2014 England Blue Flag and Seaside awards

2014 has seen England get 56 Blue Flag beaches and 112 Seaside awards with 23 beaches holding both awards.

The Isle of Wight has received the highest number of awards, with 4 Blue Flags and 13 Seaside Awards.

Blue Flag Winners

Thanet has the most Blue Flag beaches with seven.

Poole, Torbay, Bournemouth, North Norfolk and Tendring also received four Blue Flags each.

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East Midlands

4 winners

• Central Beach, Mablethorpe
• Central Beach, Skegness
• Central Beach, Sutton on Sea
• Cleethorpes North Promenade

East of England

10 Winners

• Cromer
• Sea Palling
• Sheringham
• Mundesley
• Clacton on Sea (Martello Bay)
• Dovercourt Bay
• Brightlingsea
• Frinton On Sea
• Southwold Pier
• Lowestoft South Claremont Pier

North East

4 Winners

• Tynemouth Longsands
• King Edwards Bay
• Whitley Bay
• Sandhaven Beach

Yorkshire

3 Winners

• Scarborough North Bay
• Whitby
• Hornsea

South East

16 Winners

• Littlehampton Coastguards
• Tankerton, Whitstable
• Beachlands, Hayling Island
• Sandown, Isle of Wight
• Ventnor, Isle of Wight
• Yaverland, Isle of Wight
• Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight
• Sheerness
• Minnis Bay, Margate
• West Bay, Margate
• St Mildreds, Margate
• Westbrook Bay, Margate
• Botany Bay, Broadstairs
• Joss Bay, Broadstairs
• Stone Bay, Broadstairs
• West Wittering Beach

South West

19 Winners

• Blackpool Sands, Dartmouth
• Sandbanks Peninsular, Poole
• Shore Road, Poole
• Canford Cliffs, Poole
• Branksome Chine, Poole
• Alum Chine, Bournemouth
• Durley Chine, Bournemouth
• Fisherman’s Walk, Bournemouth
• Southbourne, Bournemouth
• Carbis Bay, St Ives
• Sandy Bay, Exmouth
• South Sands, Salcombe
• Swanage Central
• Dawlish Warren
• Breakwater Beach, Brixham
• Broadsands Beach, Paington
• Meadfoot Beach, Torquay
• Oddicombe Beach, Torquay
• Westward Ho!

Seaside Awards

East Midlands

6 Winners

• Central Beach, Mablethorpe
• Central Beach, Skegness
• Central Beach, Sutton on Sea
• Cleethorpes Central

East of England

15 Winners

• Hunstanton Main
• East Runton
• Bell Wharf Beach, Leigh on Sea
• Chalkwell Beach
• Jubilee Beach
• Thorpe Bay Beach
• Three Shells Beach
• Shoebury Common Beach
• Martello Tower Clacton
• West Beach Clacton
• Frinton on Sea
• Walton Albion
• Walton The Naze
• Harwich
• Kessingland

North East

8 Winners

13 Winners

• St Bees
• Silecroft
• Haverigg
• Morecambe North
• Morecambe South
• Formby Lifeboat Road
• Ferry Beach
• Jubilee Beach, Cleveleys
• Rossall Beach
• Bispham
• Blackpool North
• Blackpool South
• Blackpool Central

South East

25 Winners

• Bognor Regis East
• Littlehampton Coastguards
• Reculver
• Herne Bay
• Marina, St Leonards on Sea
• Pelham Beach
• Sandown
• Ventnor
• Yaverland
• Cowes
• East Cowes
• Springvale
• Seagrove
• Gurnard
• Ryde East
• St Helens
• Totland
• Shanklin
• Colwell
• Sandgate Beach
• Leysdown Beach
• Minster Leas
• Margate Main Sands
• Ramsgate Main Sands
• Viking Bay, Broadstairs

South West

30 Winners

• Bournemouth Pier
• Boscombe Pier
• Avon Beach
• Friars Cliff Beach
• Highcliffe Beach
• Combe Martin Beach
• Gyllyngvase
• Polzeath
• Porthtowan
• Challaborough Bay
• Croyde Bay
• Burnham on Sea
• Berrow
• Coryton Cove
• Teignmouth Town
• Ness Cove
• Sandy Bay
• Swanage Central
• Breakwater Beach
• Broadsands Beach
• Meadfoot Beach
• Oddicombe Beach
• Maidencombe Beach
• Goodrington Beach
• Paignton Beach
• Preston Sands
• Torre Abbey Sands
• Ansteys Cove
• Westward Ho!
• Weymouth Centra