Find the nearest Blue Flag in United Kingdom
Blue Flag beaches in United Kingdom, the Blue Flag award is a prestigious, international award scheme that aims to provide an assurance to tourists that a beach has met a minimum standard. To collect a Blue Flag any UK and Ireland beach must achieve the highest quality of water, facilities, safety, environmental education and management.
Below we list the current United Kingdom beaches holding the Blue Flag award.
Trearddur Bay beach is a small sandy beach sheltered with rocks at either end. Popular beach for watersports. Facilities include parking, toilets, promenade, shop, pub and slipway. Read more…
New Quay Harbour Beach is a small and sandy beach that is sheltered by the harbour wall. The harbour itself has a number of small pleasure craft and a few fishing boats. Dolphins can often be seen around the harbour walls and there are boats offering dolphin/seal viewing trips out to the bay. Facilities include lifeguards in the summer, toilets, Read more…
Three Shells beach is a sandy beach in the middle of Southend-on-Sea by the pier. Three Shells is a popular family beach as it is in the town and close to shops, cafes, restaurants, amusements and the pier. Facilities include parking, toilets, food outlets, amusements, sailing club with slipway. Read more…
Benllech beach is a sandy beach, approximately 1.25 km in length, ideal for families with some organised activities and rock pools. Popular for sea kayaking and fishing. Benllech is known as a retirement town with most of the houses made up of bungalows so don’t expect major shops. Facilities include toilets, shops, food, slipway, promenade, parking is available but on Read more…
Llandudno West Shore beach is quieter than the North Shore beach and is on the River Conwy estuary below the Great Orme. The beach is sandy with a stony pebble foreshore. The West Shore is linked to the North Shore by Gloddaeth Avenue, a wide dual carriageway. The beach is backed by a promenade and as you are in the Read more…
Sheringham beach is a sandy beach that all but disappears at high tide, but as the tide goes out you get a large expanse of sand and rock pools. Facilities at the beach include parking, toilets with disabled facilities, showers, beach hut and chalet hire, cafes, amusement arcades, snack bars and seasonal lifeguards. Read more…
Branksome Chine beach is a sandy beach very popular with watersports. Facilities include parking, food and toilets. Read more…
Porth Eirias Beach sits in the heart of Colwyn Bay. Porth Eirias offers a sandy beach, promenade, outdoor children’s playground, car parking and changing facilities. Read more…
East Runton Beach is a sandy beach with pebbles at the high water mark and the beach is backed by sloping sandstone cliffs. Popular surfing beach and less busy and lower key than nearby Cromer. As you walk eastwards towards Cromer you will see some old Pill Boxes in the sand that once sat on the cliffs protecting the coast. Read more…
Llanddona beach is a good sized family sandy beach that shelves at a decent but not alarming rate. This north east facing beach is located on the eastern side of the Red Wharf Bay area, measures approximately 2.5 km in length, although the bay itself is more than 4 km wide. Llanddona village is located on high ground between Benllech Read more…
Cromer beach is sand and shingle sitting within a traditional seaside resort, the beach stretches out either side of the pier. You still have fishing boats launching from the beach in season and these oiffer some excellent fresh crabs. Facilities at the beach include toilets, cafes/restaurants, beach chalet hire and the RNLI Museum. Read more…
Brighton beach is a long pebble beach attached to a vibrant town on the south coast under an hour’s journey from London. Although not one of the prettiest beaches in the UK it boasts an excellent location within Brighton and Hove. As one of the best entertainment stretches in the UK you have plenty to do in the day and Read more…
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