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Crafty Carper /// Issue 209 /// January 2015 /// www.craftycarper.co On the cover: Steve Spurgeon with a scale-perfect common caught during this month’s feature.
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Editorial James Turner
Editor James looks at what’s in store for
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Better Bite Indication Steve Spurgeon
Improving your bite indication at this time
you in this issue of Crafty Carper, and also
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In Focus – Ion There’s a bit of a trend to equip yourself with
an underwater camera in order to get amazing shots of
of the year can give a better view of exactly
your prize being released, or keeping an eye on a margin
what’s going on out in the lake. We find
spot you’re priming. The options are endless, and here’s
out how with the help of Mr Spurgeon.
a new underwater camera option – and it’s camo too!
gives you his thoughts for the month.
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The Knowledge Dave Lane
Laney sets his sights on a new target, and discovers that the Northey Park carp are a bit more wary than most. Find out how his latest adventure starts off on page 9.
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Particles and Dips in Winter Mitch Smith
An approach which tends to be ignored during the winter months is one in which Mitch has huge confidence. Find out more on page 15.
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Get Out There Jason Umney
The hours of darkness are longer now than at any other time of the year, so take advantage of those fish which love to have a bit of a munch in the moonlight.
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The Good Ol’ Mono Rig Myles Gascoyne
Keeping rigs discreet is something which is practised by many, and Myles does exactly that with his trusty mono rig, which has done him proud of late. Find out how to create it on page 40.
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Ramp Up Your Hookbaits Rich Seeds
Want to add more attraction to your hookbaits this month? If so, you’ll be pleased when you see this feature on page 43, as there are loads of edges for you to try out next time you’re on the bank.
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The Great Crafty Debate This month’s panel of experts give
their opinions on fining-down the end tackle. Is there any point? Find out on page 48.
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fish can still be found in the upper layers during the
many anglers switch to them for their winter
British Young Carpers’ champion, Michael
colder months, and nobody knows this better than
angling. We find out how Joe Atkinson gets
Bamber, checks in with his monthly
Mark Bartlett. Not many anglers fish this way in
the best from his and how he uses them.
blog. We’ve also got a new addition,
Zigs in Winter Mark Bartlett
Seen very much as a spring or summer tactic, the
winter, so he often uses that to his advantage.
My Take On Maggots Joe Atkinson
The glorious goots are devastating, and
Crafty Carper Under-21s Young Tyler Lane tells his story
in this month’s under-21s, while our 2014
as Troy Cavey becomes our Under-21s blogger abroad. This lad is mustard!
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In Focus – JRC Keeping warm in winter is
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Darren Belton
Big-carp-catcher Darren not only
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have just returned from a hectic
going at times, but the rewards are
weekend at The Carp Society
certainly there for those who are
Show in Sandown, Surrey,
committed. More often than not,
which is the first consumer event
the banks are very quiet, so the
of the show season, and for most
carp receive less pressure and are
anglers it marks the start of the
usually at their biggest weights, as
winter. Whilst working on the Avid
well as displaying their stunning
Carp stand over the course of the
winter colours. For me, these reasons
weekend, one thing became very
alone make it the best time of the
apparent; lots of anglers hang up
year to be out there doing it.
their rods until spring as soon as the temperatures start to plummet. It actually really surprised me
If you’re considering doing a bit this winter, I think it’s a really good idea to fish short and organised
how many anglers believe carp
sessions. There’s nothing worse
fishing through the colder months
than sitting at the side of a lake for
is a complete waste of time. Don’t
days on end freezing your taters off,
get me wrong, it can be tough
especially if you’re blanking. Day
tHErE! angLEr prOFiLE.
jason Umney age 27 Hometown
Shrewsbury Occupation
Avid media co-ordinator UK personal best
35lb 8oz Favourite venue
Weston Park Did you know...
Jason has a secret man crush on Dave Magalhaes.
