Fishing in Craig Penllyne

6.2 miles from Craig Penllyne

Dunraven Bay (Southerndown) is a broad, scenic bay of sand and rough ground backed by cliffs, with easy access from the car parks and a short walk onto the beach/rock ledges. Fishing is typical Bristol Channel mixed ground: clean sand patches for rays/flatfish and rougher kelpy/reef areas that hold wrasse,...

6.4 miles from Craig Penllyne

Llantwit Major Beach (near the slipway and the eastern end by the cliffs) is a mixed shore mark with a broad sand/pebble beach that fishes over sand and broken ground, with patches of rock and kelp close in. Access is straightforward from the car parks and coastal path, but you...

6.4 miles from Craig Penllyne

Southerndown (Dunraven Bay) is a mixed shore mark of reefy rock ledges, kelp gullies and small sandy patches, with access via the beach and steps/paths from the car park. It generally fishes best around the flooding tide into dusk/night, with rough ground species close in and rays/dogs/flatfish from the sandier...

6.4 miles from Craig Penllyne

Cwm Nash is a small, steep-sided cove west of Llantwit Major with a shingle/sand beach backed by low cliffs and reefs. Access is on foot down the coastal path/valley track, with fishing either from the beach into the gully or from rough ground/rock edges at low water. It’s a classic...

6.4 miles from Craig Penllyne

Llantwit Major Cliffs is a stretch of low-to-high limestone cliff and broken rock ledges below the Heritage Coast, fished by walking down signed coastal paths/steps to ledges and gullies (tackle carried by hand). It’s typical rough-ground Bristol Channel fishing: kelpy pockets, snaggy rock and mixed sand/stone patches that produce wrasse...

6.5 miles from Craig Penllyne

St. Donat’s Bay is a small, scenic cove below the cliffs by St Donat’s Castle, with fishing split between rough ground/kelp-covered rock ledges and mixed sand-and-shingle. Access is typically on foot via coastal paths and down to the foreshore (tide-dependent), so it suits mobile anglers travelling light. Expect classic Vale...