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The Blue Flag is generally considered the highest award given for UK beaches. In order to quality, a beach has to meet a strict criteria that ensures it is clean and well managed. The South West is fortunate in having many blue-flag beaches. The table below lists those beaches on the South West Coast path that hold a blue flag for 2010, along with a link (where available), to the walk(s) that pass the beach. |
There are no beaches on the South West Coast Path through Somerset that hold a Seaside Award.
| Beach | Walk(s) |
| Tunnels Beach | Ilfracombe to Combe Martin, Ilfracombe to Woolacombe |
| Woolacombe Beach | Ilfracombe to Woolacombe, Woolacombe to Croyde |
| Westward Ho! | Bideford to Westward Ho!, Westward Ho! - Clovelly |
| Beach | Walk(s) |
| Carbis Bay | Lelant to Zennor |
| Polzeath | Rock to Port Isaac |
| Porthmeor, St Ives | Lelant to Zennor |
| Porthtowan | Portreath to Perranporth |
| Sennen Cove | Lands End to Sennen Cove, Sennen Cove to St Just |
| Beach | Walk(s) |
| Gyllyngvase, Falmouth | Helford Passage to Falmouth |
| Beach | Walk(s) |
| Blackpool Sands | Dartmouth to Torcross. |
| Challaborough | Bigbury on Sea to Mothecombe |
| Dawlish Warren | Dawish to Dawlish Warren, Exeter to Dawlish Warren |
| Torbay, Breakwater Beach, Shoalstone | Brixham to Kingswear. |
| Meadfoot | Torquay to Babbacombe. |
| Oddicombe | Teignmouth to Babbacombe. |
| Torbay, Broadsands | Paignton to Brixham. |
| Bigbury on Sea | Bigbury on Sea to Mothecombe |
| Sandy Bay, Exmouth | Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton |
| Beach | Walk(s) |
| Swanage, Central Beach | Sandbanks to Swanage, Swanage to Chapman's Pool. |