Pembrokeshire officially has the best beaches in the country - after sweeping up at the 2025 Wales Coast Awards!

Wales’ leading environmental charity, Keep Wales Tidy, has announced the 2025 Wales Coast Awards, with beaches across Wales recognised for high environmental standards, meeting tough water quality targets and delivering high standards of environmental education.

And of the 49 awards presented to beaches across Wales, 17 are in Pembrokeshire – more than in any other part of Wales.

This includes 10 of Wales’ 21 Blue Flag Award beaches, with Tenby’s South and North beaches, Poppit Sands and Broadhaven North among those recognised, along with Newgale, Dale, Whitesands and Coppet Hall.

Both Saundersfoot and Tenby Castle are celebrating an impressive 25th years of the Blue Flag Award, while all the beaches have retained their award from last year.

The Blue Flag Award is recognised internationally, recognising high standards for environmental quality, safety, and environmental management. Awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education, a blue flag means the beach or marina is clean, safe, and well-managed, promoting sustainability and attracting visitors.

Pembrokeshire also has the most Green Coast Award beaches in Wales, with seven of the 13 locations receiving the award located here.

Green Coast Award beaches are the ‘hidden gems’ of the Welsh coastline, boasting unspoilt beauty, high environmental standards, and excellent water quality.

Aberiddy, Freshwater East, Manorbier, Penally, Caerfai, Druidsone, and West Angle Bay all retain their status of being exceptional places to visit.

Keep Wales Tidy has managed The Awards for more than 20 years. They play a vital role in protecting our precious marine environment and are recognised around the world as a symbol of quality.

The Awards signify that a beach or marina meets and maintains the highest environmental standards and achieves tough water quality targets, as well as ensuring high standards of information provision, environmental education, safety, and site management.

In addition to the Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards, an additional 15 beaches across Wales achieved the Seaside Award. This is a UK-only beach award available in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, its yellow and blue flag signifying a clean, attractive and well-managed coastal stretch.

Owen Derbyshire, Chief Executive of Keep Wales Tidy said: “The Wales Coast Awards are a fantastic celebration of Wales’ beautiful and diverse coastline and are testament to the huge effort of staff and volunteers at sites across Wales. Thank you to everyone who works so hard to protect and preserve our natural landscape in the face of increasingly challenging circumstances.”

Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services at Pembrokeshire County Council, said: “We are so proud to have once again received the highest number of Wales Coast Awards.

“Pembrokeshire is rightly recognised as being home to some of the world’s best beaches but it takes hard work and year-round effort to maintain these beaches to such a high standard to achieve the prestigious Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards.

“We look forward to welcoming residents and visitors alike to our beautiful beaches and coastline again this summer.“