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With spectacular beaches, fantastic views, historic gardens and a bustling town centre there’s no shortage of reasons to love Bournemouth… but if you do need more convincing, here’s a string of titles and awards, making us one of the UK’s most celebrated destinations.
Bournemouth has been ranked as the NUMBER ONE beach in the UK by TripAdvisor 2023. Among the many voters comments, praising the golden sand, brilliant walks, cleanliness and stunning views, was this from visitor Daisy700 that sums it up perfectly - 'Couldn’t believe how beautiful it was. Honestly felt like being abroad. Nice clean sand, clear blue skies and blue water'.
If that wasn't enough, it also ranks amongst some of the best beaches in Europe, ranked 24th in 2023 Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Awards for Beaches.
Our beloved beautiful Bournemouth beach has been named the UK’s most Family Friendly Destination for 2020. The national contest, run by HomeAway, saw votes from more than 3,000 members of the British public in their online competition in June.
Bournemouth received 30 per cent of the votes for the seaside category, beating off competition from Sennen Cove in Cornwall (27 per cent), Torquay in Devon (18 per cent) and Scarborough in North Yorkshire (12 per cent).
Clean, sandy beaches with a “friendly and vibrant” feel is how voters described our Dorset-based beach, home to several Blue Flag award-winning stretches.
Plus we're thrilled that TimeOut mentioned our 'picture-perfect coastlines' in an article for Dorset - naming it as 7th in 'The 15 best places to visit in the UK in 2023'!
The iconic Blue Flag is an international award presented to well-managed beaches with excellent water quality and environmental education programmes.
Seaside Awards are presented to the best beaches in England and celebrate the quality and diversity of our coastline.
Avon Beach also deserves a special mention. This beautiful beach consistently gets great reviews and won Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice award 2022!
New research from Twinkl found that Bournemouth was the most child-friendly beach for families in England, as featured in Twinkl’s Family Day at the Beach and Out and About summer initiatives.
Purple Flag is an accreditation process similar to the Green Flag award for parks and the Blue Flag for beaches. It leads to Purple Flag status for town and city centres that meet or surpass the standards of excellence in managing the evening and night time economy. Bournemouth has been awarded Purple Flag status since 2010.
Discover, explore and be inspired by our 10 miles of beautiful coastline! Beneath the magnificent cliffs, you'll find Bournemouth and Poole's 10 miles of award-winning beaches, from Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve in the East all the way across to Sandbanks in the West. Please note: This version should work with Google Chrome.
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