# Bexhill Beach: dog rules Human-readable page: [Bexhill Beach: dog rules](https://dogfriendlybeach.uk/england/bexhill-beach/). Content version: 2026-10-27. This is not a new check of every source. Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. ## Dog access Evidence status: **Published dog rule available; check its dates, zones and validity**. These are published conditions, not a live answer for your visit. Use the date and time calculator on the human-readable page (Europe/London) and check current signs. - **Restricted-zone dates:** 1 May – 30 September. - **Which part of the beach?:** Avoid the beach between Brockley Road and Brassey Road from 1 May to 30 September. Use adjoining shore outside the mapped exclusion. The signed order’s Brassey Road boundary takes precedence over older Sea Road wording. - **Promenade leads:** The signed order requires fixed leads 1 May–30 September between groynes 34 and 78 and on Jubilee (Metropole) lawns. The beach exclusion is separate. [Source](https://rdcpublic.blob.core.windows.net/website-uploads/2020/01/PSPO-Dog-Control-2024.pdf); source checked 2026-10-27. - **Published order covers:** 2024-01-15 to 2027-01-14. Check for later changes. [Source](https://rdcpublic.blob.core.windows.net/website-uploads/2020/01/PSPO-Dog-Control-2024.pdf); source checked 2026-10-27. - Fixed leads are required 1 May–30 September on the promenade between groynes 34 and 78 and on Jubilee (Metropole) lawns. Follow permanent restrictions in play and recreation areas. - The linked order covers 2024-01-15 to 2027-01-14; confirm rules outside that period. Additional published context: Rules are taken from the linked council, landowner or official visitor source. Follow the signs on site and keep dogs away from wildlife. Dog-rule source: [Rother District Council — dog-control order 2024](https://rdcpublic.blob.core.windows.net/website-uploads/2020/01/PSPO-Dog-Control-2024.pdf). Source checked: 2026-10-27. Evidence is limited to the years or order dates stated above. Outside that coverage, access needs a new check; do not extend permission automatically. A listed location, missing ban, photograph or visitor report does not establish dog permission. Use the linked council, landowner or official visitor source and current entrance signs. Official dog-zone map: [Signed Rother 2024 order: Bexhill beach boundary and promenade conditions.](https://rdcpublic.blob.core.windows.net/website-uploads/2020/01/PSPO-Dog-Control-2024.pdf). Source checked: 2026-10-27. Beach footprint outlines are not dog-zone boundaries. ## Walking with your dog - **Use the signed order’s eastern end:** The beach webpage still describes Sea Road, while the signed 2024 order uses Brassey Road. Use the wider signed boundary and the displayed maps. [Rother District Council — dog-control order 2024](https://rdcpublic.blob.core.windows.net/website-uploads/2020/01/PSPO-Dog-Control-2024.pdf) (source checked 2026-10-27). - **Promenade leads are a separate zone:** The signed order requires fixed leads on the promenade between groynes 34 and 78 and the Jubilee (Metropole) lawns from 1 May to 30 September. [Rother District Council — dog-control order 2024](https://rdcpublic.blob.core.windows.net/website-uploads/2020/01/PSPO-Dog-Control-2024.pdf) (source checked 2026-10-27). ## Parking, access and supporting details - A specific public parking area for this entrance has not been confirmed. - A step-free route onto the beach has not been confirmed. - Rother warns of moving patches of soft sand and mud at low tide. Stay on dry, firm sand and turn back if it becomes soft. [Rother District Council — Bexhill Beach](https://www.rother.gov.uk/leisure-and-events/beaches-and-coastline/bexhill-beach/) (source checked 2026-10-27). - Toilets, drinking water and refreshments have not been confirmed for this entrance. - [7-day tide predictions: Hastings](https://easytide.admiralty.co.uk/?PortID=0085). A nearby reference port, not a prediction of safe beach access or a forecast for an arbitrary date selected in the dog calculator. - [Environment Agency bathing-water advice](https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/profile.html?site=ukj2205-14200). Human bathing-water advice is not a dog-health clearance. These are published visitor details, without an on-site inspection. Unconfirmed facilities are not necessarily absent. Bring drinking water for your dog; a café listing does not confirm that dogs can go inside. ## Beach context Bexhill’s signed order excludes dogs from the central beach between Brockley Road and Brassey Road from 1 May to 30 September. ## Photograph Bexhill Beach · Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. Photographer: Stacey Harris. [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0). [Original photograph](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bexhill_beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3028209.jpg). Resized and cropped for display; not evidence of current dog access. Methodology: [How we check dog beach rules](https://dogfriendlybeach.uk/about/).