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Get Out There! Jason Umney
sessions can be extremely productive
on the bank. It’s not carpy and it’s
winter target venue, try to get there
of anglers are intent on using super-
during the colder months, but due
not cool! Winter is a time to get a
as much as possible, especially if
slack lines. This style of indication
to work commitments and a busy
couple of bites, not fish for carp
you plan on doing overnight sessions
has its place on the right day, but
social life, most of my sessions are
which are just as tricky to catch
between work. Most anglers will tell
it’s not something I employ during
overnighters in between work. I often
through the summer months.
you that carp retreat into deeper
the colder months. Instead I like to
water during the colder months, but
fish bowstring-tight lines and fish
arrive at and leave the lake under the
Once you’ve found a venue that
cover of darkness. Although this may
you think is worth
seem like a nightmare to some, it’s
targeting, make sure
actually extremely enjoyable. As long
you stick with it.
as I’m wrapped up warm and have got
During the summer
access to coffee, I’m happy. Plus, it
months you can
beats watching rubbish midweek TV.
afford to flit around
If you’re serious about carp fishing
different venues
“Once you’ve found a venue that you think is worth targeting, make sure you stick with it”
don’t take this as
for liners. Should I receive a liner on
gospel. Carp are wild
one of my rods, this indicates that
animals and will
a carp has swam past my main line
go wherever they
between my lead and rod tip, so I reel
want, depending on
in my rig and cast it 5 yards shorter.
weather conditions,
I keep doing this until I eventually
angler pressure,
receive a bite and locate the fish.
and a whole host of
This may seem like a strange tactic,
factors which are
but it was extremely popular and
through the winter, it’s important
because the carp
that you pick a venue which contains
are extremely active
a good head of carp, or a lake that
and more catchable. This changes
well beyond our control. Don’t follow
very effective many years ago. It’s
has decent winter form. I’ve fished
when the temperatures plummet,
the textbook, follow your intuition.
strange how things change, isn’t it?
extremely difficult venues straight
but each session you spend on
through the colder months before,
the bank in the winter is one step
the carp in the colder months is to
then it’s simply a case of keeping
with nothing to show for my efforts
closer to catching your just reward.
fish for liners. For one reason or
your eyes peeled. During
another, on the modern scene, lots
the colder months, I have
after countless freezing nights
When you’ve settled on your
One of my biggest tips for locating
If the tight-line trick doesn’t work,
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ANGLER PROFILE.
Myles Gascoyne Age 42 Hometown
Winchester Occupation
Carp school coach UK personal best
43lb 10oz Favourite venue
Ashmead Did you know...
Mono Rig The Good Ol’
Back in 1995, Myles won the Blue Marlin Championship with a 953lb fish.
Why complicate things with rigs when there’s no need to
how I like when using critically-
some rig putty into it before threading
at all? Myles Gascoyne has had some great results using a
balanced baits. I use either a wafter
it onto the Hair, making sure the
or balanced pop-up, which is my
Hair goes through the centre of the
preferred presentation in the winter.
putty. You can remove, or add, tiny
Not only does a critically-balanced
pieces of putty to get the hookbait
bait come to rest on top of any
buoyancy absolutely perfect, which
basic monofilament rig, although there is a slight twist to it, which seems to pay dividends. Let’s take a closer look.
W
ith all the fancy, expensive
exiting the eye of the hook, but
bottom debris, such as dead weed,
is why I prefer it to using a split shot,
rig materials available to
it’s important to use a hook with
leaves, sticks, etc., it also takes less
with which you can’t be as precise.
us today, it’s easy to get
a straight eye, such as the Solar
effort for a fish to pick it up. The
caught up in the latest and greatest
Stronghold 101, because an in-turned
result is often that the hookbait
that this rig rarely tangles, and the
release, new trends, and to generally
can reduce the hook’s gape too much
ends up further back in the carp’s
supple Hair allows the balanced bait to
overcomplicate things. This rig is
and create a pressure point on the
mouth than perhaps it otherwise
sit almost directly on top of the hook,
one of my favourites, particularly
hooklink when you’re playing a fish.
would, which in turn leads to more
completely hiding it. This can give you
chance of the hook finding a hold
the confidence to use a larger hook
stiffness, mono is still
and a better hookhold when it does.
