The Riddings Farm, Watling Street, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9
- Land size
- 15 acres
Description
Brown & Co are delighted to offer to the market The Riddings Fishery in Grendon, Warwickshire.
The Riddings Fishery is a beautifully family -run day ticket fishing venue set within a scenic 15 acres site in Grendon, Warwickshire.
Detailed Description
The Riddings is tucked away behind a row of houses just off the A5 (Watling Street) between Atherstone and Tamworth. The fishing business was originally developed in 1990 and has grown into a highly regarded destination for pleasure, competition and species anglers alike.
The property comprises of The Riddings House, which is a substantial four-bedroom residence, an extensive range of buildings with a range of potential (subject to the appropriate consents) and four fishing ponds with facilities, which in total gives an area of 15 acres
The Pools:
The sale of The Riddings offers an outstanding opportunity to acquire a premier, well established commercial 15-acre fishery, located in a prime position.
The Riddings boasts four mature and well-stocked pools with a total of 96 designated pegs.
The site has attracted both competition anglers and carp enthusiasts. The site is complimented by excellent on-site facilities, gravel walkways, car parking and shelters, with scope for further leisure and commercial expansion, subject to the appropriate planning consents.
a) Riddings Pool - Capacity for 33 pegs which is the centre piece competition pool and is renowned for its high catch rate
b) Folly Pool - Capacity for 32 pegs, being approximately 2.5 acres in size and is a popular choice for club matches
c) Crucian Pool - Capacity for 19 pegs, being approximately one acre in size
d) Specimen Pool - Capacity for 8 pegs, which is a specialist pool for the large specimen anglers.
Buildings:
The buildings at The Riddings are an extensive range of buildings, mainly be used formerly as deep litter housing.
The buildings have a wealth of potential for redevelopment, subject to the appropriate consents and can be summarised as follows:
Building Description
1 The Riddings Farmhouse
2 Double Garage and Store
3 Four Garages
4 Store/Deep Litter Pen
5 Deep Litter Pen
6 Deep Litter Pen
7 Deep Litter Pen
8 Three Bay Portal Framed Store
9 Deep Litter Pen
10 Deep Litter Pen
11 Former Pig Styes
12 Office and Hatchery
13 Five Bay Portal Framed Garage, (two with roller shutter door)
14 Dog Kennel
Location
What3Words Location: visitor.grafted.according
Directions:
Proceeding north on the A5 (Watling Street) from Atherstone towards Tamworth. Upon entering Grendon, take the slip road on the left-hand side which services the residential properties then take the left turn into Waste Lane and The Riddings is located immediately on the right-hand side.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-30
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Woodside CofE Primary School946 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 248
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dordon Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Racemeadow Primary Academy2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 360
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Outwoods Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 394
- Type
- Community school
- Birchwood Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 451
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- The Polesworth School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,459
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 746
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Wilnecote School3.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 961
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Tamworth4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 636
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Hartshill Academy4.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 988
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 40 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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