Beaches · Scottish Lowlands
Coatham Sands
Coatham Sands is a beach in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar Central · 2.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Coatham Sands is a beach on the coast of the Scottish Lowlands. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Redcar parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Redcar Central, about 2.5 km away. Postcode area TS10.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
South Gare & Coatham Sands SSSI (grid reference NZ582263) is a 381.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, England notified in 1971. SSSIs are designated by Natural England, formally English Nature, which uses the 1974–1996 county system. This means there is no grouping of SSSIs by Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority, or North Yorkshire which is the relevant ceremonial county. As such South Gare & Coatham Sands is one of 18 SSSIs in the Cleveland area of search.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6325, -1.0977
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS10 5FN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar Central — 2.5 km
Sources
- osm: w692698699 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Coatham Sands (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coatham Sands?
- Coatham Sands is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode TS10 5FN), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- Is Coatham Sands a protected site?
- Yes — Coatham Sands is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast Ramsar wetland.
- Is Coatham Sands free to visit?
- Yes, Coatham Sands is free to enter.
- How do I get to Coatham Sands?
- The nearest railway station is Redcar Central, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS10 5FN.