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Best marks near Higher Whatcombe
Top spots within about 20 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Rockley Point
10.8 miles from Higher Whatcombe
A small, sheltered point inside Poole Harbour by Rockley Park, offering mixed sand–mud ground with patches of rock and weed, shallow at...
View markLake Pier
11.5 miles from Higher Whatcombe
Lake Pier is a small wooden pier at Hamworthy on the western edge of Poole Harbour. It offers sheltered, easy-access fishing over...
View markHamworthy Park
12.3 miles from Higher Whatcombe
Hamworthy Park is a sheltered, family-friendly harbour beach on the north side of the Hamworthy peninsula, offering easy, level access to shallow...
View markArish Mell
13.4 miles from Higher Whatcombe
A secluded shingle cove within the Lulworth Firing Ranges between Mupe Bay and Worbarrow Bay. Mixed ground: clean sand in the centre...
View markWhitecliff
13.5 miles from Higher Whatcombe
Harbour-side promenade along the Whitecliff shoreline of Poole Harbour. Shallow mudflats with draining channels; best fished around the flood and first of...
View markMan O'War Bay
13.5 miles from Higher Whatcombe
A picturesque shingle-and-rock cove immediately east of Durdle Door, offering clear water over kelp-fringed ledges and boulder patches. Best fished from the...
View markQuick links: Rockley Point · Lake Pier · Hamworthy Park · Arish Mell · Whitecliff · Man O'War Bay
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Rockley Point
10.8 miles from Higher Whatcombe
A small, sheltered point inside Poole Harbour by Rockley Park, offering mixed sand–mud ground with patches of rock and weed, shallow at low water with a defined channel close in. Best fished on the last two hours of the flood through high and into the first of the ebb. Winter...
Lake Pier
11.5 miles from Higher Whatcombe
Lake Pier is a small wooden pier at Hamworthy on the western edge of Poole Harbour. It offers sheltered, easy-access fishing over predominantly muddy/silty ground with eelgrass and access to nearby channels. Best results are typically two hours either side of high water; at dead low the water is shallow....
Hamworthy Park
12.3 miles from Higher Whatcombe
Hamworthy Park is a sheltered, family-friendly harbour beach on the north side of the Hamworthy peninsula, offering easy, level access to shallow mud–sand flats and the adjacent channel within Poole Harbour. Fishing is most productive on the flooding tide and into dusk, when bass and mullet patrol the margins and...
Arish Mell
13.4 miles from Higher Whatcombe
A secluded shingle cove within the Lulworth Firing Ranges between Mupe Bay and Worbarrow Bay. Mixed ground: clean sand in the centre with kelp-covered rock and boulders at both ends. Deepens fairly quickly and fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk. Access is restricted to range-open days and the...
Whitecliff
13.5 miles from Higher Whatcombe
Harbour-side promenade along the Whitecliff shoreline of Poole Harbour. Shallow mudflats with draining channels; best fished around the flood and first of the ebb, especially on spring tides. Classic winter flounder venue, with summer sport from thin‑lipped mullet and bass. Night sessions produce sole and eels. Easy access via the...
Man O'War Bay
13.5 miles from Higher Whatcombe
A picturesque shingle-and-rock cove immediately east of Durdle Door, offering clear water over kelp-fringed ledges and boulder patches. Best fished from the rocky points and adjacent boulders for wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, scad and garfish moving through in summer; the central shingle fishes to mixed ground. Dawn/dusk and a...