2023 has seen Ireland have 94 International Blue Flags with 84 beaches and 10 marinas which is down 1 from last year with 81 retaining, 4 losing and 3 new. Meanwhile, 65 Irish beaches, a new year high, have received the Green Coast Award, recognising beaches for their clean environment, excellent water quality and natural beauty. … Read more
2023 has seen 22 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag which stays the same as last year although Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, has lost its blue flag, whilst Aberporth in Ceredigion has gained. A further 12 beaches have gained the Seaside Award and then 14 beaches in Wales have gained the Green Coast Award, recognising the ‘hidden … Read more
It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2023 has seen 77 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award, three less than a year ago, and we then have 128 Seaside Awards beaches, of which 59 have both Blue Flag and seaside awards. Blue Flag and Seaside Award winners stretch across much … Read more
2022 has seen 22 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag, a further 23 beaches have gained the Seaside Award and then 13 beaches in Wales have gained the Green Coast Award, recognising the ‘hidden gems’ along our coastline. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages with interactive maps. Wales Blue Flag Beach … Read more
2022 has seen Ireland have 95 International Blue Flags with 85 beaches and 10 marinas which is an all-time high and up 2 from last year with 79 retaining, 5 losing and 7 new. Meanwhile, 62 Irish beaches have received the Green Coast Award, which recognises beaches for their clean environment, excellent water quality and natural … Read more
It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2022 has seen 80 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award, four more than a year ago and we then have 128 Seaside Awards beaches. Blue Flag and Seaside Award winners stretch across much of the country, though the South West has the most … Read more
2021 has seen Ireland have 93 International Blue Flags with 83 beaches and 10 marinas which is an all-time high. The counties with the most Blue Flags beaches this year are Donegal and Kerry, which both have 12. Below we list the 83 Blue Flag beaches, just click on a title to go to our beach … Read more
2021 has seen Northern Ireland beaches take a total of 6 blue flags across the counties Antrim, Down and Londonderry. A further 11 beaches have also been given the Seaside Award for good water quality, Helen’s Bay the Green Coast award and Portstewart Stand has both Seaside Award and Blue Flag. Just click on a title to … Read more
2021 has seen 42 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag, 25 beaches have also achieved the Seaside Award for their standard of water quality and facilities. A further 13 beaches in Wales have gained the Green Coast Award, recognising the ‘hidden gems’ along our coastline. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages … Read more
It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2021 has seen 76 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award, five more than 2 years ago. Blue Flag and Seaside Award winners stretch across much of the country, though the South West has the most with 33 in Cornwall and Devon. Just click … Read more
It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2020 has seen 74 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award which is 3 up on last year. PLEASE NOTE – Due to the Corona Virus pandemic there is a possibility that not all facilities will be in place at these locations during the 2020 bathing … Read more
2020 has seen Ireland have 80 International Blue Flag which is the same as last year and 60 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches. Two beaches were initially awarded a Blue Flag but will not be flying them this summer. Due to lower than normal beach sand levels, Wexford County Council has withdrawn the Blue Flag awarded to Courtown beach for … Read more