pegs, although one of the original lakes it has been renovated in the last five years. Stocked with F1 carp, mirror and common carp, bream, tench, roach and perch. This lake has the benefit of an overnight hut with 2 single beds at a current hire cost of £30 per night.

Majors Lake
Extending to 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) with a maximum depth of 7ft and 32 pegs. There is a large central island stock includes carp to 20lbs, bream, tench, perch and roach.

Maze Lake
Extending to 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) with a maximum depth of 5ft and 30 pegs. Regularly used for angling club matches, stock includes large shoals of bream, carp, roach, F1 carp and tench.

Daughter's Lake
Extending to approximately 1 acres (0.4 ha) with a maximum depth of 7ft and 12 pegs. Good stock of mirror, common, ghost and grass carp to over 20lbs. There is also a chalet on the lake that can be hired throughout the year.

Eden Pond
Extending to approximately 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) with 7 pegs. Stocked with predominantly tench up to 10lbs plus, golden tench 5lbs plus, roach, rudd, perch, carp and bream.

TACKLE SHOP
A single storey brick building of timber construction with steel profile sheeted roof and walls. Providing approximately 1200sq ft of utilisable area of which approximately two thirds are utilised as a tackle shop and one third as a fishery office and store room. Adjacent to the tackle shop is a lean-to used for general storage. Premium shower block with WCs.

FACILITIES
A small timber building adjacent to the tackle shop which is used for educational purposes. To the rear of the tackle shop and educational centre there is a purpose built toilet and shower block providing male, female and disabled toilets and showers.

YARD
The fishery has the benefit of a fenced in compound to the south of Jeff's Lake.

THE BUSINESS
Beaver Fishery is operated as a day ticket fishery. Details of ticket prices are available on Beaver Fishery's website.

Estimated 2025 turnover for Beaver Fishery is in excess of £100k.

PLANNING PERMISSION
Planning permission was granted by Tandridge District Council on the 4th September 1990 (reference TA/90/P/668) for the erection of farmhouse at Beaver Farm. Eden House is subject to the following Condition No. 4.

'The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed or last employed, in the locality in agricultural (as defined in Section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990), or in forestry, or dependant of such a person residing with him or her, or a widow or widower of such a person.'

The owners have submitted a planning application to the Local Authority (Certificate of Lawful Use) to remove the occupancy condition.

SERVICES
The fishery has the benefit of mains water and electricity and septic tank drainage together with CCTV.

Eden House is connected to mains water, electricity, mains gas supply and septic tank drainage.