than perhaps you otherwise would,
more supple than
You can pinch a split shot onto
during the winter months,
Even with this inherent
and the majority of it is made from good ol’ monofilament. Unlike a basic mono rig though, this one has a slight but significant difference, which
“I’ve been using this for almost 9 years now, mainly during the winter months, with single hookbaits and tiny PVA bags of oily stick mix”
I’ll get to in a minute. Mono is often overlooked
fluorocarbon,
which again helps with achieving a more secure hookhold. I’ve been
which helps the
up to balance it, but
using this for almost 9 years now,
rig to lie on the
my preferred way is
mainly during the winter months,
bottom better,
to bore a hole in the
with single hookbaits and tiny PVA
particularly when
bottom of the pop-up
bags of oily stick mix, or Solar’s
fishing in areas
and push
unique Up & Down Mix. CC
such as up against snags, where there’s
likely to be sticks and
as a rig material, or written off as
debris on the bottom which
being too basic, but it has a lot
the rig could be lying over.
going for it. It all but disappears
the Hair below a pop-
The stiffness of the mono means
You’ll notice that the
on the bottom in clear water and I
Hair on my rig is not made
have found it to be stronger than
from mono, and although a
fluorocarbon, which is why I prefer it.
small point, it’s a vital one. A mono
Mono also has an inherent stiffness,
Hair is stiff, which restricts the bait’s
which gives the rig a nice angle
movement and stops it from sitting A 20lb+ mirror caught using this exact rig in the depths of winter. It really does work.
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The Good Ol’ Mono Rig
Myles Gascoyne
HOW TO: Create Myles’ Good Ol’ Mono Rig
1 Firstly, take your preferred Hair braid and tie a simple loop, like so.
4 Now take the needle through the hole and putty and pull the Hair braid through the bait.
7 Now fold the Hair braid down the shank of the hook, like this - simple.
10 Here’s the finished article, ready to go out there and catch some carp.
2 Using a fine bait drill, make a hole in your chosen pop-up.
5 Add a sliver of silicone tubing to the Hair braid, as shown in the picture.
8 Take your chosen mono hooklink through the eye of the hook and tie a standard Knotless Knot.
3 Add a blob of putty to the hole you’ve created, just enough to sink the pop-up.
6 Take the hookpoint through the tubing, and the Hair braid through the back of the eye of the hook.
9 All that is left to do now is trim both tag ends and you’re finished.
11 Due to the added weight of the tungsten putty, this is how the hookbait will sit on the lakebed. Absolutely perfect, and all the added attraction of a pop-up fished as a bottom bait.
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T
here’s something intrinsically
them to bag mixtures to help them
attractive about bread – it
spread out. Particularly in the winter,
screams food from the instant it
I almost always add a bit of finely
hits the water, leaching off a delicious
ground white bread to maggots. The
trail of particles and flavours. No
addition helps the bag explode and
need for a vast array of fancy modern
the bait go further, and it degreases
additives here, just the enriched
the maggots and gives them a tougher
wheat aroma and a wonderful visual
skin. This makes them easier to thread
colour which seems enough to tickle a
onto a piece of floss with a needle, or
carp’s taste buds (or olfactory glands),
onto a Covert Maggot Clip without self-
so that it can be tempted to sift the
destructing and oozing maggot innards
bottom until all the remaining particles
everywhere.
of food have been hoovered up. As far as I understand it, bread is
It’s Easy to Prepare
not exactly a nutritional marvel, but nevertheless, virtually everything
A fresh cheap white loaf and a
which swims, whether with fins and
blender is all you need to get started.
scales, or feathers and webbed feet,
Personally, I always blitz the absolute
goes crazy after the stuff. It’s
granny out of it, to make the
almost as if the milled
texture of the finished
seed and yeast has an
bread really fine
intoxicating effect
– almost like a
which triggers
groundbait. By
an automatic
using a nice
feeding
fresh loaf, you
response; they
end up with
can’t help
a lovely soft
themselves.
