Blue Flag beaches in the Netherlands
The Blue Flag is an international eco-label from the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) for beaches and marinas. A beach is only awarded the flag if it meets requirements for bathing water quality, safety, facilities and environmental management.
In 2026, 46 Dutch coastal beaches fly the Blue Flag, spread across 34 seaside resorts in this guide. The list is set anew each year: a beach can lose the flag if its bathing water quality declines, and regain it later.
What the Blue Flag stands for
- Excellent bathing water quality
- Safety and supervision on the beach
- Good sanitary facilities
- Environmental management and information
Seaside resorts with a Blue Flag in 2026
34 resorts with at least one Blue Flag beach. Follow a resort for its beach clubs, parking and beach weather.
- 's-Gravenzande
- Ameland
- Bergen
- Bloemendaal
- Breskens
- Burgh Haamstede
- Cadzand-Bad
- Camperduin
- Castricum aan Zee
- Dishoek
- Domburg
- Egmond
- Egmond aan Zee
- Grote Keeten
- Hargen aan Zee
- Hoek van Holland
- Huisduinen
- IJmuiden aan Zee
- Julianadorp aan Zee
- Kamperland
- Monster
- Nieuwvliet-Bad
- Oostkapelle
- Ouddorp aan Zee
- Petten
- Renesse
- Rockanje
- Schoorl aan Zee
- Vlissingen
- Vrouwenpolder
- Wassenaarse Slag
- Westkapelle
- Wijk aan Zee
- Zandvoort
Source: official list from blauwevlag.nl, 2026. Six inland Blue Flag beaches fall outside this coastal guide.