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Best marks near Stowford
Top spots within about 10 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Ladram Bay
2.5 miles from Stowford
Ladram Bay is a red-sandstone rocky bay with sea stacks and ledges set between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. The ground is mixed...
View markBudleigh Salterton
3.3 miles from Stowford
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 markJacobs Ladder Beach
3.3 miles from Stowford
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 markOtter Ledge
3.3 miles from Stowford
A kelp-covered rock ledge on the red sandstone coast between Budleigh Salterton and Ladram Bay, dropping quickly into mixed rough ground with...
View markOtter Head
3.3 miles from Stowford
Otter Head is a red-sandstone headland just east of the River Otter mouth at Budleigh Salterton. It’s a classic rough-ground rock mark...
View markChit Rocks
3.7 miles from Stowford
A tidal rock platform at the eastern end of Sidmouth seafront, bordering mixed rough ground and patches of clean sand. Best on...
View markQuick links: Ladram Bay · Budleigh Salterton · Jacobs Ladder Beach · Otter Ledge · Otter Head · Chit Rocks
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Ladram Bay
2.5 miles from Stowford
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...
Budleigh Salterton
3.3 miles from Stowford
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...
Jacobs Ladder Beach
3.3 miles from Stowford
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...
Otter Ledge
3.3 miles from Stowford
A kelp-covered rock ledge on the red sandstone coast between Budleigh Salterton and Ladram Bay, dropping quickly into mixed rough ground with sand patches. Best in calm to moderate summer conditions on a flooding tide, with depth and tide run bringing fish tight to the ledge. Access is via the...
Otter Head
3.3 miles from Stowford
Otter Head is a red-sandstone headland just east of the River Otter mouth at Budleigh Salterton. It’s a classic rough-ground rock mark with kelp-filled gullies, broken reef and occasional sand patches. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings wrasse and pollack close to...
Chit Rocks
3.7 miles from Stowford
A tidal rock platform at the eastern end of Sidmouth seafront, bordering mixed rough ground and patches of clean sand. Best on a flooding tide into dusk through summer and early autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and scad; winter brings whiting and dogfish. Expect kelp, snags and swell; use rotten‑bottoms...