Experience a great day out at Draycote Water!

Whether you come to unwind or have fun, there’s plenty for all at Draycote Water.  Set in the heart of Warwickshire, Draycote Water is situated off the A426 one mile south of Dunchurch near Rugby.

Our Visitor Centre incorporates a gift shop, café, rangers' office and fishery and has fantastic views across the water.  Visitor centre opening hours are:

November – February: 10am - 4pm
March - 10am - 5pm
April – October: 10am - 6pm

The site is open every day except for Christmas Day and occasional special events, from 8.30am until dusk.

Did you know?

Draycote Water has been recognised by the Heart of England as one of the top 10 visitor attractions in the West  Midlands.

For more information, telephone Draycote Water on 01788 811107.

PLEASE NOTE: Dogs are not allowed around the 5 mile perimeter track at Draycote Water, although they are welcome in the country park.

 

Visitor Notices

The catering facility onsite has ceased to operate.

A mobile catering unit is onsite serving hot food and drinks. The shop is providing a limited selection of drinks and confectionary. All other facilities are open as usual and the seating in the visitor centre is still available for use. We are currently tendering for a new catering supplier. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Please call the Visitor Centre if you require any further information on 01788 811 107.

Closure of Draycote Fishery

Severn Trent Water is making a number of improvements to its site Draycote Water, near Rugby. This is part of a programme of ongoing improvements to all the public access sites that we own and manage. By regularly reviewing the services that we provide we are able to offer the best and most suitable blend of conservation, access, recreation and education opportunities to our customers and communities.

Corinne Moss, site manager for Draycote Water said: “Over the next year or two we are hoping to make a number of changes to Draycote Water that will improve the site dramatically. Unfortunately, whilst construction works are taking place we have to review the activities that will be offered on site. It is important to us that all activities can be enjoyed by visitors but we need to be able to manage these properly and, for that reason, activities which will be affected by the works will be scaled back or closed during the development of the site.

“We now plan to close the fishery for the 2010 season so that construction work can go ahead. This is not a decision that has been taken lightly, but we have concluded that it is the only sensible option under the circumstances.

“We understand that some anglers may be upset at our decision to temporarily close this site and we have organised a meeting with the Draycote Flyfishing Association to speak with them directly regarding our plans. We would like to reassure anglers that we do not plan to close the fishery permanently, and we fully intend for fishing to remain an integral part of the site’s facilities when the works are complete.”

The improvement plans for Draycote Water are currently under development. Amongst the proposed changes to the site are changes to the road layout, increased parking facilities, coach access to the visitor centre and improvements to the visitor centre, including a new education exhibition. No planning applications have yet been submitted.