The Blue Flag Award recognises beaches, marinas and boats for their high environmental and quality standards. The award is internationally recognised and designed to reassure visitors that a beach is both safe and clean.

In total there are 7 Blue Flag Beaches in Anglesey which have successfully managed to tick all the boxes that are part of the assessment criteria used to determine whether a location is worthy of a Blue Flag Award. To provide you with a little more insight into how these decisions are made, all locations which have been lodged for assessment must meet a specific set of criteria. A few examples of these are:

• Environmental Education – A beach map locating different facilities must be on the beach, along with information on the award itself and details of the water quality. Increasing awareness and care for the local environment is an important aspect of the Blue Flag award and therefore at least five activities that promote this must be carried out, preferably during the Blue Flag season.
• Water Quality  – The beach must comply with the water quality sampling, no industrial, waste-water or sewage should affect the beach area. 
• Environmental Management  – The beach and surrounding areas must be clean and maintained, waste bins and containers must be available in adequate numbers with facilities for recycling and an adequate number of toilet facilities must be available and kept clean at all times. 
• Safety and Services  – First aid equipment must be available on the beach, including lifeguards if appropriate, along with a supply of water and emergency plans to cope with pollution risks. 

Blue Flag Beaches on Anglesey 

At the time of writing there are an impressive 7 Blue Flag Beaches on Anglesey, underlining that our wonderful island is home to some of the best quality beaches in the world. Read on below to discover which Anglesey beaches have earned this internationally recognised status:

• Llanddona Beach – Llanddona beach is located on the Eastern side of the Red Wharf Bay Area. It is a great family beach and has an excellent reputation for windsurfing, kite-surfing and sea fishing. 
• Benllech Beach – Benllech beach is a wide and sandy beach located on the east side of Anglesey. It is the most traditionally British beach with a lot of fun and activity throughout Summer. 
• Church Bay Beach – Church Bay beach is a sand and pebble beach backed by high cliffs, situated near Holyhead on Anglesey. The excellent water quality at the beach makes Church Bay an ideal place for swimming, along with other fun activities such as sailing and fishing. The beach can be accessed via a steep footpath from the village. If you fancy a bite to eat during your visit to Church Bay, The Lobster Pot is definitely a popular choice, read more of our top restaurants on Anglesey here. 
• Porth Dafarch Beach – Porth Dafarch is a sandy cove located between Treaddur Bay and Holyhead. This beach is a very popular diving and snorkelling spot due to the easy access and exit and the wreck of 1886 Missouri, situated around half a mile from the shore. 
• Trearddur Bay Beach – Situated within a couple of miles of Holyhead, Trearddur Bay is one of the most popular Blue Flag beaches on Anglesey, due to its cleanliness and size. There is a large stretch of sand and an array of water sports are available such as canoeing, water-skiing and surfboarding. 
• Llanddwyn Beach – Llanddwyn beach, also known as Newborough, is a 3 and a half-mile sandy beach that stretches from Llanddwyn Island to Aber Menai Point and is backed by Newborough Forrest. Facilities include cold showers, barbeque areas, picnic tables and drinking water. 

Five of the seven blue flag beaches on Anglesey have dog restrictions in place from 1st May to 30th September each year. The only  exceptions to this is Church Bay and one final destination that we have not yet mentioned…

Last But Not Least…

We are delighted to be able to say that Silver Bay Beach is the 7th and final Blue Flag Beach on Anglesey. Holiday Home owners at our resort enjoy having direct access to this beach throughout the year, with the beach having also featured on a list of the cleanest beaches on Anglesey, further underlining its exceptional reputation.

Here at Silver Bay, we have an ongoing commitment to preserving the natural environment of the Silver Bay area, and we’ve received both a David Bellamy Award and the Blue Flag Award in recognition of our efforts. You can therefore expect us to do our utmost to ensure that Silver Bay Beach maintains these ultra high standards of quality for many years to come. 

Make sure that your find the time to pay a visit to these Blue Flag Beaches on Anglesey so that you can see first hand exactly what it is that has made these seaside resort stand out from the crowd.