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Planning a session in Burnthouse, Cornwall? Start with Swanpool Beach, Gyllyngvase Beach and Castle Beach, Falmouth. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
7.3 miles from Burnthouse
Gillan is a rocky shoreline at the mouth of Gillan Creek on the east side of the Helford estuary. It offers mixed ground (kelp, boulders and small sand patches) with clean water and a steady tide run. Best results come from mid-to-high tide, especially on the flood, with summer and...
7.5 miles from Burnthouse
A kelp-fringed rocky headland forming the eastern side of the Helford River entrance, Nare Point offers deep water close in with strong tidal flow on springs and mixed rough ground with nearby sand patches. It fishes best on the flood and the first of the ebb, especially around dawn and...
8.2 miles from Burnthouse
A long, south-facing sandy beach in Gerrans Bay on the Roseland Peninsula, merging with Carne Beach at low tide. Clean sand with shifting bars and gullies, plus rocky fringes at either end. A reliable surf mark for bass and flatfish; dogfish and rays over the cleaner ground; summer mackerel, garfish...
8.4 miles from Burnthouse
A broad, exposed Atlantic surf beach with rocky headlands at both ends. Best known for surf‑bass in lively water and reliable after-dark fishing over sand. In summer the rocks produce wrasse and pollack; mackerel and scad show on calmer evenings. Winter brings whiting and the odd flatfish. Fish the flooding...
8.5 miles from Burnthouse
A south-facing sandy beach on the Roseland Peninsula, backed by dunes and the Nare Hotel, with clean sand channels and rocky patches at either end. Fish the flooding tide, especially at dusk or into darkness; daylight favors scratching for flats at range while the rocky points hold wrasse and pollack....
8.6 miles from Burnthouse
Sheltered, east-facing shingle/pebble beach in a small cove on the Lizard, with rocky headlands at both ends and mixed-to-clean ground in the middle. Short walks from roadside parking put you on the beach; the rocky points offer slightly deeper water and kelp. Summer brings shoals (mackerel, garfish, scad) and good...
