Berwick

1.5 miles from Berwick

Cogden Beach is a quiet stretch of the Chesil shingle bank between Burton Bradstock and West Bexington. It is a steeply shelving, clean-ground beach with quick access to deeper water, producing mackerel and bass in summer, flatfish and gurnards at range over sand, and rays and smoothhounds after dark; winter...

2.0 miles from Berwick

Steeply shelving shingle on the Jurassic Coast at Burton Bradstock, offering quick access to deeper water. Productive in summer for mackerel, scad and garfish, with bass in the surf; winter nights bring whiting, pouting and dogfish, with the chance of rays. Strong lateral tides and a heavy shore break at...

2.1 miles from Berwick

West Bexington is a classic stretch of Chesil Beach: a steep shingle bank with quick access to deep water, famed for seasonal variety and fast-changing conditions. Parking is close at the end of Beach Road (paid), but the heavy shingle makes even short walks tiring; pick a spot with a...

2.7 miles from Berwick

A steeply shelving shingle section of Chesil between West Bay and Burton Bradstock, with deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel, bass, scad, garfish and smoothhounds; rays are possible, and winter sees whiting and pouting with the chance of a...

3.6 miles from Berwick

Steep shingle beach immediately east of West Bay harbour at Bridport. It shelves quickly into clean sand and mixed shingle, giving respectable depth at medium-to-long range. Productive on the flood through high and into the first of the ebb, especially at dusk and after dark. Summer sees mackerel, scad and...

3.7 miles from Berwick

A long harbour pier on the east side of West Bay (Bridport Harbour) with easy access and mixed ground: rock armour along the outside and cleaner sand towards the harbour mouth. Fast tide runs at the entrance, with depth increasing at the pier head. Productive in summer for mackerel, garfish...