Cottages On Dartmoor & Tavistock Trout Fishery - Tavistock

Timmy P.

First rate tutoring by Gavin and first rate hosting by Ab. Me and my lad have never fly fished before (other stuff, yes) and had one of the most memorable days learning to fly fish and catching fish!. Such a lovely place. Grab a bite to eat or a pint at the Trout and Tipple...first class.

matthew L.

Absolute fly fishing heaven on earth. Beautiful cottage I stayed in for a long weekend. Gavin the fly fishing tutor had me casting like a pro within 30 minutes. And last of all the host Abi made me feel so welcome. I was sad to go home. I will definitely be returning for a week next time. The place is like a 2nd home.

emma L.

Beautyful landscap and fish healthy and well looked after

proskipper1

Sunny Sept day 2023.

Set in a stunning location - plenty of natural vegetation and abundant insect life. Caught 3 beautiful fin perfect condition hard fighting rainbow trout. Very friendly helpful staff top facilities tackle shop\ free tea/coffee and a fridge for keeping your catch in good condition.

Look forward to next visit.

Oct 2023 Another sunny day - second visit with my friend - he caught a stunning 6lb Brown trout in mint condition on a parachute adam's dry fly - the smile in the photo says it all....

Chris K.

A really well organised Fishery and a lovely place to fish. As a fairly inexperienced fisherman, I was really impressed with the help and advice offered by Gavin.
Also they have good facilities with Tea/Coffee, snacks etc all included in the price.
A very enjoyable day!
Thank you

Alex M.

Absolutely fantastic fly fishing location. Brilliant set up. Well maintained, well stocked and very friendly owner / staff.
Has its own tackles shop on site as well as toilets and kitchen, to have your lunch, tea and coffee. Thoroughly recommended, I will most certainly be a regular here.

Courtney O.

Lovely location and cottage. However, the hosts were rude and unapproachable. Firstly, I would like to mention that we are very respectful and clean people.
When taking the dogs for a walk, Abi rudely confronted, saying that the dogs should not swim in the lake. There were no signs of this and this was not mentioned at any point. Despite apologising, she continued by saying that we would make her house all wet and that she has "never had to deal with tenants like this before". This put a downer on the holiday and we started to walk on eggshells. Also, if you are going to make your cottage dog friendly, you would expect that the dogs may get wet in the rain on a walk. We obviously cleaned them and dried them as we didn't want the house to get wet either.
Other encounters included being told off for turning the hot tub up 1 degree and being told to hoover or she would charge us extra (although we cleaned up after ourselves anyway). We continued to walk on eggshells so we ensured that the property was clean when we left (we hoovered everywhere, dusted downstairs and mopped all hard floors) but she still charged us extra because apparently the chairs were unclean. You can't win.
So all in all, lovely place but the demeanor of Abi put a downer on our stay. It was a shame because we are respectful and polite people but she seemed to assume otherwise.

John H.

I went only for the trout fishing. The lakes are well maintained with a healthy stock of strong fighting fish including, rainbow, brown and tiger trout. The tackle shop is well stocked , there is a room for anglers to rest and recount their tales of the big one that got away. The toilet is immaculate, not like any others I have been to. Get your flies out and give them a tickle.