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Photo of Talacre Beach, a beach near West Kirby, Flintshire, north Wales.

© Geraint Roberts / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Talacre Beach

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A wide sweep of sand at the mouth of the Dee, Talacre Beach is backed by the Gronant and Talacre dunes and marked at its far end by the disused Point of Ayr lighthouse, standing out on the flats. The dunes are an SSSI and one of the strongholds of the natterjack toad. Open beach with paid parking; Prestatyn station is a few kilometres to the west.

More places to visit near Talacre Beach

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

0.3 km N · spans 16 counties

Photo: Prestatyn Hillside, a viewpoint near Rhuddlan in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Prestatyn Hillside

Viewpoint near Rhuddlan

Northern end of the Clwydian Range and start of the Offa's Dyke Path, with limestone heath and coastal views above Prestatyn.

5.1 km SW

Photo of the Hilbre Islands, an island in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Hilbre Islands

Island near West Kirby

Three red-sandstone tidal islands off West Kirby, walked to across the sands at low tide, with grey seals and wading birds

7.5 km NE

Photo: Moel Hiraddug, a viewpoint near Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Moel Hiraddug

Viewpoint near Rhuddlan

Northern outlier of the Clwydian Range above Dyserth, carrying a large Iron Age hillfort overlooking the coast.

7.9 km SW

Photo of TSS Duke of Lancaster, a landmark near Holywell, Flintshire, north Wales.Highlight

TSS Duke of Lancaster

Landmark near Holywell

Beached 1950s passenger steamer at Mostyn, its hull covered in large-scale street-art murals.

8.1 km SE

Photo of Red Rocks, a beach near West Kirby, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Red Rocks

Beach near West Kirby

Sand dunes, reed beds and red sandstone at the north-west tip of the Wirral near Hoylake, a fine spot for birds and sunsets.

9.4 km NE