Whiddon

6.8 miles from Whiddon

A compact, rocky cove between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and a small pocket beach. Access is via the village of Lee with a short walk from the car park; some scrambling is needed to reach the outer rocks. Best results come on a flooding tide into mid-to-high...

6.8 miles from Whiddon

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...

6.9 miles from Whiddon

A small shell-and-sand cove just north of Woolacombe with rocky ledges on both flanks and clean sand in the middle. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings baitfish and predators tight to the points, while the rock edges hold wrasse. Space is limited at high water and Atlantic...

7.1 miles from Whiddon

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...

7.2 miles from Whiddon

A small, secluded rocky cove between Mortehoe and Morte Point on the North Devon coast. Grunta Beach offers rough-ground fishing from rock ledges and boulder platforms with kelp-filled gullies and occasional sand patches within casting range. Best in calm to moderate swell, it produces reliable summer wrasse and pollack on...

7.3 miles from Whiddon

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...