Beaches · Scottish Islands
West Sandwick
West Sandwick in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Des Blenkinsopp — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
West Sandwick is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. The area south of Southladie Flo is an important feeding area for locally breeding red-throated divers. The rare curved sedge (Carex maritima) grows beside an exit stream on West Sandwick beach. The bay contains a distinctive shingle spit known as the Urabug.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.5806, -1.1775
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7986429 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Sandwick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Sandwick?
- West Sandwick is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9BH).
- Is West Sandwick free to visit?
- Yes, West Sandwick is free to enter.
- How do I get to West Sandwick?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9BH. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.