Aerial view of a crowded Watergate Bay beach and its cliffs, Cornwall

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Watergate Bay

Newquay · United Kingdom

Photo: Kernow Skies / Wikimedia Commons

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Watergate Bay is a two-mile sandy beach flanked by cliffs, two miles north-northeast of Newquay in Cornwall, facing the Atlantic beside Newquay Bay. The exposed site is popular for non-powered water sports, kite flying and sand art.

Country
United Kingdom (GB)
Region
Europe
Administrative area
Newquay
Timezone
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Source family
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Names in the record

Watergate Bay

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Source position

50.44400, -5.04400

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