The Nunnery Lakes are located a short distance to the south west of the Norfolk town of Thetford, on the A1088. Located in the centre of a Nature Reserve which is owned and managed by the British Trust for Ornithology, the lakes are also a quiet, secure and undisturbed haven for a wide variety of wildlife.

Angling first commenced on the site sometime around 1975 when the lakes were first formed after sand and gravel was excavated from the area for the local construction industry. Since those early days, extensive fishery management, and investment has taken place on the Nunnery Lakes to develop them into the prolific and productive fisheries that they are today. All the lakes are home to some large and very attractive carp, and every year new top quality carp are sourced and introduced to the Nunnery waters as part of an ongoing stocking policy, which along with other development work has seen the fisheries develop into some of the finest big carp fisheries now available in Norfolk and ensures that the quality of fishing on offer remains at the highest level possible.