Castle Peak Beach

Castle Peak Beach is a gazetted beach in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, beside Sam Shing Estate. It looks onto Castle Peak Bay and the Tuen Mun typhoon shelter, although it is separated from the typhoon shelter by a breakwater.

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Type: Beach
Description: beach in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong
Also known as: “青山灣泳灘 Castle Peak Beach”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsing Bik Sitting-out Area and Kadoorie Beach.

Tsing Bik Sitting-out Area

Recreation area

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Tsing Bik Sitting-out Area is a recreation area, which is situated 190 metres south of Castle Peak Beach.

Kadoorie Beach

Beach

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Kadoorie Beach is situated 310 metres southeast of Castle Peak Beach.

Kadoorie Pier

Pier

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Kadoorie Pier is situated 210 metres south of Castle Peak Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Peak Bay and Tuenmen.

Castle Peak Bay

Quarter

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Castle Peak Bay is a bay outside Tuen Mun. Tuen Mun River empties into the bay. In the past, many Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay. In 1513, explorer Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta and started a Portuguese settlement, Tamão.

Tuenmen

Town

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Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the west of New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period.