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.

For people traveling to a Yorkshire hotel this summer this is excellent news, why travel abroad when you can enjoy fantastic beaches on your doorstep.

Scarborough's North Bay, Filey and Whitby all received Blue Flags as well as Hornsea and Withernsea who gained back their status after missing out last year.

The only major beach to miss out on the prestigious Blue Flag was Bridlington who missed out by a whisker this year.

Yorkshire also had fifteen beaches awarded a Quality Coast Award for high standard of beach management with the beaches including Robin Hoods Bay, Bridlington, Runswick Bay and Sandsend.

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

Yorkshire Water was fined 75,000 after a pump at one of their stations released sewage into the beck at Runswick Bay.

Since the mishap Yorkshire Water has accepted full responsibility and made vast improvements and increased measures to make sure the incident is never repeated.

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.

However don't let this put you off Yorkshire beaches as they are some of the cleanest and most bang tidy in the world, all you have to do is look to the five Blue Flag awards won by the picturesque Yorkshire coastline to know that the beaches are most definitely perfect.

So what are you waiting for ? why spend a fortune when for a fraction of the price you can enjoy a quality break at a great Yorkshire hotel ? in the current climate with people reining in their spending this is the perfect opportunity to explore the Yorkshire coast line.

Don't let the events of Runswick Bay put you off it was evidently a one off mistake by Yorkshire Water, beaches like Scarborough, Whitby and Withernsea are spotless and perfect for sprawling out on in the summer time.