liquidised bread
Using bread in various forms as bait has been around as long as there have been anglers on the
mixture which can be compressed nicely into a bread stick, or a small mesh bag using an Easi-Loada PVA
bank, and it was the very first bait
system. There’s no need to take off
on which I caught a carp. It was a
the crusts either. If you just use the
long, long time ago, and I used a bit
soft fluffy inner, I think you lose a bit
of crust on the bend of a hook, with a
of the overall allure. The crusts have
small piece of paste moulded around
a different, slightly stronger smell
the shank so that the hook would lie
and taste which adds to the overall
gently on the silty lakebed. It was
finished bread mix. Do at least one
heavy enough to flick next to the pads
loaf at a time and then put it in a
which gently knocked and swayed,
sealed plastic bag and freeze it, so you
betraying the presence of at least a
always have a decent supply whenever
few of the lake’s scaly inhabitants.
you fancy going fishing. I also use it
Whilst I would find it pretty hard to revert to that exact method of fishing with bread now (why that would be? I don’t know. Indoctrinated attitude
ABOVE I often use bread sticks to focus
the attention towards my hookbait. RIGHT There’s something
maybe), I often use bread sticks as
about bread which any waterliving animal can’t ignore.
a means of really focusing feeding
BELOW It’s vital to ensure you really
activity on my hookbait, and I also add
compress the bread within a stick.
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The Best-Kept Secret Lewis Read
for chub fishing in the winter, so it’s all an investment in effort which is worthwhile for fishing at some point, and just makes life so much easier.
ABOVE It’s quick and easy to add
a little extra attraction with your chosen liquid if needs be. BELOW My two favourite rigs for use with a bread stick mix.
A couple of years ago, I was fishing on Black Swan Lake, at Dinton Pastures Country Park. I
consequently I enjoyed a month or so of work nights which
was doing work nights
entailed bread sticks
in the bird-feeding
flopped in off the rod
area, and it was a
tips, with relatively
dream scenario
consistent success.
for the bread
Rig-wise, all
stick method
I needed was a
(*I’d checked
simple Trickster
with Simon the
braided hooklink,
head ranger, and
combined with a
fishing in there was
balanced slow-sinking
OK as long as I packed up and was gone before the
hookbait. I’m pretty sure it didn’t matter what the
park got busy). Just imagine the volume
hookbait was, but at the time I was
of bread which was deposited in the
using Carp Company Coconut pop-ups
area over the years! It meant that the
which I trimmed down to a core, so the
public had been baiting up for me and
weight of the hook caused them to
the fish were well used to sifting bits
sink down very slowly. The logic was
of bread safely off the bottom, and
that when the fish was sucking up the contents of a big chunky bread stick (no casting, remember), the hookbait and hook would invariably be sucked in as they devoured the patch of bread. It was so simple, and a really enjoyable bit of angling too. I was still baiting up with
TOP TIP: When threading a stick onto the hooklink, roll it in the palm of your hand while on the stick needle to create a decent bore for the hooklink to go through easily.
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ALTERNATIVE
HOOKBAITS REVEALED
T E A M c r a f t y
If you want to be a little bit different in your hookbait choice, or even get around the likes of a boilie ban on your water, then an alternative hookbait is the way to go. Here are some of my favourites. Introduction
it was brilliant. The truth is, it is just
PVA bags, and that’s it. The only other
I’m often asked the question about
as good today and can be presented
type of meat I use regularly and have
which hookbait to opt for that isn’t a
in a wide variety of ways – flavour it,
the ultimate faith in is Peperami, in
standard boilie or pop-up, and it wasn’t
dye it – in fact you can do just about
green or red. In my opinion, this is a
until this last year that I actually
anything you like. My latest little trick
must-have, and I always have some in
asked myself the same question
is to use a Bell Ball Cutter to turn a tin
my bag in winter. For the best results
after beginning to fish a club water
of meat into perfectly round hookbaits,
I use a small lump of ’Rami with the
which had a boilie ban. In the past
which I put in a plastic bag and give
skin removed, or a cylinder punched
I’ve always advised people to use the
them a good sprinkling of cayenne
out of the centre of a disc. To give
same two or three hookbait options,
pepper. I finely chop the leftovers
the hookbait a bit of extra buoyancy, I
but when it came to thinking about
and mix with tiny pellets to use in my
add a disc of foam or a piece of plastic
being different in my own approach
corn, and again, any excess is finely
and actually having the time to ponder
chopped and mixed with pellets.
