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12 places near Berwick-upon-Tweed

Ordered by distance from the town centre. Not ranked, not recommended, and not a statement that you may fish at any of them.

• Eyemouth

  10–25 km to the north-west · Harbour wall · Salt water · in East Lothian and the Firth of Forth coast

  A working fishing harbour cut into a hard volcanic and greywacke coast, with a narrow rock-walled entrance, deep water inside and heavy reef ground on both sides outside.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, Saithe, Ballan wrasse, Atlantic mackerel, Conger eel, European lobster.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Sea angling in Scotland is not rod-licensed, but access rights under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code carry responsibilities, and harbour, local authority, marine conservation and fisheries measures all apply and all change. Check the current position with the Marine Directorate, the harbour or local authority and the land manager before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Scottish Government Marine Directorate, for sea fisheries measures in Scottish waters.
  • The harbour authority or land manager, for access to the structure or the ground.
  • The local authority, for shellfish harvesting classification.
  • The Scottish marine and fisheries authorities, for sea fisheries rules, minimum sizes, protected areas and species restrictions
  • The relevant district salmon fishery board, for anything concerning migratory salmon and sea trout
  • The local authority environmental health service, for shellfish harvesting classification and closures
  • The harbour authority for any working harbour, which is operational infrastructure rather than public space
  • The body managing any conservation designation on the stretch concerned

• Holy Island and the Lindisfarne causeway

  10–25 km to the south-east · Island · Salt water · in The north-east England coast

  A low sandstone and dune island separated from the Northumberland mainland by two miles of drying sand and mudflat, with a metalled causeway across it. Hard rock and boulder on the north and east shores, clean sand elsewhere, and vast intertidal flats to the south and west.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, European flounder, Atlantic mackerel, European sea bass.

  Severe hazards recorded: tides and being cut off, cold water shock, cliffs and rock platforms.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Shore angling in England is not rod-licensed, but access rights, landowner permission, local authority and harbour byelaws, national and inshore fisheries measures, and site designations all apply and all change. Check the current position with the relevant inshore fisheries and conservation authority, the harbour or local authority, and the landowner before going. This ground carries conservation designations that constrain access, vehicles, bait collection and disturbance independently of any fishing rule.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws.
  • The Marine Management Organisation, for national recreational sea fishing measures in English waters.
  • The local authority and, where one exists, the harbour authority, for access, byelaws and shellfish classification.
  • The relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws including those on bait collection.
  • The harbour authority or commissioners, for fishing from piers, breakwaters and harbour structures, where permission is a local matter and changes.
  • Natural England and the relevant protected site body, where a designation affects access or collection.
  • The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the RNLI, for safety guidance on this coast.
  • The site management body for the National Nature Reserve, where designation affects access, vehicles or bait collection.

• St Abbs Head

  10–25 km to the north-west · Headland · Salt water · in East Lothian and the Firth of Forth coast

  Hard volcanic rock rising in cliffs of over ninety metres, with clean, exceptionally clear water beneath and a kelp-covered reef system running offshore. The clarity is unusual for the North Sea and is why this is Scotland's best-known shore diving ground as well as an angling one.

  Recorded here: Ballan wrasse, Pollack, Atlantic cod, Atlantic mackerel, European lobster, Edible crab.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Sea angling in Scotland is not rod-licensed, but access rights under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code carry responsibilities, and harbour, local authority, marine conservation and fisheries measures all apply and all change. Check the current position with the Marine Directorate, the harbour or local authority and the land manager before going. This ground carries conservation designations that constrain access, vehicles, bait collection and disturbance independently of any fishing rule.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Scottish Government Marine Directorate, for sea fisheries measures in Scottish waters.
  • The harbour authority or land manager, for access to the structure or the ground.
  • The local authority, for shellfish harvesting classification.
  • The Scottish marine and fisheries authorities, for sea fisheries rules, minimum sizes, protected areas and species restrictions
  • The relevant district salmon fishery board, for anything concerning migratory salmon and sea trout
  • The local authority environmental health service, for shellfish harvesting classification and closures
  • The harbour authority for any working harbour, which is operational infrastructure rather than public space
  • The body managing any conservation designation on the stretch concerned
  • The reserve managers for the voluntary marine reserve, where restrictions on collection and disturbance apply.

• Bamburgh and Budle Bay

  25–50 km to the south-east · Beach · Salt water · in The north-east England coast

  Clean sand beach beneath the dolerite crag the castle stands on, with the Whin Sill outcropping as low reef at either end and the drying sand and mud of Budle Bay behind the northern point.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, Whiting, Dab, European flounder, European plaice, European sea bass.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, tides and being cut off, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Shore angling in England is not rod-licensed, but access rights, landowner permission, local authority and harbour byelaws, national and inshore fisheries measures, and site designations all apply and all change. Check the current position with the relevant inshore fisheries and conservation authority, the harbour or local authority, and the landowner before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws.
  • The Marine Management Organisation, for national recreational sea fishing measures in English waters.
  • The local authority and, where one exists, the harbour authority, for access, byelaws and shellfish classification.
  • The relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws including those on bait collection.
  • The harbour authority or commissioners, for fishing from piers, breakwaters and harbour structures, where permission is a local matter and changes.
  • Natural England and the relevant protected site body, where a designation affects access or collection.
  • The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the RNLI, for safety guidance on this coast.

