A sandy Solway bay with a wide tidal range that clears a lot of beach at low tide. Easy and family-friendly, but the Solway's fast incoming tide across the flats is worth respecting rather than ignoring.
Well-known managed Blue-Flag-history sandy beach on Solway coast with car park; robust and legal.
Beach car park at Sandyhills (Colvend coast road A710).
Direct sandy beach access from car park/dunes.
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