# Felpham Beach: dog rules Human-readable page: [Felpham Beach: dog rules](https://dogfriendlybeach.uk/england/felpham-beach/). Content version: 2026-10-27. This is not a new check of every source. Location: Felpham, West 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 Canning Road and Felpham Sailing Club from 1 May to 30 September. Use adjoining shore outside the signed exclusion; the council welcomes controlled dogs on its beaches. - **Lead requirements:** Lead required on the East and West beach-hut greenswards all year; summer leads also apply on the mapped promenade from Canning Road towards the barrier east of Blakes Road. - **Approved renewal — check the final order:** A 9 October 2026 decision approves a further three years from November and instructs legal services to finalise and seal it. This is not the final order. Confirm the made order and its beach provisions before relying on rules after 5 November 2026. [Source](https://democracy.arun.gov.uk/documents/s26337/Extend%20and%20Amend%20Public%20Space%20Protection%20Orders.pdf); source checked 2026-10-27. - **Published order covers:** 2023-11-06 to 2026-11-05. Check for later changes. [Source](https://www.arun.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n20130.pdf&ver=25983); source checked 2026-10-27. - The linked order covers 2023-11-06 to 2026-11-05; 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: [Arun District Council — dogs](https://www.arun.gov.uk/dogs/). 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 Arun order and plans; check the Felpham beach and promenade boundaries separately.](https://www.arun.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n20130.pdf&ver=25983). Source checked: 2026-10-27. Beach footprint outlines are not dog-zone boundaries. ## Walking with your dog - **Read the signed beach boundary:** The signed order excludes the beach between Canning Road and Felpham Sailing Club in summer. It also requires leads on the beach-hut greenswards throughout the year. [Arun District Council — dogs](https://www.arun.gov.uk/dogs/) (source checked 2026-10-27). - **Renewal approved; final order still needs checking:** Arun’s 9 October 2026 decision instructs legal services to finalise and seal a further three-year extension from November 2026. The decision notice is not the sealed replacement order; its final beach provisions and dates were not established in this check. [Arun District Council — approved extension decision notice](https://democracy.arun.gov.uk/documents/s26337/Extend%20and%20Amend%20Public%20Space%20Protection%20Orders.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. - Toilets, drinking water and refreshments have not been confirmed for this entrance. - [7-day tide predictions: Bognor Regis](https://easytide.admiralty.co.uk/?PortID=0073). 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=ukj2402-15650). 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 Felpham’s central beach has a 1 May–30 September dog exclusion. The beach-hut greens and parts of the promenade require leads. The currently checked order ends on 5 November 2026; renewal has been approved, but the final sealed replacement still needs checking. ## Photograph Felpham Beach · Felpham, West Sussex. Photographer: Ian Paterson. [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0). [Original photograph](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felpham_Beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1010740.jpg). Resized and cropped for display; not evidence of current dog access. Methodology: [How we check dog beach rules](https://dogfriendlybeach.uk/about/).