Loxton

5.8 miles from Loxton

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...

6.1 miles from Loxton

Wide, shallow Bristol Channel surf beach just north of Weston-super-Mare, backed by dunes with parking close by. Clean sand with shifting gutters and bars; best results 2–3 hours up to high and the first of the ebb, especially after dark. Summer brings rays and dogfish; autumn–winter sees whiting and the...

6.3 miles from Loxton

Rocky limestone point at the seaward tip of Brean Down with deep water close in and very strong Bristol Channel tides. Access involves a long walk and steep steps by the fort; ledges fish best on the flood into dusk and around neap tides. Ground is snaggy—use rotten-bottom rigs—and the...

6.3 miles from Loxton

A broad, shallow sandy-mud estuary beach just south of the pier on the Bristol Channel. Huge tidal range and fast currents shape multiple gutters and channels; most anglers fish 2–3 hours either side of high water from the top of the beach or promenade. Expect flounder and bass as staples,...

7.0 miles from Loxton

A remote, fast-flooding, rock-and-reef bay on the north side of Sand Point (Middle Hope) with strong Bristol Channel tides. Mixed ground of limestone ledges, boulders and patches of sand gives gullies and seams that fish well from mid-flood to the first of the ebb. Best on big spring tides when...

7.0 miles from Loxton

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...