 Nearly 30 beaches in the region are recommended in the Guide |
A record number of beaches in the region have made it into this year's Good Beach Guide.
Nine Norfolk beaches have been listed in the Marine Conservation Society survey.
Last year, only three beaches made it into the guide.
Good Beach Guide: Norfolk Great Yarmouth - North Hemsby Sea Palling Mundesley Cromer Wells Hunstanton - South Hunstanton Beach Gorleston |
In Essex, 13 beaches have been recommended - five of them in the Southend area.
Six of Suffolk's beaches are in the guide, including two Southwold beaches and one in Felixstowe.
Beaches are only recommended in the guide if they meet the highest European water quality standard.
Good Beach Guide: Essex Leigh-on-Sea Westcliffe Bay Three Shells Shoeburyness Shoebury East West Mersea Brightlingsea Jaywick Clacton - Martello Tower Clacton Holland-on-Sea Frinton-on-Sea Dovercourt |
They must also not be affected by inadequately treated sewage.
Improvements in sewage treatment and schemes to tackle pollution such as agricultural run-off have contributed to the improvements in the region.
The fine weather has also been a factor.
Juliette Camburn from the Guide said that the guide allowed people to make an informed choice about which beach to visit.
Good Beach Guide: Suffolk North Felixstowe The Denes - Southwold The Pier - Southwold Gunton Denes - Lowestoft Claremont Pier North - Lowestoft Claremont Pier South - Lowestoft |
There are 421 beaches recommended across the UK, which is 80 more than last year.
This is the largest annual increase since the Guide was first published 16 years ago.
One-Minute World News 
News services
Email this to a friend 
Printable version 
