2015 England Blue Flag Beach Awards

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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England 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!

England Seaside AwardsSEASIDE AWARDS

This year 111 beaches have been presented with a Seaside Award

East Midlands

7 Winners

  • Central Beach, Mablethorpe
  • Central Beach, Skegness
  • Central Beach, Sutton on Sea
  • Cleethorpes North Promenade
  • Cleethorpes Central
  • Cleethorpes Humberston Fitties
  • Cleethorpes Marine Embankment

East of England

19 Winners

  • Hunstanton Main
  • East Runton
  • Wells-next-the-Sea
  • Bell Wharf Beach, Leigh on Sea
  • Chalkwell Beach, Southend on Sea
  • Jubilee Beach, Southend on Sea
  • Thorpe Bay Beach, Southend on Sea
  • Three Shells Beach, Southend on Sea
  • Shoebury Common Beach, Southend on Sea
  • East Beach, Shoeburyness
  • Brightlingsea
  • Dovercourt Bay
  • Clacton on Sea (Martello Bay)
  • West Beach Clacton
  • Frinton on Sea
  • Albion Beach, Walton on the Naze
  • Walton The Naze
  • Harwich
  • Kessingland

North East

8 Winners

  • Tynemouth Longsands
  • King Edwards Bay
  • Whitley Bay
  • Cullercoats
  • Sandhaven Beach
  • Seaton Carew Central
  • Roker
  • Seaburn

Yorkshire

14 Winners

  • Withernsea
  • Bridlington South
  • Wilsthorpe
  • Fraisthorpe
  • Danes Dyke
  • South Landing
  • Scarborough South Bay
  • Filey
  • Runswick Bay
  • Cayton Bay
  • Sandsend
  • Robin Hoods Bay
  • Scarborough North Bay
  • Whitby

North West

14 Winners

  • St Bees
  • Silecroft
  • Haverigg
  • Morecambe North
  • Morecambe South
  • St Annes Pier
  • Ferry Beach
  • Marine Beach
  • Jubilee Beach, Cleveleys
  • Rossall Beach
  • Bispham
  • Blackpool North
  • Blackpool South
  • Blackpool Central

South East

13 Winners

  • Bognor Regis East
  • Littlehampton Coastguards (East Beach)
  • Reculver
  • Herne Bay
  • Marina, St Leonards on Sea
  • Pelham Beach
  • Sandgate Beach
  • Leysdown Beach
  • Minster Leas
  • Sheerness Beach
  • Margate Main Sands
  • Westbrook Bay
  • Viking Bay, Broadstairs

South West

36 Winners

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