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Lake Meadows

Set in a superb 30 acre Victorian park a stones throw away from Billericay high street.
This 5 acre water is under Basildon District Council control but managed by Mick Toomer.

Previuosly this was predominantly a Carp venue but in recent years more than a ton and a half of bream, roach, perch, chub and barbel have been introduced.
The Carp go to weights of 24lb+ while Bream go to about 3lb. Pike are also present but very rarely fishing for.
The small numbers of Perch, Tench, Gudgeon, Chub and Barbel dont really make them a good specific target.
The target species seem to be Roach and Bream, with the silver fish producing quality double figure bags for pole, tip and waggler anglers.
Boilies are without doubt the most productive carp bait, but also dog biscuits or bread work well when the fish are on the top.With the fairly shallow depths the carp don't like swimming into tight lines, and so back leading is is a common approach.
The best catches of bream are normally taken by quivertip anglers, with sweetcorn and luncheon meat in summer and pinkies, maggots or casters during the winter.

Facilities include a cafe,toilets and car park

Rules :

Lake Meadows do not tolerate anti-social behaviour, and of course the park has the usual park byelaws.
However they have very few rules to inconvenience responsible anglers.
Obviously guns, fires, and vehicles are not allowed, but otherwise just ask anglers to use their sense.

See a few of the questions asked on a regular basis  here

Ticket Prices :

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Directions :

From the A 12 take the A1007 turn off, signposted Stock and Billericay.
Follow the signs to Billericay, and passing the Crondon Park Golf Club on the right hand side.
Follow the road into Stock through the village.
Passing The Old Nags Head Pub on your right, you are then coming into Billericay and soon a roundabout.
Continue straight over the roundabout still following the A1007.
Passing the Mayflower School on your left,you come to a mini roundabout.
Straight over the roundabout and turn right at the second roundabout into Radford Way.
Past the shops and Billericay Station on your left hand side.
Take next right into Radford Crescent, (The Edwardian Club is on the corner).
About a hundred yards down Radford Crescent you will go past a Car park on your right hand side.
The Access Road for Lake Meadows is on the right immediately after this Car Park.
The Lake Meadows Car Park is at the end of the access road.

PARKING
Free for most of the day, but a 30pence parking ticket is needed for the period between 2pm and 3pm.
This is to stop commuters filling the car park.
Tickets are available only from the swimming pool, and officially not on sale before 1pm

If fishing alone it's normally possible to get your parking ticket when you arrive
Ask the swimming pool staff in a polite manner and show them a fishing rod.
Parking tickets are not needed on Saturday or Sunday.

Use the route planner for direct route :

Lake Meadows Park.
Radford Way,
Billericay,
Essex,
CM12 OAQ

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