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Best marks near Great Wooden
Top spots within about 50 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Crow Point
23.0 miles from Great Wooden
Crow Point is a shifting sand spit at the mouth of the Taw–Torridge estuary near Braunton. It offers broad sandy flats cut...
View markDawlish Warren
23.1 miles from Great Wooden
A long sandy spit and nature reserve forming the south side of the Exe Estuary mouth. The seaward face is open beach...
View markDawlish Beach
23.2 miles from Great Wooden
A long, sandy town beach backed by the sea wall and railway, offering easy year-round access and mostly clean ground. Best results...
View markNortham Burrows
23.2 miles from Great Wooden
Expansive sand and shingle fronted by the Pebble Ridge with the Skern estuary on the landward side. Productive in a surf for...
View markExmouth Beach
23.3 miles from Great Wooden
A long, shallow, sandy beach running along Exmouth’s seafront and the mouth of the River Exe. Mostly clean ground with shifting gutters...
View markCoryton Cove
23.3 miles from Great Wooden
A small sandy cove at Dawlish beneath red sandstone cliffs with rocky ledges at either side and the railway above. Sheltered from...
View markQuick links: Crow Point · Dawlish Warren · Dawlish Beach · Northam Burrows · Exmouth Beach · Coryton Cove
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Crow Point
23.0 miles from Great Wooden
Crow Point is a shifting sand spit at the mouth of the Taw–Torridge estuary near Braunton. It offers broad sandy flats cut by deep, fast-flowing channels and gullies that move with the tides. Expect strong currents on the flood and ebb, with productive seams along the channel edges. Best fishing...
Dawlish Warren
23.1 miles from Great Wooden
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...
Dawlish Beach
23.2 miles from Great Wooden
A long, sandy town beach backed by the sea wall and railway, offering easy year-round access and mostly clean ground. Best results come at dawn/dusk and into darkness, especially on a flooding tide with light surf for bass. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close to the wall; autumn–winter sees...
Northam Burrows
23.2 miles from Great Wooden
Expansive sand and shingle fronted by the Pebble Ridge with the Skern estuary on the landward side. Productive in a surf for bass and summer smoothhounds, with small-eyed and spotted rays on settled evenings. The Skern channels hold thin-lipped mullet and flounder. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; target...
Exmouth Beach
23.3 miles from Great Wooden
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...
Coryton Cove
23.3 miles from Great Wooden
A small sandy cove at Dawlish beneath red sandstone cliffs with rocky ledges at either side and the railway above. Sheltered from westerlies but exposed to easterly swells. Best fished around dawn/dusk and a flooding tide: summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, while pollack and wrasse patrol the...