2018 has seen Ireland have 83 International Blue Flag and 59 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches. The number of sites receiving the blue flag is up two on last year’s total, Carne beach in Wexford and Ardmore beach in Waterford, whilst the Green Coast Awards is down 2 on last year. Below we list the Read more…
2018 has seen 43 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag, 19 won green coast awards which recognise beaches with unspoiled environments and 83 beaches have achieved the Seaside Award for their good water quality and facilities. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages with interactive maps. Wales Blue Flag Beach Awards Pembrokeshire Read more…
It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2018 has seen 65 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award which is 3 down on last year and we also have 125 Seaside awards. Six beaches have lost their Blue Flag award, these are Wallasey, Scarborough, Withensea, Hornsea, Joss Bay and Porthminister. Whilst Read more…
Top 5 Beaches for a Day Trip from London, as the UK is thinking about school holidays and long summer days it is the perfect time to escape London and head out to a beach, eat fish and chips, buy an ice cream and go for a swim. We list some great beaches, probably not the nearest to London, Read more…
2017 has seen Northern Ireland beaches take a total of 8 blue flags across the counties Antrim, Down and Londonderry, this is the 2 down on last year. Two beaches however, Castlerock and Crawfordsburn, lost their Blue Flag accreditation but both have received seaside awards. A further 12 beaches have also been given the UK-wide Seaside Award Read more…
For 2017 Scotland has no blue flag beach awards but 60 beaches achieved the Scottish Seaside Award. Scottish Seaside Awards Aberdeen Ballroom Beach, Aberdeen City Balmedie Beach, Aberdeenshire Collieston, Aberdeenshire Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh Esplanade, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh Waters of Philorth, Aberdeenshire Inverboyndie Beach, Aberdeenshire Peterhead Lido, Aberdeenshire Stonehaven Beach, Aberdeenshire Montrose Seafront, Angus Carnoustie, Angus Read more…
It’s that time of the year when the Blue Flag beaches are announced. 2017 has seen 68 English beaches get the Blue Flag Award which is the same as last year, whilst we have an increase of 6 to 117, that received the Seaside Award, while 35 beaches have achieved both awards. Cornwall claims the most awards Read more…
2017 has seen Ireland have 88 International Blue Flag and 61 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches and marinas. The number of sites receiving the award is up 3 on 2016, whilst 3 of the beaches awarded in 2016 did not retain Blue Flag status: Lisfannon in Donegal, Killiney in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Balcarrick, and Donabate Read more…
2017 has seen the number of Welsh beaches increasing, 45 beaches have the blue flag, up 1 on last year, and another 25 won green coast awards which recognises beaches with unspoiled environments. This additional beach is Penmaenmawr in Conwy, North Wales. Pembrokeshire came in at the top with 12 flags. Just click on a title to go to Read more…
Coast Radar was formed out of my love of the UK coast and wanting people to think about exploring what we have on our doorstep rather than by default jumping on a plane. Yes, great beaches are everywhere but the UK with its 13,000 km of coastline (including islands) has such a great variety in such Read more…
So you want to take your kids to the seaside but how do you know is a beach safe to swim in the sea? Really this falls down to three key points: Lifeguards The water quality Water conditions Not all beaches have lifeguards and measure the water quality. If you are not confident it is best to Read more…
2016 has seen Northern Ireland beaches take a total of 10 blue flags across the counties Antrim, Down and Londonderry, this is the same as last year. A further 11 beaches have also been given the UK-wide Seaside Award for good water quality. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages with interactive maps. Read more…
