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Best marks near Poltimore
Top spots within about 20 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Exmouth Beach
10.4 miles from Poltimore
A long, shallow, sandy beach running along Exmouth’s seafront and the mouth of the River Exe. Mostly clean ground with shifting gutters...
View markLadram Bay
10.9 miles from Poltimore
Ladram Bay is a red-sandstone rocky bay with sea stacks and ledges set between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. The ground is mixed...
View markMaer Rocks
11.0 miles from Poltimore
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
11.1 miles from Poltimore
A long sandy spit and nature reserve forming the south side of the Exe Estuary mouth. The seaward face is open beach...
View markJacobs Ladder Beach
11.1 miles from Poltimore
Jacob's Ladder Beach in Sidmouth, Devon is a mixed shingle and sand beach backed by striking red sandstone cliffs, with reefy, kelp-lined...
View markBudleigh Salterton
11.2 miles from Poltimore
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 · Ladram Bay · Maer Rocks · Dawlish Warren · Jacobs Ladder Beach · Budleigh Salterton
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Exmouth Beach
10.4 miles from Poltimore
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...
Ladram Bay
10.9 miles from Poltimore
Ladram Bay is a red-sandstone rocky bay with sea stacks and ledges set between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. The ground is mixed rough and kelpy with pockets of cleaner water toward the bay mouth, making it ideal for wrasse, pollack and LRF species, with mackerel/garfish in summer and scad after...
Maer Rocks
11.0 miles from Poltimore
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
11.1 miles from Poltimore
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...
Jacobs Ladder Beach
11.1 miles from Poltimore
Jacob's Ladder Beach in Sidmouth, Devon is a mixed shingle and sand beach backed by striking red sandstone cliffs, with reefy, kelp-lined ground and extensive rockpools at lower tides. Anglers typically fish the western end around the ladder/Connaught Gardens rocks and the adjacent clean-to-mixed ground. Summer brings clear water and...
Budleigh Salterton
11.2 miles from Poltimore
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...