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Best marks near West Compton
Top spots within about 10 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
West Bexington
5.3 miles from West Compton
West Bexington is a classic stretch of Chesil Beach: a steep shingle bank with quick access to deep water, famed for seasonal...
View markCogden Beach
5.4 miles from West Compton
Cogden Beach is a quiet stretch of the Chesil shingle bank between Burton Bradstock and West Bexington. It is a steeply shelving,...
View markHive Beach
5.7 miles from West Compton
Steeply shelving shingle on the Jurassic Coast at Burton Bradstock, offering quick access to deeper water. Productive in summer for mackerel, scad...
View markFreshwater Beach
6.1 miles from West Compton
A steeply shelving shingle section of Chesil between West Bay and Burton Bradstock, with deep water close in. Best on a flooding...
View markDragon's Teeth Abbotsbury
6.5 miles from West Compton
A classic Chesil shingle beach mark by the WWII ‘dragon’s teeth’ at Abbotsbury. Steep shingle with deep water close in over clean...
View markWest Bay East Beach
6.7 miles from West Compton
Steep shingle beach immediately east of West Bay harbour at Bridport. It shelves quickly into clean sand and mixed shingle, giving respectable...
View markQuick links: West Bexington · Cogden Beach · Hive Beach · Freshwater Beach · Dragon's Teeth Abbotsbury · West Bay East Beach
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West Bay East Pier
6.8 miles from West Compton
A long harbour pier on the east side of West Bay (Bridport Harbour) with easy access and mixed ground: rock armour along the outside and cleaner sand towards the harbour mouth. Fast tide runs at the entrance, with depth increasing at the pier head. Productive in summer for mackerel, garfish...
West Bay West Pier
6.8 miles from West Compton
Stone harbour arm on the west side of West Bay (Bridport) offering easy access to mixed ground, the harbour mouth and clean sand at range. Productive on a flooding tide through high and into the first of the ebb. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad to the surface, with wrasse...
West Bay West Beach
6.8 miles from West Compton
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,...
Eype Beach
7.5 miles from West Compton
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...
Thorncombe Beacon
8.2 miles from West Compton
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...
Abbotsbury Beach
8.5 miles from West Compton
A classic section of Chesil’s steep shingle, Abbotsbury Beach offers fast access to deep water close in. It fishes well through the year: summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad in clear water, plus smoothhounds and rays to crab or fish baits; autumn into winter produces whiting, pouting, dogfish and the...