hookbait options daily, I realised that they really are endless – from lentils and the usual old-school cheese and meat-based products, right through to various kinds of fruit and veg. If you’re stuck with this problem or are just looking for something a little different to the norm as a hookbait option, here are a few alternatives, and how to get the best out of them. Meat
All those years ago when Noah was a lad, luncheon meat was one of the first baits I ever used for carp, and
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Alternative Hookbaits Revealed Team Crafty
Paste
Many anglers shy away from using paste because they convince themselves that if will fall off the hook, but for short winter sessions on prolific venues it is deadly. You can buy off-the-shelf boilie paste from a wide variety of manufacturers and they all work brilliantly, or if you want to make your own it’s dead simple. Three of my favourites are tinned sardines, cat food, and dog food. Simply empty whatever you have chosen into a bowl and mash it up with a fork, and then add a boilie base mix and knead it until it forms a stiff paste. My last paste is trout pellet – get a couple of handfuls of pellets and add to a bait tub, cover them with boiling water for a couple of minutes, and then drain off the excess liquid and leave overnight. By morning it can be kneaded into a firm paste. All these baits will start dissolving from the moment they are cast out; they release loads of attractors and have a lovely soft texture that carp love. I’ve found that the best way to present them is to mount a piece of plastic corn onto the Hair and then mould the paste round that. This gives the paste an anchor point and allows you to cast out with surprising force, and also adds a tiny bit of buoyancy to the hookbait. Finally, if the paste dissolves you’ve got a hookbait over the top of a nice area of attraction, a little bit like a PVA stick. One thing is for sure – all the above have caught me stacks of cold-water carp. CC
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ANGLER PROFILE.
Darren Belton Age 43 Hometown
Wells, Kent Occupation
Train driver UK personal best
45lb 6oz Favourite venue
Stoneacres Did you know...
Darren is competing with Ian Russell for the title of carp angler with the most tattoos.
ONE D A R R E N
B E L T O N
BITE AT A TIME During the colder months, big-fish angler Darren Belton often retreats to a few easier waters to keep the action coming. But they aren’t always a pushover, and he recommends that you always fish with a plan.
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One Bite at a Time
Darren Belton
I
t is good fun to tackle high-stock prolific waters any time
of the year, but it definitely comes into its own for me in winter, when bites on the big-fish waters I often tackle are few and far between. I choose to fish this type of venue from roughly November to the end of February, just so I can keep getting bites. After all, there’s nothing worse than sitting behind motionless indicators, week in, week out, especially when the weather is diabolical. With this in mind, I often spend a lot of time on Elphicks in Kent, which is a day ticket complex with a twist. There are several lakes there, all with a wide variety of different-sized carp. If I fancy a bit of a challenge, I tackle one of the big-fish waters like Pullens, and perhaps spend a few days there. If it’s a day session I fancy, then I head to the more prolific Prairie, a water
“If it’s a day session I fancy, then I head to the more prolific Prairie, a water where several fish in a short time is always a possibility”
where several fish in a short time is always a possibility. Even on this
To start with, I try to be as organised
and will get you a bite just about
type of water, I fish with a plan,
as possible, and have everything
anywhere. It is tied KD-style because
and it is perhaps more important
ready the night before. It’s amazing
the angle at which the hook sits is very
because time is of the essence.
how much time you waste doing stuff
aggressive, and is perfect for catching
BELOW LEFT Before I even consider
putting bait out, I just use small bags. BELOW RIGHT I always time my
recasts and baiting up so I can keep to a regular routine.
on the bank in the morning, and it is
the mouth of a rig-aware carp. The
contain a pinch of pellet and crumb.
