Yorkshire Beaches The Perfect Retreat Whilst Staying At A Yorkshire Hotel

It can be confirmed that Yorkshire beaches have been acknowledges as some of the best and cleanest beaches in the world.

Yorkshire has been awarded five Blue Flag awards by anti-litter charity Keep Britain Bang Tidy because of the beaches high standard of cleanliness, safety , environmental management and water quality.

This is great news for tourists traveling to a Yorkshire hotel on the coastline, as they are been treated to some of the best quality beaches in the world, who needs Spain when clean beaches are on your doorstep.

Amongst the clean beaches to be awarded the Blue Flags are Hornsea and Withernsea who have regained their flags from two years ago, as well as Scarborough’s North Bay, Whitby and Filey all retaining their Blue Flag status for another year.

Bridlington were the only major beach to miss out on the coveted awards, not reaching the mark by only a fraction.

In total fifteen beaches received the Quality Coast Awards (QCA’s) for high standards of beach management, including Bridlington North and South, Robin Hoods Bay, Sandsend and Runswick Bay , giving Yorkshire a higher concentration of QCA’s than any other region in the UK.

Although news has genuinely been positive for North Yorkshire’s Beaches, Yorkshire Water has been fined over the release of sewage at Runswick Bay.

It has emerged that Yorkshire water has being fined in excess of £75,000 after it admitted to releasing sewage into the beck at Runswick Bay accidentally.

Since then the water company has taken full responsibility and made vast improvements to their station to make sure it will not happen again.

There was also more damning news for North Yorkshire beaches when it was revealed on Sunday by a big national newspaper that beaches such as Staithes, Robin Hoods Bay and Bridlington South may be unfit to swim by new quality standards coming into force in 2015.

Yorkshire Hotels Are Ideal For A Yorkshire Holiday

If you’re interested in experiencing a bit of English culture why not book a holiday for the county of Yorkshire in England.

The county has everything for the travelling tourist including fantastic Yorkshire hotels, recognised as a cultural region it’s known for it’s traditions and values and of course for world famous cuisine Yorkshire puddings.

If you’re of a cosmopolitan nature and want to explore the Northern cities of Yorkshire then Leeds is perfect.

Leeds the largest city in Yorkshire and the centre for trade and commerce has a city centre packed full of all your favourite shops including Primark, Topman and even a Harvey Nichols.

It’s also probably the best city for nightlife with plenty of pubs, clubs and trendy bars, it’s also great for eating out with some of the best restaurants in the North.

If you want a few history lessons on your holiday then why not check out the medieval city of York.

Known for it’s city walls and dungeons it’s a town packed full of history and was once the capital of England.

If you’re looking for the ideal seaside destination then Yorkshire hosts some of the stellar seaside resorts in the UK.

If you want fish and chip, great ice cream and some of the best Yorkshire hotels, Scarborough is the perfect place to enjoy a seaside break, the town was one of the top seaside resorts in the world during the golden generation of the traditional English holiday.

Whitby is another seaside resort, an historic port famous as the place Captain Cook sailed from when he discovered Australia however it’s also famous for Whitby Abbey the setting for the Bram Stoker’s book Dracula and the famous Goth festival it’s a lively seaside port with plenty to see and do.

With luxury Yorkshire hotels and great attractions Yorkshire is truly a great county to explore, so if you’re planning a getaway why not try Yorkshire?