Several Tayside and Fife beaches scoop top award – is your favourite among the most beautiful in Scotland?

Beaches across Fife, Angus and Tayside scooped a raft of prestigious Keep Scotland Beautiful awards.

By Neil Henderson

June 1 2023, 6:00am

Silver Sands beach, Aberdour. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson.

Several Courier Country beaches have been named among the best in Scotland.

Broughty Ferry, St Andrews and Arbroath are among 21 sands in Tayside and Fife that have been handed Scotland’s Beach Award by charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.

Fife has also retained its title as the region with the most award-winning beaches in Scotland, with 14 recognised.

Winners must meet a strict range of criteria, such as beach safety, access and facilities, and cleanliness.

Broughty Ferry beach, which has been awarded Scotland's Beach Award by Keep Scotland Beautiful. — Broughty Ferry beach. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson.

Fife, Tayside and Angus beaches handed Scotland’s Beach Award

St Andrews West Sands has been recognised throughout the 31 years the awards have been running while Aberdour Silver Sands has now received the accolade consistently for three decades.

Broughty Ferry beach first received a beach award in 2004 and joins a number of others across Scotland to consistently meet the high standards expected.

Meanwhile, Lunan bay, Montrose Seafront, Arbroath, Carnoustie, Monifieth and East Haven also scooped beach awards.

East Haven beach. Image: Gareth Jennings/DC Thomson

In total, honour was given to 52 beaches across the country.

Angus Council Communities Convener, Cllr Mark McDonald said: “We’re delighted to see this accolade given to the beaches stretching along the coastline of Angus once again.

“It’s a privilege to have beaches of such outstanding beauty in our county.

“These awards recognise the many days of hard work that volunteers and Council staff put towards keeping our beaches in top condition.”

Jamie Ormiston, Awards Officer at Keep Scotland Beautiful said, “Scotland’s Beach Awards are the benchmark for quality, celebrating clean, well-managed and sustainable beaches.