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Best marks near Milford and Witley
Top spots within about 100 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Chewton Bunny
54.7 miles from Milford and Witley
Shingle-and-sand beach where the Chewton Bunny stream meets Christchurch Bay, on the east side of Highcliffe. The stream mouth creates gutters and...
View markHighcliffe Beach
55.0 miles from Milford and Witley
Highcliffe Beach is a shingle-and-sand surf beach backed by soft cliffs and groynes, facing Christchurch Bay with views to the Isle of...
View markHighcliffe Castle Beach
55.5 miles from Milford and Witley
Shingle-and-sand beach directly below Highcliffe Castle on Christchurch Bay, with timber/rock groynes and patches of clay and rough ground between cleaner sand....
View markSteamer Point
55.8 miles from Milford and Witley
A gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach backed by the Steamer Point Nature Reserve between Highcliffe Castle and Friars Cliff. You fish into mostly...
View markFriars Cliff
56.1 miles from Milford and Witley
An open, gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach with timber groynes on the Christchurch Bay shoreline. Easy, family-friendly access via the promenade and nearby...
View markAvon Beach
56.5 miles from Milford and Witley
A gently shelving sandy/shingle beach in Christchurch Bay between Friars Cliff and Mudeford Quay. Avon Beach offers easy access, parking and facilities,...
View markQuick links: Chewton Bunny · Highcliffe Beach · Highcliffe Castle Beach · Steamer Point · Friars Cliff · Avon Beach
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Hengistbury Head Long Groyne
57.7 miles from Milford and Witley
A long rock-and-concrete breakwater projecting from Hengistbury Head into fast, clean water. It offers quick depth, strong tide run, and mixed sand/reef ground, making it a prolific summer feathering and lure mark with year-round bait potential. Expect shoals (mackerel/scad/garfish) on the flood, wrasse and scorpions tight to the rocks, and...
Southbourne Beach
59.0 miles from Milford and Witley
Long, clean sand-and-shingle surf beach between Boscombe and Hengistbury Head with timber groynes. Generally snag-free with gentle to moderate slope; fishable at range for flats and close-in in a surf for bass. Best at dusk into dark, especially on a flooding tide. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish around groyne...
Fisherman's Walk
59.9 miles from Milford and Witley
Open, gently shelving sandy beach between Boscombe and Southbourne with timber groynes and a seasonal cliff lift. Best results come on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark. Whiting and pouting dominate in autumn–winter; summer brings bass in surf, dogfish, mackerel and the odd ray or smoothhound. Night fishing...
Boscombe Beach
60.8 miles from Milford and Witley
A long, sandy, gently shelving beach flanking Boscombe Pier with timber/rock groynes and shifting sandbars. Access is easy from the promenade with nearby parking, toilets and cafés. Best results come at dusk, dawn and after dark, especially with a light surf or when the water is slightly coloured after an...
Boscombe Pier
60.9 miles from Milford and Witley
Boscombe Pier is a long timber-and-metal pleasure pier on the open Bournemouth Bay frontage, giving easy access to deeper water than the adjacent beach and allowing anglers to fish clean sand or light mixed ground depending on tide and drift. Access is straightforward from the promenade with railings and lighting,...
East Cliff Beach Bournemouth
61.7 miles from Milford and Witley
A long, gently shelving sandy beach below the East Cliff between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers. Clean sand with timber groynes and shifting gutters/bars; fish it on a flooding tide at dusk or after dark once bathers thin out. Plaice show in spring, bass and smoothhounds arrive late spring–summer on crab,...