Some of the best blackberries grow near the rifle butts where an ancient cartridge might also be discovered. Access to Raz Island is open except when the causeway is covered by sea, though wet it can be very treacherous and slippery underfoot. The islanders used to harvest seaweed from this area. The fort is privately owned but previous tenants have had restaurants there and oysters were once farmed here. Enjoy the hospitality of the nearby Old Barn pub and restaurant.
People fish and windsurf in the Bay and yachts occasionally moor here.
There is good angling off the rocks below Essex Castle. Corblets Corblets Beach is the choice for families with children of all ages and is popular with good swimmers. It's also the best beach for board-surfing. Corblets Bay faces North but is protected from east winds by the high cliffs below Fort Corblets which forms the right hand boundary. At high tide the rocks on the left cut off this bay from adjoining Arch Bay.