Walton Pond is situated in the Vale of Avalon near Street on the edge of the Somerset levels. The levels and moors are steeped in history and myth. Glastonbury with its Tor, visible from Walton Pond , is central to the Arthurian myths and legends. Many claim it to be the Isle of Avalon and Glastonbury Abbey to be the final resting place of King Arthur and his wife Guinevere. Walton's unique history saw most of the village being auctioned off on 14th July 1939 when the owner of nearly all the properties and surrounding land Lord Bath put the village up for sale. Walton, which was then part of the Longleat Estate, produced an annual income prior to the auction of £3,135 from tenant rents etc. Thirty-four farms and small holdings, forty-one houses and cottages, an inn and a residence called the Old Parsonage, as well as many plots of land, went under the hammer on that day. Walton, when mentioned in the Doomsday Book, recorded less than fifty residents within its area. The pond has been dug from old peat workings. It is an excellent venue for the specialist carp angler and great for pleasure and match angler alike. The pond's largest inhabitants are carp in their mid twenties and some very large bream. The pond also holds a good head of skimmer bream, roach and perch.
Please note that antiseptic dip tanks are in use at this venue and all nets must be dipped prior to use.
The bailiffs for this venue are as follows: Nigel Hughes, Paul Marshall, Dawn Parr, Steve Newark, and Carl Davies.
How to get there:
From Taunton take the A361, Turn right at the Pipers inn, on entering Walton, turn sharp left at the Pike and Muskets inn. Keep bearing right to bridge over the south drain, Walton Pond is on the right. Please be aware that no parking is allowed on the roadside at this venue you may only park in the car park provided.