A quality guide to fishing in Dorchester-on-Thames

Information about angling in Dorchester, including fishing venues, tackle shops, supermarkets, and local weather. Part of a guide to angling in Oxfordshire.

Location: Dorchester

Dorchester is an Oxfordshire village which lies in the valleys of the River Thame and the River Thames, lying on the north side of the river to the north of Wallingford, and downstream of Abingdon. OX10 7HR.

Fishing in Dorchester. Photo by Lawrence Hookham on Unsplash

Angler amenities

River fishing in Dorchester is readily available on River Thame and the River Thames, while to the north west at Orchid lakes angling for catfish and carp is on offer. To the south east of Dorchester a local angling club provides coarse fishing at Meadside Still Water. Season ticket and day ticket coarse angling is supplied just north of the town at Dorchester Lake.

There are no fishing tackle shops in Dorchester. However, there is one not too far away at Benson Angling Centre, Unit 3, Waterfront, Benson, Wallingford OX10 6SJ.

Dorchester-on-Thames holds no supermarkets to stock up for a fishing trip. The nearest is a Waitrose at 1 St Martin’s St, Wallingford, OX10 0EF; further afield there is a Tesco at Wallingford Rd, North Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9BZ.

Information:

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