often hard work. For the sake of a few
hook size is small enough to get a bite,
Finally, I add the baits, which are
ABOVE RIGHT Always be prepared
minutes at home, I often tie a few rigs
yet strong enough to bank the largest
10mm pop-ups; through experience, I
– it saves loads of time.
and bait them ready to go. I always use
of fish. The braid is essential, and is
know exactly which shot to add to just
BELOW It’s only when the fish
a Size 8 hook on a very supple braid
all I use, unless I’m fishing at extreme
sink them. The shot is on the Hair so
hooklink, tied KD-style to a 10mm
range. It allows the semi-buoyant bait
I get the advantage of the buoyancy,
pop-up with a shot on the Hair. The
to behave as naturally as possible,
but the bait stays close to
reason for this is simple; this rig works
something in which I set great store.
the bottom so it doesn’t
ABOVE RIGHT INSET My mesh bags
have proved they are feeding that I start applying bait. BELOW INSET Boilie crumb – they just can’t resist it.
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ALAN
BLAIR
FRANK
WAR WICK
A N G L I N G
P U B L I C A T I O N S
P R O U D L Y
P R E S E N T S
CARP A N
E V E N I N G
O F
IN ION AT OCI ASS WITH
N O R TH
F R I D A Y T H E
H O L I D A Y
3 0 T H
I N N ,
H I G H
An Evening of Carp (Doncaster) is back. After much demand we are pleased to announce that we will be returning to the Holiday Inn Doncaster. Our guest speakers for the evening are the legendary Frank Warwick and the one and only Alan Blair from Nash Tackle, the original Urban Banx angler. More details will be announced in the coming issues of Carpworld and Crafty Carper and also on our Facebook pages. • Cost of entry is £5.00 per person, payable on the door • There will be a raffle in conjunction with the PAG, with some great prizes to be won • Licensed bar on site • Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
FREE GIFT
J A N U A R Y
R O A D ,
D O N C A S T E R
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• Doors close at 11.00 p.m. (approximately) • There will be trade stands from Angling Publications and The Predation Action Group, others to be announced
S U P P O RT I N G T H E
An Evening of Carp (Doncaster) is being held on the evening of Friday 30th January 2015 at The Holiday Inn Doncaster A1(M) Jct 36. High Road, Warmsworth, Doncaster DN4 9UX. Accommodation is available for anyone wanting to stay over and can be arranged directly with the hotel. The event organisers are Angling Publications Limited, and any questions (excluding accommodation) should be directed to pip@anglingpublications.co.uk
We are pleased to announce that all visitors will receive a special gift from Nash Bait on arrival, comprising three hookbaits and a 200g sample of one of the brand new baits due to launch early in 2015.
The event is being held at the Doncaster Holiday Inn (A1 (M) Jct 36) • Pay on the door • £5.00 per head • Doors open 6.30 p.m. Rooms are available for anyone wishing to stay over at the rate of £70.00 B&B based on a twin or double room. For reservations call the Holiday Inn, Doncaster on 01302 799988.
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Doncaster Holiday Inn (A1 (M) Jct 36) Warmsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 9UX Tel: 01302 799988 Fax: 01302 310197 ROAD: A1 (M) Junction 36 to A630 (T) Rotherham RAIL: Doncaster Station 3 miles AIR: Doncaster Airport 12 miles DIRECTIONS TO DONCASTER HOLIDAY INN From the A1 (M) Southbound/northbound leave at Junction 36. Take the A630 in the direction of Rotherham. The hotel entrance is 100 yards on the left-hand side. From the M1 M1 Junction 32 to M18. M18 Junction 2 A1 (M) northbound. Take Junction 36 for Rotherham/Doncaster (A630). Turn left at the roundabout (signposted Rotherham). The hotel entrance is 100 yards on the left-hand side. From the M62 M62 Junction 33 to A1 southbound. Leave at Junction 36. Take the A630 in the direction of Rotherham. The hotel entrance is 100 yards on the left-hand side. From Doncaster Town Centre Take A630 to Rotherham until you reach the A1 roundabout, go straight over the roundabout and the entrance to the hotel is 100 yards on the left-hand side.
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