Furnace Pond

This 4 acre lake is quite picturesque and has ample parking for approximately 15 cars. The entrance to this venue looks quite narrow but have no fear as I drove my Audi A4 into and down the steep gradient leading to the Car Park there. The Car Park has a lovely wooden humpback footbridge which takes you on a 400metre walk to the lake. The lake has a good amount of park benches around Furnace Pond and roughly 14 pegs and 1 disabled peg which is made from metal bars with a concrete base, it is solid and will fill any wheelchair users with utter confidence in it's structure. The lake is free of litter, well maintained and one could imagine that you are almost at a private fishery such is the appearance of the this venue. The lake had a makeover in 1987 but the picnic area lets it down, there is a picnic table that has warped out of shape very badly, I wouldn't sit on it as I fear it would collapse under a person who weighs a 100kg or more. There are Carp that are 29lbs+ in this lake, nice sized Roach and lovely Bream that are not hybrid in any way I have come across. Supposedly there are Pike in this lake, but I refute this as I have fished for them two weeks in a row using lures, Blueys, Mackrel and Smelt and no Predator fish are in evidence at this lake. A word of caution when exiting this venue be very, very careful when you go up the one way exit, because as you go up the small hill and it levels out you will suddenly find yourself on the main road with fast flowing traffic from your right which you have to crane your around to the right just to able to see them. Tight Lines!