Fishing in Llantwit Major

1.0 miles from Llantwit Major

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...

1.2 miles from Llantwit Major

Cwm Colhuw Bay is a small, sheltered Vale of Glamorgan beach with mixed sand and scattered rock/weed patches, fished mainly by light surf tactics on the flooding tide. Access is on foot via paths and steps down to the bay, with fishing from the sand at low water and closer-in...

1.2 miles from Llantwit Major

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...

2.1 miles from Llantwit Major

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...

2.3 miles from Llantwit Major

Sheltered below St Donat’s Castle and the Glamorgan Heritage Coast path, this is a small shingle/sand beach backed by rock ledges and kelpy gullies that fish best as a mixed rough-ground mark. Access is on foot via coastal paths/steps down to the beach; expect a short walk and slippery boulders...

3.0 miles from Llantwit Major

St. Athan Beach is a wide, gently shelving sand-and-shingle shore on the Vale of Glamorgan coast, backed by low cliffs and open foreshore. Access is typically via coastal paths/track and a walk across the beach, with most anglers fishing surf lines and the occasional rougher patches toward rockier edges. It’s...