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Planning a session in Grange Gate, Dorset? Start with Kimmeridge Ledges, Kimmeridge Bay and Hen Cliff. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
7.5 miles from Grange Gate
A long, gently shelving sandy beach within Swanage Bay. Clean sand between timber groynes offers easy, comfortable fishing with parking, shops and toilets along the promenade. Best fished outside peak bathing hours. Expect surf-seeking bass on a ripple, flatfish over the clean ground, summer pelagics on calm evenings, and winter...
7.7 miles from Grange Gate
Sheltered, gently shelving sandy beach at the southern end of Studland Bay with clean ground and seagrass beds, plus small patches of rougher ground toward the headlands. Best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn or dusk. Summer brings bait and lure opportunities close in, while winter sees flatties and...
7.9 miles from Grange Gate
A Victorian pier projecting into sheltered Swanage Bay. Day ticket fishing from designated areas only—check opening hours (often daytime). Depths around 3–8 m with mixed ground: weeded piles, kelp and timbers close in, with sand and silt patches further out. Resident blennies, gobies and wrasse make it perfect for LRF...
7.9 miles from Grange Gate
A wide, sandy beach on the Studland side of the Poole Harbour entrance, just south of the chain ferry. Gentle bars with strong tidal run along the harbour channel create rips and seams that draw baitfish and bass. Best on a flooding tide at first/last light for bass; spring–autumn for...
7.9 miles from Grange Gate
A small, banjo-shaped stone pier on the town beach at Swanage Bay (Dorset). It borders the stream outflow and clean sand, making it productive for mullet, summer pelagics and close-range flatfish. Best fished outside bathing hours (early morning, evening or at night). Flooding tide and gentle onshore breeze help. Expect...
8.0 miles from Grange Gate
A busy harbour‑mouth slip next to the Sandbanks chain ferry on the Poole side. The mark gives access to a deep, fast tidal channel with a mostly clean sand/shell bottom and strong rips and eddies along the walls and adjacent beach. Summer brings shoals of mackerel, garfish and scad, with...
