Blue Flag Beach Awards

2016 England Blue Flag Beach Awards

It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2016 has seen 68 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award which is an increase of 7 from last year, whilst we still have 111, albeit with some changes, that received the Seaside Award, Keep Britain Tidy’s own seal of approval.

Cornwall claims the most awards with a total of 19 (11 Seaside Awards and 8 Blue Flags), closely followed by Torbay with 13 awards (10 Seaside Awards and 3 Blue Flags), Thanet with 10 awards (7 Blue Flag and 3 Seaside Awards), Tendring with 10 awards (3 Blue Flag and 7 Seaside Awards) and Southend on Sea with 10 awards (3 Blue Flag and 7 Seaside Awards).

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BLUE FLAG AWARDS

East Midlands

3 winners

East of England

12 Winners

North East

6 Winners

North West

1 Winner

Yorkshire

4 Winners

South East

16 Winners

South West

26 Winners

England Seaside AwardsSEASIDE AWARDS

This year 111 beaches have been presented with a Seaside Award

East Midlands

4 Winners

    • Cleethorpes North Promenade
    • Cleethorpes Central
    • Cleethorpes Humberston Fitties
  • Cleethorpes Marine Embankment

East of England

18 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 Tower)
    • 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

    • Bridlington North
    • 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

10 Winners

    • Morecambe North
    • Morecambe South
    • St Annes Pier
    • Ferry Beach
    • Marine Beach
    • Rossall Beach
    • Bispham
    • Blackpool North
    • Blackpool South
  • Blackpool Central

South East

19 Winners

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

South West

38 Winners  AT THIS POINT

  • 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