More about us at Lindholme Lakes

Here at Garbolino Lindholme we have lots of facilities right here on site. To see more about our cafe, our tackle shop or the caravan & camping site please use the menu above for more information.

Garbolino Lindholme is spread over 90 acres of land and consists of over 60 acres of water split between 8 lakes and 2 stock pond with a new lake being developed for 2010 season.

The touring caravan site has been re located with electric hook-ups and water on the site. The new 150 seater cafe will be up and running for the 2010 season with a licensed bar and shower rooms along with disabled toilets around the venue.

The new tackle shop which has been sponsored by Garbolino, stocks all major tackle company products and a large range of Bait.

The fishing At Garbolino Lindholme is second to none and a yearly budget of over £50,000 for replacement fish is stocked in the colder months every year.

We try at Garbolino Lindholme to make your day as pleasurable as possible and go beyond our duties to be helpful and courteous, nothing is too much trouble.

Day ticket prices for 2009 are £6 per day with concessions at only £5

We expect anglers to clear the pegs of Litter and adhere to our very fair fishery rules.

Our History

Garbolino Lindholme Lakes lies on the border of South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in the uniquely insular area of the Isle of Axholme. The market town of Epworth home of John and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism is four miles to the east.

The area is on the eastern boundary of Hatfield Chase, once the great hunting estate of the Stuart kings. Prior to C17 much of the chase was subject to flooding from the rivers Don and Idle and was a morass of peat and bog resulting from the decomposition of aquatic plants and moss following the felling of great forest trees.

Cornelius Vermuyden, a Dutchman, was bought over by Charles 1 to effect drainage of the land. Feuds developed between his workers who settled at Sandtoft and the Isleonians whose living of wildfowling and fishing appeared threatened.

The river Idle was re-routed. Marl from the dried up length of the river bed was dug and spread on the now drained peat land to make it suitable for arable farming. In the mid 1850’s flooding took place and Lindholme Lakes was formed.

The smaller lake was created during the winter of 1984-85 from the inclines which led in to the main lake and other non-productive land.

The lake margins support a great deal of wild life with a variety of water birds, visiting species and game. Many wild flowers and plants will also hold the attention of visiting anglers and we ask for care to be taken to protect the environment.

To learn more see this wiki article.