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Holywell Bay
Newquay · United Kingdom
The short version, from the cited sources
Holywell Bay is a beach on the north coast of Cornwall, about three miles west-southwest of Newquay, beside the village of Holywell in the parish of Cubert. Dunes back the sand and the twin Gull Rocks stand off the shore.
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- Region
- Europe
- Administrative area
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Source family
- GeoNames
- Source updated
- 2018-02-28
Names in the record
Holywell Bay
- Holywell Bay Beach
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- Sand color and composition
- Water and swimming character
- Access and accessibility
- Facilities and lifeguards
- Seasonality and crowd pattern
- Current hazards and restrictions
- Live weather, tide and water-quality feeds
Source position
50.39381, -5.14807
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Direct provenance
Sources behind this record
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Beach features T.BCH and T.BCHS from the dated global dump; supplied as-is by GeoNames.
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