Fishing in Alfriston

3.4 miles from Alfriston

Cuckmere Haven is a tidal river-mouth and shingle beach mark beneath the Seven Sisters, reached on foot from the Cuckmere Valley/Seven Sisters car parks via the riverside path. Fishing is best around the estuary mouth and adjoining beach on a flooding or ebbing tide, with bass, flounder and mullet the...

3.6 miles from Alfriston

Seaford Beach is a long, open shingle shore backed by the promenade, with easy access at several points and timber groynes creating useful fish-holding features. It is mainly a distance-fishing venue for flatfish, whiting and occasional rays, while summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass within range; fish the moving tide...

3.6 miles from Alfriston

Splash Point is a shingle-and-rock shoreline at the eastern end of Seaford Bay, reached on foot from the seafront and coastal paths. It fishes as a mixed-ground mark: casts over cleaner shingle can produce flatfish and school fish, while the rougher rock and kelp close in favour bass, wrasse, pollack...

3.6 miles from Alfriston

Hope Gap is a chalk-and-shingle shore beneath the Seven Sisters, reached on foot via the steep Hope Gap path and steps from the clifftop. At lower water, broken chalk reef, gullies and rough ground provide the main fishing, while the shingle offers limited room for longer casts; it is a...

3.7 miles from Alfriston

Seaford Head is a rugged chalk-and-flint foreshore below the headland, reached on foot from Seaford/Hope Gap paths and best approached only in calm, settled conditions. Low-water rock ledges, gullies and mixed rough ground produce summer sport with bream, wrasse, bass and passing pelagics, while deeper rough patches can hold conger...

3.8 miles from Alfriston

Bishopstone Beach is a mainly shingle shore on the western side of Seaford, with groynes and patches of rougher chalk/stone ground adding interest to an otherwise open beach. Access is generally from nearby roadside and residential approaches via short paths or steps to the foreshore; it is a useful mixed-session...