Island Beaches Top Water Quality List

by R Williams
(North Wales)

Beaches around Anglesey continue to perform well according to figures from the Marine Conservation Society, released in the Good Beach Guide 2010.

The MCS publishes the Good Beach Guide each year and this helps visitors to Anglesey and other coastal destinations to make the best choice of beach for their needs.

As the 2009 Beach Guide showed, Anglesey again comes up with 17 top quality beaches many of which are able to fly the distinctive European Blue Flag, a benchmark for quality bathing water and coastal environment.

So if you are thinking of swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, surfing or even coasteering, it helps if the beach you choose for your activity is one of those in the list.

Among those Anglesey beaches featuring in the latest guide are Llanddwyn, Benllech and Trearddur Bay.

Rachel Wyatt of the Good Beach Guide says that Anglesey has some fantastic beaches".

Remember to take care if you are venturing into the sea and make sure young children are supervised at all times. Read and follow any safety guidance set out by the council or Coastguards on noticeboards near the beaches.

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