Find Nearest Seaside Award in The Scottish Highlands

Seaside Award beaches in The Scottish Highlands. 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 The Scottish Highlands beaches that hold a Seaside Award.

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Achmelvich Bay Beach

Achmelvich Bay Beach is a great white sandy beach sheltered by the rocky shoreline. Achmelvich Bay actually has a small collection of beaches amongst the rocky shoreline that can be accessed either from the cliffs or reached from the beach at low tide. Achmelvich Beach is often referred to as one of the best beaches on the North Coast 500 Read more…
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Sango Bay Beach

Sango Bay beach is the perfect beach with a mix of sand, rock formations, and shelter provided by the cliffs. Village, shops, parking and Durness Visitor centre. Read more…
Nairn-beach

Nairn Beach

Nairn beach is a great sandy beach with beautiful views across the Moray Firth to the Black Isles. This is the main beach in the town and sits to the west of the harbour and river mouth. The beach is backed by grass areas and a promenade. Read more…
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Portmahomack Beach

Portmahomack is a small fishing village with a harbour at one end of a a curved sandy beach. Read more…
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Shandwick Bay Beach

Shandwick Bay is a sand and rock beach llocated within shores of Shandwick and Balintore where there is a harbour. Facilities include parking, village shops and harbour. Read more…
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Golspie Beach

Golspie has safe bathing sandy beaches that stretch either side of the breakwater/pier. This area is especially popular with walkers and mountain bikers. Read more…
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Strathy Bay Beach

Strathy Bay beach is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes with views of the Pentland Firth. Parking in the nearby village of Strathy. Read more…
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Dornoch Beach

Dornoch beach is located on the Dornoch Firth adjacent to a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The beach is a long sandy beach backed by sand dunes and with rock pools to explore. Facilities include car parking, toilets and a children’s play area, whilst Dornoch itself has a championship golf course, shops and more facilities. Read more…
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Brora Beach

Brora Beach is in two sections split by the Brora river and harbour. To the north, you have a sandy sheltered beach next to the links golf course, whilst to the south, you have a sandy beach backed by dunes. It is the north one that gets the official listing as Brora beach. This stretch of coast is popular with Read more…
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Melvich Beach

Melvich Bay beach is a small stretch of unspoilt sand backed by grass covered dunes. The bay has rocky outcrops to the west with a small concrete pier and the river Halladale in the east. The beach is popular with bathers, surfers, and dog walkers. Read more…
Embo-beach

Embo Beach

Embo beach is a fine sandy beach with some rocks and backed by sand dunes. Forming part of the Dornoch Firth. Facilities include parking, toilets, shops. Read more…