Blue Flag is a prestigious, international award scheme which acts as a guarantee to tourists that a beach they are visiting is one of the best in the world.
It is awarded to coastline destinations which have achieved the highest quality in water, facilities, safety, environmental education and management.
Over the years it has acted as an incentive to many beach managers to improve the quality of the coast and their hard work has led to a revival of the UK coastline and beaches around the world.
The Blue Flag programme is administered in England by Keep Britain Tidy and managed internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). Blue Flag is one of five environmental education programmes run internationally by FEE and also includes the Eco-Schools programme.
You can see a list of award winning beaches by clicking on the required region in the left hand menu under Our Award-winning Beaches or click on the home page to see a map of the country.