Williamstown Beach

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Williamstown Beach in Melbourne, Australia.

Forget St Kilda – the pleasant lopsided grin of coarse, golden sand at Williamstown is a much more appealing place for a dip. It has its own surf-lifesaving club, a swimming pool down one end and a Spanish coast-inspired restaurant, Sebastian, down the other (the deck is the best place for a drink and nibble).

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