Southover

1.8 miles from Southover

Shingle/pebble beach immediately west of West Bay harbour with mostly clean to mixed ground and sandy gullies. Easy access from the promenade and nearby car parks. In summer the surf line and mid-water produce mackerel, garfish and scad; bass show in lively surf and on a flooding tide. After dark,...

2.6 miles from Southover

A steep shingle/pebble beach backed by high cliffs on the Jurassic Coast between West Bay and Seatown. Mixed ground with sand gullies just off the slope means it fishes year‑round: summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass in the surf; autumn–winter sees whiting, pouting and dogfish after dark. Occasional rays and...

3.3 miles from Southover

West Bexington is a classic stretch of Chesil Beach: a steep shingle bank with quick access to deep water, famed for seasonal variety and fast-changing conditions. Parking is close at the end of Beach Road (paid), but the heavy shingle makes even short walks tiring; pick a spot with a...

3.4 miles from Southover

A rocky headland between Eype and Seatown on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped ledges and kelp-filled gullies over mixed-to-rough ground drop into 5-15 m at range. Summer brings prolific wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, garfish and scad on calm evenings; after a blow, bass and the odd codling move in. Nights...

4.4 miles from Southover

Seatown Beach is a steeply shelving shingle beach on the Jurassic Coast near Chideock. It offers relatively deep water close in, with mixed ground: clean sand patches along the middle sections and rougher, snaggy ground toward the ends beneath the cliffs. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially into...

6.1 miles from Southover

A classic Chesil shingle beach mark by the WWII ‘dragon’s teeth’ at Abbotsbury. Steep shingle with deep water close in over clean sand/shingle. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish (dusk into night); winter nights are reliable for whiting, pouting and dogfish. Occasional smoothhound and small‑eyed rays show on crab or...