Pendine Sands

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Pendine Sands is a long, flat beach in Carmarthenshire, Wales, famed for its historic land speed record attempts and expansive sandy shoreline.

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Pendine Sands canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf beach
coastal landform
country Wales
hasAccessType public access to sections of the beach
hasApproximateLength 11 kilometres
7 miles
hasEnvironment coastal dune system landward
hasGeologicalType sandy beach
hasHazard fast incoming tides
military activity in restricted zones
hasHistoricalEvent 1920s land speed record competitions
J. G. Parry‑Thomas land speed record attempts
Malcolm Campbell land speed record attempts
hasHistoricalPeriodOfProminence 1920s
hasLandSpeedRecordRole venue for early world land speed records
hasNearbySettlement Pendine village NERFINISHED
hasNearbyTown Carmarthen NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature expansive sandy shoreline
hard compacted sand at low tide
large tidal range
hasNotablePersonAssociated J. G. Parry‑Thomas NERFINISHED
Malcolm Campbell NERFINISHED
hasNotableVehicleAssociated Babs NERFINISHED
Blue Bird NERFINISHED
hasReputation historic motorsport destination
one of the flattest beaches in Wales
hasRestrictedArea MOD firing range
hasTerrain flat
hasTourismInfrastructure car parks
holiday parks nearby
visitor facilities
knownFor land speed record attempts
motorsport history
recreational beach use
locatedIn Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED
south‑west Wales NERFINISHED
locatedNear Pendine NERFINISHED
locatedOn Carmarthen Bay NERFINISHED
managedBy Ministry of Defence (partly) NERFINISHED
local authorities (partly)
partOf Bristol Channel coast NERFINISHED
usedFor kite sports
land speed record trials
military training
motor racing
sand yachting
sunbathing
tourism
walking

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Carmarthen Bay coast hasBeach Pendine Sands
Carmarthen Bay hasNearbyBeach Pendine Sands