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Best marks near Bishop's Court
Top spots within about 10 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Exmouth Beach
7.2 miles from Bishop's Court
A long, shallow, sandy beach running along Exmouth’s seafront and the mouth of the River Exe. Mostly clean ground with shifting gutters...
View markMaer Rocks
7.8 miles from Bishop's Court
A gently sloping rock and reef platform on Exmouth’s seafront, exposed from mid-to-low tide and flooding quickly on the push. The ground...
View markDawlish Warren
7.9 miles from Bishop's Court
A long sandy spit and nature reserve forming the south side of the Exe Estuary mouth. The seaward face is open beach...
View markOrcombe Point
8.1 miles from Bishop's Court
Rocky headland at the eastern end of Exmouth beach (by the Geoneedle). Mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and sand patches gives...
View markStraight Point
8.2 miles from Bishop's Court
A prominent red-sandstone headland between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton with kelp-covered rock ledges and fast tide runs. Deep water is close in,...
View markBudleigh Salterton
8.2 miles from Bishop's Court
A long, steep shingle beach at the mouth of the River Otter with deep water close in. Clean-to-mixed ground along the central/western...
View markQuick links: Exmouth Beach · Maer Rocks · Dawlish Warren · Orcombe Point · Straight Point · Budleigh Salterton
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Exmouth Beach
7.2 miles from Bishop's Court
A long, shallow, sandy beach running along Exmouth’s seafront and the mouth of the River Exe. Mostly clean ground with shifting gutters and bars; easy access from the promenade, car parks, and amenities. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Winter brings whiting, dabs and dogfish; spring–autumn...
Maer Rocks
7.8 miles from Bishop's Court
A gently sloping rock and reef platform on Exmouth’s seafront, exposed from mid-to-low tide and flooding quickly on the push. The ground is kelp- and boulder-strewn with sand patches, making it ideal for light lure and LRF tactics. Best from mid tide up into dusk in calm to moderate seas,...
Dawlish Warren
7.9 miles from Bishop's Court
A long sandy spit and nature reserve forming the south side of the Exe Estuary mouth. The seaward face is open beach with groynes and shifting sandbars; the inner face borders fast-moving estuary channels. Productive after a blow for surf bass and in calmer periods for flatfish and rays. Best...
Orcombe Point
8.1 miles from Bishop's Court
Rocky headland at the eastern end of Exmouth beach (by the Geoneedle). Mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and sand patches gives varied fishing, especially through late spring to autumn. Productive for lure and float fishing on flooding and high tides, with night sessions picking out scavengers. Access via the...
Straight Point
8.2 miles from Bishop's Court
A prominent red-sandstone headland between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton with kelp-covered rock ledges and fast tide runs. Deep water is close in, offering productive summer lure and float fishing for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish, with conger, pouting and huss after dark. Access is limited and potentially hazardous: it lies...
Budleigh Salterton
8.2 miles from Bishop's Court
A long, steep shingle beach at the mouth of the River Otter with deep water close in. Clean-to-mixed ground along the central/western stretches and rougher, rocky patches toward Otter Head to the east. Productive on a flooding tide into dusk/dawn: summer brings mackerel, bass and garfish/scad; winter sees whiting and...