"Bournemouth has been voted best beach by a popular national seaside magazine. The award took into account water quality, scenic beauty, wildlife, visitor facilities and outdoor activities. The award was voted by approximately 10,000 Coast Magazine readers."
Mark Smith head of Bournemouth Tourism said: “We are thrilled that the readers of Coast Magazine have voted Bournemouth as the Best Beach in Britain. The seafront team work extremely hard throughout the year to keep up the high standards that visitors have become accustomed to over the years. Bournemouth beach has seen a lot of investment over the last couple of years with the face lift of Bournemouth pier and new restaurant and the replenished beach making the beach even wider.”
“Water quality was one of the subjects that Bournemouth was praised on and this is something we take great pride in. We can have up to 100,000 people on the beach on a hot, sunny bank holiday weekend so we want these visitors to have a good experience of the beach and to return year after year.”
“This award adds to the ENCAMS award Bournemouth Beach received in 2004 for the Best Beach in Britain and also the Mother & Baby Magazine award for Best Family Friendly Beach and we also have 4 Blue Flags along our beaches for water quality.”
“External endorsements like this always mean a lot as they are voted for by the public who are the actual users of the beach and these awards were voted for by 10,000 readers of Coast Magazine.”
Notes:
Other subjects that Bournemouth was praised for included:
Scenic Beauty – This refers to the majestic cliffs and the views of the Purbecks and the Needles.
Wildlife - The natural beauty of the Chines and the cliffs and we do have visiting dolphins every year!
Visitor Facilities - These are kept to high standards and there’s a multitude of restaurants along the beach.
Outdoor Activities - Events such as the Rallye Sunseeker, Fireworks, Boat Trips, Water Sports and of course we have the forthcoming Bournemouth Air Festival on the Seafront 28-31 August.