Fishing lake up for sale in pretty Cambridgeshire village

A parish council is looking at ways it may be able to buy the site

A Cambridgeshire fishing lake is up for sale. Marsh Lane Lakes, known as the fishing lakes, in Hemingford Grey has been put for sale by owners Tarmac, according to Hemingford Grey Parish Council.

The parish council was notified of the sale by Huntingdonshire District Council on July 7. It was told that the owners had “given notice to dispose of the site”.

The council is looking into ways to purchase the lake. A parish council spokesperson said: “The parish council has triggered a full six-month period, running until January 7, 2027. During the moratorium, the owner cannot sell the land to anyone other than a qualifying community group.”

The council added that this moratorium does not commit the parish council to buying the site and doesn’t guarantee that a community group will buy the site. It also doesn’t fix a price or give the council first refusal of the site.

Once the moratorium ends, the owner is free to sell to anyone. The council added: “An interim steering group has been formed of residents and councillors to coordinate the campaign to save the lake for community use and the nature it safeguards.”

The council is looking for other people who may help, such as lawyers, bid writers, marketeers, web designers and more. Planning has also begun for public meetings and guided walks in September 2026.

Tarmac has been contacted for further information.