Selection of Dog Friendly Beaches UK

Dog Friendly Campsites

Dog Friendly Beaches:

Formby, Merseyside

This elemental stretch of coastline, dog friendly and a few miles from Liverpool and Southport, has always been a haven for lovers of wildlife. It is a true coastal wilderness, where rare red squirrels hide among pine forests, and asparagus grows among the rolling sand dunes.

Make sure you head to the Lifeboat Road end of the beach, and steer clear of the National Trust section. This is where you’ll find most people heading to catch a glimpse of those elusive red squirrels, so dogs must be kept on leads here.

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Danes Dyke, Yorkshire

Located on the south side of the dramatic Flamborough Headland, the beach at Danes Dyke is an impressive stretch of sand, striking white pebbles and rock pools, bound by imposing cliffs to the east and west.Danes Dyke was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 2002 in recognition of its wildlife value and its importance and runs for 4km across the whole of the Flamborough Headland, from the nature reserve here in the south to Cat Nab on the Bempton Cliffs in the north.

On the south side of the headland at the end of the dyke is a deep ravine providing wonderful views across Bridlington Bay.

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St Bees, Cumbria

This popular family, dog friendly, beach, is also the starting point for Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk and lies just 40 miles from the England-Scotland border.

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Camber Sands, East Sussex

Very popular, dog friendly beach.This stretch of sand dunes and flat beach is a delight to amble along with an evocative choice of fauna and flora to look out for, the brown tail caterpillar, ‘sea splurge’, and the silver Y moth, there are bins for waste and special dog zones to cater for Fido.

Durdle Door, Dorset

This iconic beach is justly one of the South Coast’s most photographed and popular spots, and is named after the natural arch formed by waves which have pounded the soft limestone rock over millennia.

The beach, near Lulworth, is also very definitely dog friendly and makes a dramatic spot for a late evening walk with your pooch.

Weymouth Beach The part that dogs are allowed on is flat and sandy with easy access to the water. However the area is only really about 200 sq. metres (maybe better suited to smaller dogs)

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Branscombe, Devon

This super beach is approached through winding country lane from the picturesque village of Branscombe.

There's also a great clifftop walk to take and you can also arrange fishing trips from the beach, though you might want to leave any four-legged companions on the shore.

Fishcombe Cove is a delightful secluded cove surrounded by cliffs.

Churston Cove

Watcombe A small cove which is backed by red sandstone cliffs, just north of Torquay.

Clovelly Dog friendly (on lead) this Devon heritage site is enriched by its own unique ingredients of traffic free cobbled streets, donkeys and sledges, and flower-strewn cottages tumbling down a 400 foot cliff to the beach and harbour.

Together, the beach, dunes, lagoons and nature reserve form one of England’s most impressive and accessible wildernesses.

Unsurprisingly, dogs (and their owners) love it, although there are restrictions on Wells Beach. As ever, users should exercise common sense in helping to keep this beautiful stretch in pristine condition.

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Lepe, Hampshire

With over a mile of beach, pine fringed cliffs and wild flower meadows, this dog friendly site offers stunning views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.

The beach at Lepe was one of the many places on the south coast of England used for the embarkation of troops and equipment for the D-Day landings in World War II.

Whitstable, Kent

This attractive harbour village is straight out of a Dickens' novel with its pebbled beach, wooden divides and wood-slatted buildings - famed for their oysters.

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Mawgan Porth, Cornwall

This west facing beach is a great alternative to the more crowded beaches at Newquay and Watergate Bay.

For dog walkers, it can be short, when the tide is in. The best way around this is to take the South West Coastal Path to either Watergate or Bedruthan Steps, to give yourself the option of a really lengthy stroll.

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Bedruthan Steps is a large sandy beach dwarfed by spectacular rock outcrops.The beach is closed in winter, opening again on March 1st, Dogs allowed.

Bessys Cove is a picturesque cove which is mainly rocky but has small patches of white sand. Popular with families and also used for snorkeling.

Boobys Bay is a wide sandy beach with many rock pools and popular with surfers and dog friendly. Access to the beach is by climbing down over rocks from the coast path or walking from Constantine Bay to Boobys Bay beach at low tide

At Gorran Haven there is a wide sandy beach and small harbour. There is enough parking for busy days and the beach is a 5 minute walk from the car park with a slipway to the beach

Wales

All of Pembrokeshire's beaches, over 50, are dog friendly.

You can choose from wide expanses of golden sand such as Marloes or secluded bays such as Broad Haven south.

During the height of summer, 1st May to the end of September, some of the more popular bathing beaches have dog restricted areas (This includes Poppit, Newgale, Broad Haven, Dale, Lydstep, Tenby South, Saundersfoot and Amroth).

This still allows you access to miles of beach on which your dog can run, Pembrokeshire welcomes your best friend, but please be considerate to other beach users and remember you must always clean up after your dog.

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path covers 186 miles of breathtaking coastal scenery. That's a long walk that will tire both you and your dog!

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority are fitting dog gates to many new and replacement stiles on the path and have decreased the number of stiles from 530 in 1993 to the current total (in 2010) of under 100. 40 of those left have ‘dog gates’. Where ‘dog gates’ are fitted they are usually designed to exclude lambs; this construction unfortunately may not allow a big enough gap for the largest of dogs.

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