Newquay, Cornwall
Watergate Bay
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This is our editorial starting point for exploring England, rather than a measured popularity ranking. A summer dog ban may cover only one section. Pages with unresolved rules are clearly marked; local signs and current access information still matter.
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Cornwall
Porthcurno, Cornwall
Porthcurno Beach
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Open Atlantic bays, estuary sands and small coves. Summer bans here often apply only during the daytime.
- Fistral Beach
- Watergate Bay
- Crantock Beach
- Holywell Bay
- Perranporth Beach
- Mawgan Porth
- Towan Beach
- Harlyn Bay
- Constantine Bay
- Treyarnon Bay
- Daymer BayRules need confirmation
- Porthkidney Sands
- Kynance Cove
- Godrevy Beach
- Gwithian Towans
- Polzeath Beach
- Porthmeor Beach
- Porthminster Beach
- Carbis Bay
- Porthcurno Beach
- Praa Sands
- Sennen Cove
- Widemouth Bay
- Summerleaze Beach
- Crooklets Beach
- Gyllyngvase Beach
- Swanpool Beach
- Readymoney Cove
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Devon
Woolacombe, Devon
Woolacombe Sands
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Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon
Bigbury-on-Sea
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Choose between North Devon’s long sands and the coves of the south coast. Dates, hours and dog zones vary between owners.
- Woolacombe Sands
- Saunton Sands
- Croyde Beach
- Putsborough Sands
- Westward Ho!
- Instow Beach
- Bantham BeachRules need confirmation
- Bigbury-on-Sea
- Blackpool Sands
- Slapton Sands
- Mill Bay
- Salcombe North Sands
- Exmouth Beach
- Dawlish Warren
- Dawlish Town Beach
- Teignmouth Beach
- Sidmouth Town Beach
- Budleigh Salterton
- Seaton Beach
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Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight
West Lulworth, Dorset
Durdle Door
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Compton, Isle of Wight
Compton Bay
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Cliff-backed coves, Solent shores and sandy bays. Studland’s summer lead rule differs from the exclusions on many resort beaches.
- Bournemouth Beach
- Bournemouth East Beach
- Sandbanks Beach
- Studland Knoll Beach
- Shell Bay
- Swanage Beach
- Durdle Door
- Lulworth Cove
- Weymouth Beach
- West Bay Beach
- Avon Beach
- Mudeford Sandbank
- Highcliffe Beach
- Southsea Beach
- Eastney Beach
- Hayling Island Beachlands
- Lepe Beach
- Milford-on-Sea
- Compton Bay
- Sandown Beach
- Shanklin Beach
- Ventnor Beach
- Ryde Beach
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Sussex & Kent
Camber, East Sussex
Camber Sands
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Broadstairs, Kent
Stone Bay
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Shingle promenades, chalk bays and the sands at Camber. Check the permitted section before planning a summer beach walk.
- West Wittering Beach
- Worthing Beach
- Littlehampton East Beach
- Hove Beach
- Brighton Central Beach
- Brighton Kemptown Beach
- Camber Sands
- Eastbourne Beach
- Birling Gap
- Hastings Beach
- Whitstable West Beach
- Tankerton Beach
- Herne Bay Beach
- Dymchurch Beach
- Minnis Bay, main area
- Viking Bay
- Main Sands
- Main Sands, harbour end
- Botany Bay
- Joss Bay
- Stone Bay
- West Bay
- St Mildred's Bay
- Louisa Bay
- Westbrook Bay
- Walpole Bay
- Grenham Bay
- Epple Bay
- Dumpton Gap
- Kingsgate Bay
- Foreness Point
- Sacketts Gap
- Palm Bay
- Fulsom Rock
- Eastcliff
- Western Undercliff
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Essex & Suffolk
Frinton-on-Sea, Essex
Frinton Beach
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Southwold, Suffolk
Southwold Beach
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Classic resort promenades and estuary beaches. Southwold’s seasonal exclusion starts in April; Southend’s starts in May.
- Clacton Beach
- Frinton Beach
- Walton-on-the-Naze Beach
- Southend Beach
- West Mersea Beach
- Felixstowe BeachRules need confirmation
- Southwold Beach
- Lowestoft South Beach
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Norfolk & Lincolnshire
Holkham, Norfolk
Holkham Beach
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Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
Cleethorpes Beach
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Dunes and broad low-tide sands. Wildlife areas can need a lead, and Cleethorpes’ season begins on Good Friday.
- Holkham Beach
- Wells-next-the-Sea Beach
- Brancaster Beach
- Hunstanton Beach
- Old Hunstanton Beach
- Cromer Beach
- Sheringham Beach
- Sea Palling Beach
- Great Yarmouth Beach
- Gorleston Beach
- Skegness Beach
- Mablethorpe Beach
- Sutton-on-Sea Beach
- Cleethorpes Beach
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Yorkshire
Whitby, North Yorkshire
Whitby West Cliff Beach
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Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire
Runswick Bay
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Town bays, rocky headlands and smaller fishing villages. The main resort sections have different rules from nearby year-round walking beaches.
- Scarborough North Bay
- Scarborough South Bay
- Whitby West Cliff Beach
- Filey Sands
- Sandsend Beach
- Robin Hood's Bay
- Runswick Bay
- Cayton Bay
- Bridlington South Beach
- Bridlington North Beach
- Saltburn Beach
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North East & Northumberland
Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth Longsands
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Bamburgh, Northumberland
Bamburgh Beach
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Long sandy bays and rural stretches beyond the towns. Leave space for nesting shorebirds around Beadnell and Newton Links.
- Tynemouth Longsands
- King Edward's Bay
- Cullercoats Bay
- Whitley Bay
- Roker Beach
- Seaburn Beach
- Seaham Beach
- Bamburgh Beach
- Beadnell Bay
- Low Newton Beach
- Druridge Bay
- Warkworth Beach
- Seahouses North Beach
- Alnmouth Beach
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Lancashire, Merseyside & Cumbria
Formby, Merseyside
Formby Beach
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St Bees, Cumbria
St Bees Beach
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Resort beaches, dunes and wide estuary shores. Mud and fast tides matter as much as the dog rules on this coast.
- Blackpool Central Beach
- Blackpool North Beach
- St Annes Beach
- Morecambe North Beach
- Morecambe South Beach
- Formby Beach
- Crosby Beach
- Ainsdale Beach
- Southport Beach
- West Kirby BeachRules need confirmation
- St Bees Beach
- Silecroft Beach
- Haverigg Beach
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Somerset & the Bristol Channel
Brean, Somerset
Brean Beach
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Minehead, Somerset
Minehead Beach
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Long sand walks at Brean and Berrow, with summer zones at Weston and Minehead. Check local mud and tide warnings before heading out.
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