Norfolk UK Beaches Awarded Blue Flag Status

Three of the Norfolk UK beaches out of nearly 30 accessible Norfolk coast beaches were rewarded with the Blue Flag Award, and one other was awarded the Seaside Award.

This is fantastic news for Norfolk, and for you as well, as it means that these particular Norfolk beaches should present you with a clean and safe environment in which to really relax and enjoy your holiday.

55 blue flag awards were awarded to UK beaches by Keep Britain Tidy and are International Awards. This means that the beaches should be:

Clean
Safe
They should promote environmental information
Good beach management
Quality water to swim in
They also have to advise where you can find information on discharge from the sewage overflow – although I think I’d rather not know that! What the eye doesn’t see… and all that!!

Seaside Awards are given to the best beaches in the UK.

The Blue Flag Norfolk UK Beaches

West Runton Beach

West Runton has Blue Flag Status. I love this beach for its rather desolate and empty feel. With a caravan park at the top of the cliff, it’s a very convenient beach, but if you’re not staying here, you can easily walk away from the crowds, either east to Cromer, or west to West Runton. It has a wonderful old WWII pill box sitting in the sand which is a great attraction if you’re going to walk along here.

West Runton beach is best known for the discovery of the mammoth bones in 1990 and is one of the best beaches for fossil hunting and rock pooling.

Sheringham Beach

This lovely Victorian seaside resort is one of the beaches awarded the Blue Flag. Patrolled by lifeguards in the summer months, Sheringham is a popular beach, with various attractions, independent cafes, museums, theatres and much more, as well as having a very popular promenade to wander along whilst eating ice creams or just whiling away the day. Find out much more about Sheringham Beach here.

Cromer Beach

This is another wonderful Victorian seaside resort but with the added attraction that the beach has a magnificent Pier, which draws the crowds for the shows at the Pavilion Theatre sitting at the end of it.

And of course the seaside town is famous for its sweet and juicy Cromer Crabs. Many a time will you see the fishermen coming in with their daily catch.

During the summer months Cromer is a popular beach as the town provides a lot of entertainment for visitors, and the views from the cliff tops and pier are really spectacular.

Seaside Award

Wells beach

Wells beach is the beach that has been awarded the Seaside Award. This is undeniably one of the best Norfolk beaches. With the eclectic array of beach huts, swathes of golden sand backed by the pine woods, it is definitely worthy of an award.

It also has a great little cafe in the car park!