There are 70 Blue Flag Award beaches in England in 2010, 2 less than in 2007 but 36 more than in 2002. Over the last six years the number of Blue Flag beaches in England has increased from 70 this year compared to 45 to 2002).
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Blue Flag awards in the regions 2011
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Region
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Number of Blue Flags in 2011
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Comparison to 2010
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South West
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29
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2 more
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South East
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10
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7 less
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East of England
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16
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5 more
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Yorkshire and the Humber
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5
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Equal
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East Midlands
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4
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1 more
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North East
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6
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2 less
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Total
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70
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1 less
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The South West again has the highest number of Blue Flag awards of any region in England, with 29 or 41% of the national total, up from 38% in 2010.
| South West county |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Cornwall |
6 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
| Devon |
11 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
| Dorset |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| Total |
26 |
32 |
36 |
36 |
29 |
27 |
29 |
Over that last 10 years the number of Blue Flag beaches in England has tripled (there were 24 in 2000), while Quality Coast Award winning beaches in England have increased by 35% since the awards began in 2007 (73). In 2011, there were 23 beaches achieving the Quality Coast Award in the South West.
A full list of Blue Flag awards in the South West is available from the Blue Flag website, including details of each individual beach.
There are blue flag beaches around the world. 2012 information will be released in June 2012. Find out more about international Blue Flag awards here.