• Seahouses harbour

  25–50 km to the south-east · Harbour wall · Salt water · in The north-east England coast

  A small working harbour with stone piers over clean sand, sheltered behind the Farne Islands' reef platform which breaks the worst of the swell a mile offshore.

  Recorded here: Atlantic mackerel, Saithe, Atlantic cod, European plaice.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, tides and being cut off, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Shore angling in England is not rod-licensed, but access rights, landowner permission, local authority and harbour byelaws, national and inshore fisheries measures, and site designations all apply and all change. Check the current position with the relevant inshore fisheries and conservation authority, the harbour or local authority, and the landowner before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws.
  • The Marine Management Organisation, for national recreational sea fishing measures in English waters.
  • The local authority and, where one exists, the harbour authority, for access, byelaws and shellfish classification.
  • The relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws including those on bait collection.
  • The harbour authority or commissioners, for fishing from piers, breakwaters and harbour structures, where permission is a local matter and changes.
  • Natural England and the relevant protected site body, where a designation affects access or collection.
  • The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the RNLI, for safety guidance on this coast.

• Torness and Skateraw

  25–50 km to the north-west · Rock mark · Salt water · in East Lothian and the Firth of Forth coast

  A low rock and boulder shore of Old Red Sandstone and limestone beside a power station cooling outfall, with clean sand bays between the scars and a warmed plume offshore.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, Saithe, Ballan wrasse, Atlantic mackerel, European flounder, European sea bass.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Sea angling in Scotland is not rod-licensed, but access rights under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code carry responsibilities, and harbour, local authority, marine conservation and fisheries measures all apply and all change. Check the current position with the Marine Directorate, the harbour or local authority and the land manager before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Scottish Government Marine Directorate, for sea fisheries measures in Scottish waters.
  • The harbour authority or land manager, for access to the structure or the ground.
  • The local authority, for shellfish harvesting classification.
  • The Scottish marine and fisheries authorities, for sea fisheries rules, minimum sizes, protected areas and species restrictions
  • The relevant district salmon fishery board, for anything concerning migratory salmon and sea trout
  • The local authority environmental health service, for shellfish harvesting classification and closures
  • The harbour authority for any working harbour, which is operational infrastructure rather than public space
  • The body managing any conservation designation on the stretch concerned

• Beadnell Bay

  25–50 km to the south-east · Bay · Salt water · in The north-east England coast

  A wide crescent of clean sand between two dolerite points, with a limestone reef running out from the southern horn and the only west-facing harbour on the English east coast at its northern end.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, Whiting, Dab, European flounder, European plaice, European sea bass.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, tides and being cut off, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Shore angling in England is not rod-licensed, but access rights, landowner permission, local authority and harbour byelaws, national and inshore fisheries measures, and site designations all apply and all change. Check the current position with the relevant inshore fisheries and conservation authority, the harbour or local authority, and the landowner before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws.
  • The Marine Management Organisation, for national recreational sea fishing measures in English waters.
  • The local authority and, where one exists, the harbour authority, for access, byelaws and shellfish classification.
  • The relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws including those on bait collection.
  • The harbour authority or commissioners, for fishing from piers, breakwaters and harbour structures, where permission is a local matter and changes.
  • Natural England and the relevant protected site body, where a designation affects access or collection.
  • The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the RNLI, for safety guidance on this coast.

• Dunbar harbour

  25–50 km to the north-west · Harbour wall · Salt water · in East Lothian and the Firth of Forth coast

  A stone harbour blasted through a volcanic headland, with the ruins of a castle over the entrance and hard reef ground running out on both sides.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, Saithe, Ballan wrasse, Atlantic mackerel, Conger eel, European lobster.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Sea angling in Scotland is not rod-licensed, but access rights under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code carry responsibilities, and harbour, local authority, marine conservation and fisheries measures all apply and all change. Check the current position with the Marine Directorate, the harbour or local authority and the land manager before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Scottish Government Marine Directorate, for sea fisheries measures in Scottish waters.
  • The harbour authority or land manager, for access to the structure or the ground.
  • The local authority, for shellfish harvesting classification.
  • The Scottish marine and fisheries authorities, for sea fisheries rules, minimum sizes, protected areas and species restrictions
  • The relevant district salmon fishery board, for anything concerning migratory salmon and sea trout
  • The local authority environmental health service, for shellfish harvesting classification and closures
  • The harbour authority for any working harbour, which is operational infrastructure rather than public space
  • The body managing any conservation designation on the stretch concerned

• Craster and Cullernose Point

  25–50 km to the south-east · Rock mark · Salt water · in The north-east England coast

