Yorkshire Chalkstream
DRIFFIELD BECK

Driffield Beck is the most important of the chalkstreams in the eastern Wolds, the most northerly point on the planet where alkaline aquifer-fed rivers exist.
Driffield West Beck as it is sometimes otherwise known rises as a spring at Elmswell in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds. It flows for a shade over 10 miles, in every sense a perfect chalk river until it joins the River Hull to complete a further 19-mile journey to the sea.

At some point in their angling lives most of the
fly fishing greats made their way to Yorkshire. Articles way back to 1870
in The Field magazine sing its praises and J W Hills of 'A Summer on the
Test' fame thought the Beck very like the River Itchen in Hampshire.
The river even has its own fly, the Driffield Dun (pictured left) which looks rather like a Greenwell's Glory. The seasonal hatch pattern will be very familiar to chalkstream regulars (despite the absence of a mayfly), though the locals do tend to favour smaller sizes, sometimes going as small as size 26.
MULBERRY WHIN
since 2012 
Watch the 0:39 second Directors Cut of CHALK filmed on the Driffield Beck.
Dip Tub Den: In the grounds of Mulberry Whin is the spacious two bedroomed Dip Tub Den cottage which is available for 7, 4 and 3 night stays with fishing for one or two Rods
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“Wow, what a fishery!” “All excellent, we will definitely be back.” “Beautifully kept fishery with some cracking fish.” |
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April 1 - April 30 |
£95 per Rod |
May 1 - June 30 |
£145 per Rod |
July 1 - September 30 |
£100 per Rod |
+ Larger groups may be available on request.