With spectacular beaches, fantastic views, historic gardens and a bustling town centre there’s no shortage of reasons to love Bournemouth.
Year after year, Bournemouth is one of the UK’s most celebrated destinations.
But did you know that Bournemouth Beach has been ranked the 12th best beach IN THE WORLD by the Trip Advisor community, as part of the 25thAnniversary Travellers Choice Awards (2025). When you look at the other locations around the world that could possibly be coming out top, that is pretty amazing!
We're honoured to have received so much love for our beautiful sunny south coast beach here in Bournemouth!
Awards & Accreditations
The iconic Blue Flag is an international award presented to well-managed beaches with excellent water quality and environmental education programmes.
The Blue Flag Awards for 2025:
- Durley Chine beach, Fisherman’s Walk beach, Branksome Chine, Canford Cliffs, Shore Road, Sandbanks, Friars Cliff, Avon Beach and Highcliffe Beach.
Read all about the news and list of sponsors in the press release.
2025 Blue Flag campaign sponsors: Bournemouth Town Centre BID, Coastal BID, Poole BID, FJB Hotels, Just Move In, Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council, The Saltwater Sauna, Rockwater Village and The Beach Hut Cafe.
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Seaside Awards are presented to the best beaches in England and celebrate the quality and diversity of our coastline.
- Bournemouth Pier
- Durley Chine
- Fisherman’s Walk
- Branksome Chine
- Canford Cliffs
- Shore Rd
- Sandbanks
- Avon Beach
- Friar’s Cliff Beach
- Highcliffe Beach
2024 Bournemouth has been ranked as the NUMBER ONE beach in the UK by TripAdvisor 2024.
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 20th in 2024 Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Awards for Beaches.
Travellers' Choice 2023 and 2022
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'!
Avon Beach also deserves a special mention. This beautiful beach consistently gets great reviews and won Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice award 2022!
Family friendly destination award 2020
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.
