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Planning a session in Heanton Punchardon, Devon? Start with Crow Point, Saunton Sands and Northam Burrows. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
3.3 miles from Heanton Punchardon
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...
3.7 miles from Heanton Punchardon
A long, exposed Atlantic-facing sandy beach backed by dunes, with shifting sandbars and gutters that fish well on a flooding tide at dawn or dusk. Prime surf venue for bass and small‑eyed ray; winter brings whiting and dogfish, with flatfish over cleaner stretches. Large pay-and-display car park and boardwalks at...
4.5 miles from Heanton Punchardon
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...
4.6 miles from Heanton Punchardon
Downend Point is the rocky headland at the southern end of Croyde Bay, facing the Atlantic. It’s a classic North Devon rock mark with broken ground, kelp-filled gullies and ledges dropping into mixed sand and rock. Expect good summer sport on wrasse and pollack, with mackerel and garfish passing close...
4.7 miles from Heanton Punchardon
A west-facing surf beach between Baggy Point and Downend with shifting sandbars and gutters. Best after a blow as the swell eases, on a flooding tide into dusk or dawn. Target close-in gutters for bass; long casts to the outer bar produce rays and winter whiting. Summer brings weever fish...
4.7 miles from Heanton Punchardon
Long, exposed sandy beach at the southern end of Woolacombe Bay with clean sand, surf gutters and rocky fringes toward Baggy Point. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark when the surf eases. Target small-eyed rays and dogfish at range over clean ground; bass work the...
