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Planning a session in Banwell, Somerset? Start with Weston-super-Mare South Beach, Weston-super-Mare North Beach and Uphill Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
5.4 miles from Banwell
Knightstone is the rocky island and Marine Lake outer wall at the north end of Weston-super-Mare. You fish into a fast, deepening tidal channel for the area, over mixed rock, kelp and sand patches. The Bristol Channel’s huge tides dominate the mark—most sessions are focused on the last two hours...
5.5 miles from Banwell
Worlebury Rocks is a rocky shoreline mark on the northern side of the Weston-super-Mare/Worlebury headland in the Bristol Channel. The mark features rock ledges, kelp beds and nearby deeper gullies with a very large tidal range and strong currents. Best fished on an incoming or slack tide; access is via...
5.7 miles from Banwell
A rocky headland on the north side of Weston Bay at Weston‑super‑Mare, offering access to deeper, fast‑moving Bristol Channel water on the flood. Snaggy mixed ground with kelp and boulders; best fished from mid-tide up to high on neaps or the first of the ebb. Expect powerful tides, a big...
5.7 miles from Banwell
Birnbeck Point is a rocky headland beside the derelict Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare. It offers fast, deep, tide-swept water typical of the Bristol Channel with mixed rough ground, kelp, and patches of cleaner sand. Best fished on neap tides and around the flood and first of the ebb; spring tides...
5.8 miles from Banwell
Middle Hope is a tidal rock headland on the north side of Sand Bay near Kewstoke, offering mixed rough-to-clean ground with gullies and sand tongues within casting range. The Bristol Channel’s huge tidal range drives powerful currents; plan sessions around the last couple of hours of flood and first of...
6.2 miles from Banwell
A vast, shallow-gradient sandy beach on the Bristol Channel with an extreme tidal range. Best fished 2–3 hours either side of high water when gutters and channels flood. Typical targets are rays and surf bass; winter brings whiting and the odd codling. Long casts help due to the shallow profile,...