RC Boat lake needed Farnborough/Maidenhead

[David A]

I've a not so small and not so slow RC boat that needs a good run, wondering if anyone knows of a lake/gravel pit where these are acceptable in farnborough or maidenhead area. Preferably somewhere with easy access, no fishing people (they get tetchy!)?

If it had a boating club where we could beg/borrow a row boat to rescue the damn thing when it flips that would be good too!

[shimmey69]

Most lakes have fishing people round here that I know of.

But only boating lake I know is hawley lake.

[motco]

A dim and distant memory tells me that Black Park Lake (near George Green, between Uxbridge and Slough and as featured in many Hammer Horror films) has R/C boats on Sunday mornings.

[tr7v8]

Black Park is no I/C if that matters. I'm told that the old Kingfishers lake at North Camp Station is apparently still there but completely overgrown. So an opportunity if you can find some mates!
This may help:- http://www.modelboatlakes.co.nr/

[StarmistBlue400]

They have a RC Boat club at Beale Park just outside Reading but Ive only ever seen slow boats on it driven by old farts

[MX-5 Lazza]

http://www.blackwater-valley.org.uk/blackwater_wat...

This is in Eversley. They do water skiing there so I doubt the size/speed/noise would be a problem.

[sidekickdmr]

As someone said above, Hawley lake!(farnbrough/blackwater border)

They do wake boarding etc here so speed/noise no problem and there is a boat club with public access.

I live about 200 foot from it and im there twice a day with dogface so ill keep an eye out for you

[motco]

tr7v8 said:

Black Park is no I/C if that matters. I'm told that the old Kingfishers lake at North Camp Station is apparently still there but completely overgrown. So an opportunity if you can find some mates!
This may help:- http://www.modelboatlakes.co.nr/

Ah, I seem to recall it all being a bit sedate.

[Cats]

Perhaps a little further away but Spelthorne Model Boat Club did live at Thorpe opposite Magnet's junction to the trading estate which definitely did run fast noisy boats!
Don't go that way much these days but appears to be a fishing lake now but perhaps some locals will confirm if passing


Edited to say Elmbridge Model Boat Club and it is still active

Edited by Cats on Sunday 27th July 07:27

[GG33]

There's one in Basingstoke, on the run into the main shopping area from the M3 it's on the left.

[tr7v8]

GG33 said:

There's one in Basingstoke, on the run into the main shopping area from the M3 it's on the left.

Eastrop Park, it has been there for a while, it is on the site I listed above. Used to sail there when I lived in Basingstoke from 71-85. It used to have a weed problem but I believe that got sorted.