  Columnar dolerite of the Whin Sill forming a low cliff and a jointed rock platform, with deep gullies between the columns and kelp over broken ground immediately offshore.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, Ballan wrasse, Saithe, Atlantic mackerel, Conger eel.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, tides and being cut off, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Shore angling in England is not rod-licensed, but access rights, landowner permission, local authority and harbour byelaws, national and inshore fisheries measures, and site designations all apply and all change. Check the current position with the relevant inshore fisheries and conservation authority, the harbour or local authority, and the landowner before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws.
  • The Marine Management Organisation, for national recreational sea fishing measures in English waters.
  • The local authority and, where one exists, the harbour authority, for access, byelaws and shellfish classification.
  • The relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws including those on bait collection.
  • The harbour authority or commissioners, for fishing from piers, breakwaters and harbour structures, where permission is a local matter and changes.
  • Natural England and the relevant protected site body, where a designation affects access or collection.
  • The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the RNLI, for safety guidance on this coast.

• Boulmer

  25–50 km to the south-east · Rock mark · Salt water · in The north-east England coast

  A low sandstone and limestone scar coast with a shallow rock-fringed haven, weed-covered gullies and clean sand patches between the scars.

  Recorded here: Atlantic cod, Ballan wrasse, European flounder, European sea bass.

  Severe hazards recorded: cliffs and rock platforms, tides and being cut off, cold water shock.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Shore angling in England is not rod-licensed, but access rights, landowner permission, local authority and harbour byelaws, national and inshore fisheries measures, and site designations all apply and all change. Check the current position with the relevant inshore fisheries and conservation authority, the harbour or local authority, and the landowner before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws.
  • The Marine Management Organisation, for national recreational sea fishing measures in English waters.
  • The local authority and, where one exists, the harbour authority, for access, byelaws and shellfish classification.
  • The relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority for the district, which makes and enforces inshore byelaws including those on bait collection.
  • The harbour authority or commissioners, for fishing from piers, breakwaters and harbour structures, where permission is a local matter and changes.
  • Natural England and the relevant protected site body, where a designation affects access or collection.
  • The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the RNLI, for safety guidance on this coast.

• The Coquet at Rothbury

  50–100 km to the south · River reach · Fresh water · in England and Wales

  A small, fast, clean upland river of gravel and bedrock running through a wooded Northumbrian valley, with a substantial sea trout run for its size.

  Recorded here: Brown trout, Atlantic salmon, Grayling.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Freshwater rod fishing in England requires a current rod licence AND separate permission from whoever controls the fishing, which is frequently a club, riparian owner or navigation authority rather than a public body. Close seasons, byelaws and local rules apply and change. Check with the Environment Agency and with the controlling club or owner before going.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Environment Agency, for rod licensing, close seasons and fisheries byelaws in England.
  • The club, association, riparian owner or navigation authority that controls the fishing.
  • The environmental regulator for England, which issues the rod licence, makes fisheries byelaws and enforces them.
  • The equivalent Welsh environmental body, which administers fisheries in Wales and has set salmon and sea trout measures differently from England.
  • The regional inshore fisheries and conservation authority for the stretch of coast concerned, for sea angling byelaws, minimum sizes and closed areas.
  • The owner, club, syndicate or commercial fishery controlling the water, whose permission is separate from and additional to any licence.
  • The body managing any marine protected area, national park or designated site where the fishing takes place.
  • The national conservation body, for protected species and habitat designations that override general rules.

• North Berwick and the Bass Rock

  50–100 km to the north-west · Island · Salt water · in East Lothian and the Firth of Forth coast

  A volcanic plug rising a hundred metres sheer out of the outer Firth of Forth, with deep water all round it and no landing except in calm conditions, and a rocky mainland shore of the same volcanic origin two miles inside it.

  Recorded here: Atlantic mackerel, Pollack, Atlantic cod, Ballan wrasse, European sea bass.

  Severe hazards recorded: cold water shock, boat safety, cliffs and rock platforms.

  FishingHQ does not know the current access position here. Sea angling in Scotland is not rod-licensed, but access rights under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code carry responsibilities, and harbour, local authority, marine conservation and fisheries measures all apply and all change. Check the current position with the Marine Directorate, the harbour or local authority and the land manager before going. This ground carries conservation designations that constrain access, vehicles, bait collection and disturbance independently of any fishing rule.

  Who to ask about fishing here

  • The Scottish Government Marine Directorate, for sea fisheries measures in Scottish waters.
  • The harbour authority or land manager, for access to the structure or the ground.
  • The local authority, for shellfish harvesting classification.
  • The Scottish marine and fisheries authorities, for sea fisheries rules, minimum sizes, protected areas and species restrictions
  • The relevant district salmon fishery board, for anything concerning migratory salmon and sea trout
  • The local authority environmental health service, for shellfish harvesting classification and closures
  • The harbour authority for any working harbour, which is operational infrastructure rather than public space
  • The body managing any conservation designation on the stretch concerned
  • The owner of the Bass Rock and the seabird reserve managers.