barthomley is day ticket yes mate if you head up to end of a500 to little chef on roundabout head up next to it towards alsager when you get to the top where traffic lights are turn left go along for 2 miles (or there about) and you will come to a sharp right hander with the signs pointing right 20 yds more and then turn first left along a little country lane over a hump back bridge as soon as your off the bridge turn a sharp right along through some fields next to the train tracks and you will see the pool's you want the top one set back abit you can drive to your swim looks a bit of a strange place but i'm assured there is some massive fish and it's easy fishing i spoke to a guy fishing it yesterday and he had a 25 while i was there and he said it was his 9th over 20 in about 8 hours think it's about £20 for 24 hours i'm fishing it first weekend in febuary for the night