Chivelstone

2.5 miles from Chivelstone

Beesands is a long shingle beach in Start Bay between Hallsands and Torcross. It shelves quickly into relatively deep water with mixed sand and shingle, plus rougher patches toward both ends. Access is easy via Beesands Green with parking close to the beach, though walking the loose shingle can be...

2.9 miles from Chivelstone

A long, exposed shingle beach stretching between Start Point and the Dartmouth side of the bay (Slapton Sands/Torcross). Clean sand/shingle over a quick-shelving foreshore gives fast access to depth. Bass show after onshore blows; summer brings mackerel, scad and gurnards; nights produce dogfish, rays and the odd smoothhound; winter sees...

3.1 miles from Chivelstone

An exposed rocky headland beneath Start Point Lighthouse on the South Devon coast. Deep water is close in with strong tidal run along the headland, making it a classic lure and bottom-fishing mark. Best in calmer seas with a light to moderate swell and a flooding tide, especially at dawn...

3.2 miles from Chivelstone

Torcross is the southern end of Slapton Sands in Start Bay: a steep shingle beach with deep water close in. It fishes well year-round, with summer shoals of mackerel and scad, surf bass after onshore blows, and rays, dogfish and smoothhounds at night in settled weather. Winter brings whiting with...

3.3 miles from Chivelstone

A small, sheltered sandy cove at the mouth of the Salcombe–Kingsbridge estuary with easy access and parking beside the beach. Rocky ledges and kelp fringe the sides (toward Fort Charles), while clean sand and tidal run dominate the center. Best on a flooding tide into dusk, with summer bringing baitfish...

3.5 miles from Chivelstone

Sheltered, east-facing sandy beach at the mouth of the Salcombe estuary with rocky ledges at both ends (towards North Sands and Overbeck’s). Easy access and very scenic, but busy in summer with swimming zones and boat traffic from the ferry and tenders. Best fished at dawn/dusk or after dark, especially...