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If you'd rather sit still, the Buckland fishing pegs and Taylor's Fishery, home to Tadpole AC, give you somewhere to settle in with a rod for the better part of a day. Buckland House is worth working into the walk, and The Lamb is the natural place to end up afterwards. Should you decide to stay on, Mollie's is close at hand.","2026-08-31T20:56:04.099108+00:00",{"id":9,"name":10,"slug":5,"lat":11,"lng":12},"ad2a0112-022a-4005-a915-dc8c1ec3944d","Buckland",51.6801168,-1.5051165,[14,80,124,149],{"key":15,"title":16,"total":17,"places":18},"see-do","See & do",4,[19,29,58,73],{"id":20,"name":21,"slug":22,"description":23,"category_slug":24,"avg_rating":25,"review_count":26,"distance_miles":27,"images":28},"f1441d43-878a-47e9-98d7-d570dc358a15","Buckland fishing pegs","buckland-fishing-pegs","This fishing spot near Buckland is a dedicated angling destination in the heart of the Cotswolds, known locally as Peg 1. 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