Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

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Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland of 1.2 km². It is one of 101 SSSIs in the county. It lies inside the Northumberland Coast National Landscape.

Alnmouth Station is about 4.4 km away to the north-west. For more of the same, Low Hauxley Shore and Hadston Links are close by.

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