It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2015 has seen 61 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award, whilst 111 received the Seaside Award, Keep Britain Tidy’s own seal of approval. 31 beaches then achieved both awards.
This year, Thanet in Kent and Cornwall – two of the country’s most popular areas for holidaymakers have achieved the most Blue Flags, with seven each. New recipients of the 2015 Blue Flag Award include Hunstanton Main, Bridlington North and Ramsgate Main Sands. Torbay in Devon can claim the most Seaside Awards with a grand total of ten, closely followed by Cornwall with nine awards.
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BLUE FLAG AWARDS
East Midlands
3 winners
Central Beach, Mablethorpe
Central Beach, Skegness
Central Beach, Sutton on Sea
East of England
12 Winners
Cromer
Sea Palling
Sheringham
Mundesley
Hunstanton
Clacton on Sea (Martello Bay)
Dovercourt Bay
Brightlingsea
Frinton On Sea
Walton-on-the-Naze
Southwold Pier
Lowestoft South Claremont Pier
North East
4 Winners
Tynemouth Longsands
King Edwards Bay
Whitley Bay
Sandhaven Beach
Yorkshire
4 Winners
Scarborough North Bay
Whitby
Hornsea
Bridlington North
South East
12 Winners
Littlehampton Coastguards
Tankerton, Whitstable
Beachlands, Hayling Island
Sheerness
Minnis Bay, Margate
West Bay, Margate
St Mildreds, Margate
Botany Bay, Broadstairs
Joss Bay, Broadstairs
Stone Bay, Broadstairs
Main Sands, Ramsgate
West Wittering Beach
South West
26 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
Gyllyngvase, Falmouth
Carbis Bay, St Ives
Porthmeor, St Ives
Porthminster, St Ives
Sandy Bay, Exmouth
South Sands, Salcombe
Swanage Central
Dawlish Warren
Polzeath
Porthtowan
Trevone Bay, Padstow
Widemouth Bay, Bude
Challaborough Bay, Bigbury
Breakwater Beach, Brixham
Meadfoot Beach, Torquay
Oddicombe Beach, Torquay
Westward Ho!
SEASIDE AWARDS
This year 111 beaches have been presented with a Seaside Award
