Blue Flag Beaches in the UK

Experience award-winning coastal quality. Browse 87 UK beaches holding international Blue Flag accreditation for environmental cleanliness and top-tier safety standards.

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About Blue Flag Awarded Beaches

The international Blue Flag award is a globally recognized eco-label awarded to beaches meeting strict criteria for water quality, environmental management, safety services, and public education.
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Putsborough beach, Devon Devon Excellent

Putsborough

🐶 Dog Friendly 🚩 Blue Flag
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Jaywick beach, Anglian Anglian Excellent

Jaywick

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Church Cottage From £690 Dorset Hideaways

Church Cottage

Cattistock And Cattistock Coastal Stay

An idyllic and charming thatched cottage, beautifully furnished and presented to an impeccable standard and situated in the heart of the delightful Dorset village of Cattistock.

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Gwithian Towans beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Gwithian Towans

🐶 Dog Friendly 🚩 Blue Flag
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Tolcarne beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Tolcarne

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Treyarnon Bay beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Treyarnon Bay

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🚩 Blue Flag
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Aberdyfi Rural beach, Wales Wales Excellent

Aberdyfi Rural

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The Barn From £530 Rural Retreats

The Barn

Dorset Coastal Stay

Located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, The Barn is in an ideal location sitting on the border of Dorset and Devon and close to Somerset also. This superbly constr...

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Church Ope Cove beach, Dorset Dorset Excellent

Church Ope Cove

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Duporth beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Duporth

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Porthcothan beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Porthcothan

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Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) beach, Wales Wales Excellent

Dyffryn (Llanendwyn)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🚩 Blue Flag
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Broomers Barn From £383 Rural Retreats

Broomers Barn

Shropshire Coastal Stay

Straddling the two beautiful counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire, Broomers Barn is a beautifully appointed single-storey, wooden-clad barn located in a very pretty and peac...

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Babbacombe beach, Devon Devon Excellent

Babbacombe

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Torre Abbey beach, Devon Devon Excellent

Torre Abbey

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Manorbier beach, Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Excellent

Manorbier

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Tide Cottage (Overstrand) From £674 Rural Retreats

Tide Cottage (Overstrand)

Cromer Sheringham Overstrand Coastal Stay

A charming Victorian mid-terrace cottage situated in the unspoilt coastal village of Overstrand. Tide Cottage is a beautifully curated romantic hideaway ideal for a couple, or t...

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Withernsea beach, Yorkshire Yorkshire Excellent

Withernsea

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Holywell Bay beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Holywell Bay

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🚩 Blue Flag
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Spring Water Barn From £439 Rural Retreats

Spring Water Barn

Cornwall Coastal Stay

Less than five miles south of Helston, this delightful cottage on a tranquil estate has been renovated to a five star standard. It features a large sitting room exposed beams an...

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Llyn Padarn beach, Wales Wales Excellent

Llyn Padarn

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Felixstowe North beach, Suffolk Suffolk Excellent

Felixstowe North

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Dawlish Warren beach, Devon Devon Excellent

Dawlish Warren

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Laylands From £1,775 Rural Retreats

Laylands

Norfolk Coastal Stay

One of the earliest buildings of the 15th century town of Wells-next-the-Sea, Laylands was originally built as an Inn and enjoys views over a conservation area. Beautifully reno...

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Portmellon beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Portmellon

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Long Rock beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Long Rock

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Summerleaze beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Summerleaze

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Abereiddy beach, Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Excellent

Abereiddy

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Wesleyan Chapel From £2,235 Rural Retreats

Wesleyan Chapel

Yorkshire Coastal Stay

Built in 1884 with many elements of the Gothic Revival style included in its construction, Wesleyan Chapel is a stunning converted chapel with a well-curated and thoughtfully st...

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Coppet Hall beach, Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Excellent

Coppet Hall

🐶 Dog Friendly 🚩 Blue Flag
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Swanage Central beach, Dorset Dorset Excellent

Swanage Central

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🚩 Blue Flag
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Warkworth beach, North East North East Excellent

Warkworth

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Sandsend beach, Yorkshire Yorkshire Excellent

Sandsend

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The Link From £560 Rural Retreats

The Link

Norfolk Coastal Stay

Located on the Cromer Lighthouse site with spectacular sea views, this is an interesting one bedroom cottage which has an open-plan sitting/dining/kitchen area with a domed bedr...

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Abersoch beach, Wales Wales Excellent

Abersoch

🐶 Dog Friendly 🚩 Blue Flag
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Hythe beach, Kent Kent Excellent

Hythe

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Calshot beach, South East South East Excellent

Calshot

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Maenporth beach, Cornwall Cornwall Excellent

Maenporth

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Frequently Asked Questions — Blue Flag Awarded Beaches

What is the Blue Flag award?

Blue Flag is an international award managed by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). It requires beaches to achieve 'Excellent' water quality and adhere to 33 strict environmental criteria.

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