Find Nearest Seaside Award in United Kingdom
Seaside Award beaches in United Kingdom. Unlike the Blue Flag beach award, each country also has its own seaside award to signify a good standard of beach and facilities. The awards evaluate a beach on water quality, information displays, environmental management, safety and services.
Below we list the current United Kingdom beaches that hold a Seaside Award.
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Monifieth Sands a stretch of beach on the north shore of the Firth of Tay, It stretches from from Barnhill in the west to the Barry Sands in the east. Popular with kitesurfers and windsurfers. Read more…
The West Sands at St Andrews is a long stretch of sand backed by the famous Royal & Ancient Golf Club. You may also recognise it as the beach was used for the famous opening sequence of Chariots of Fire. The beach is sandy, stretches for 3 km (2 miles), is backed by large grass areas and sand dunes. Multiple options to park Read more…
East Haven beach is 1.5 miles (2 km) east of Carnoustie. The beach is a sand/rock mix situated on an exposed stretch of coast and can be very windy. Facilities include car parking and toilets. 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…
Southbourne beach is a sandy beach with some shingle and is popular with families. Like most Bournemouth beaches the seafront is backed by a steep cliff. Facilities include lifeguards in summer months, kids zone, toilets, parking, cafe, shops, restaurant 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…
Groomsport beach is a sandy beach adjacent to the harbour and 10 minutes drive from Bangor. Facilities at the beach include harbour, car parking, supermarket, pub and toilets. Read more…
Penbryn beach is a mile long rural sandy beach owned by the National Trust that is backed by cliffs and a dune system. The beach is situated in an unspoilt area of Cardigan Bay and on the Ceredigion Coast path. No parking by the beach as the end of the track just has a turning circle. Parking is at the Read more…
Budleigh Salterton beach is formed of large pebbles and extends for approx. 2.5 miles. Good family beach with safe swimming and rocks to explore. Parking, toilets, food, beach huts (which are available for hire by the day or week). We have no dog information for Budleigh Salterton beach. Read more…
This sandy beach links the Shetland mainland to St Ninians Isle. The 500 metre stretch of sand is the UKs largest active tombolo – a deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. It is well worth a look around St Ninians Isle as you have Read more…
Polzeath beach is sand/shingle and is also one of the worlds most renowned surfing destinations. On the beach you also have rock pools and a nature reserve but at high tide much of the beach disappears. The surf can cater for all standards from kids learning to experienced surfers. In the summer it can get very busy in the water. Facilities include Read more…
Blackpool Sands is a privately managed beach in a sheltered bay surrounded pines. Unlike the name suggests you actually don’t get sand but fine shingle. Excellent safe family beach. Cafe, shop, lifeguard patrol, bathing raft, toilets and showers, disabled facilities, hire of kayaks, wet suits, snorkels and boogie boards. Read more…
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