A day at the seaside is hard to beat, but how do you know a seaside destination is right for you? Our blue flag tag shows articles that can help you search for and locate that seaside and beach location that meets the rigid Blue Flag award standard.
St Ives is a popular Cornish seaside town that has a choice of 8 great beaches all with different characteristics and three St Ives beaches are dog-friendly. We will walk you around them in a clockwise order starting with Porthmeor. Porthmeor Beach Porthmeor Beach is the only St Ives beach that has an Atlantic-facing aspect…
Beach near London? 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 near London, eat fish and chips, buy ice cream and go for a swim. We list some great beaches, probably not…
Although I personally love the remote beaches we have in the UK, lots do look for the family-friendly Blue Flag beaches. But do you understand what a beaches Blue Flag actually means? Beaches are awarded the Blue Flag for one season at a time based on compliance with strict criteria. If the criteria are not…
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you think about planning your UK trip to the coast this article will help you. From deciding when to go, where to go, what to see and do I will take you through each step and hopefully make your planning process smoother and less daunting. There is a lot…
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 31,000 km of coastline (including islands) has such a great variety in such…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
2019 has seen Ireland have 80 International Blue Flag which is down three on last year and 62 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches. The number of sites receiving the blue flag is down three on last year’s total, Golden Strand and Bertra beach in Mayo have both lost their Blue Flag standard, as has Bundoran…
2019 has seen 40 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag, 18 won green coast awards which recognise beaches with unspoiled environments and 86 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…