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Dog-friendly beaches in Devon

The dog rules for 79 beaches from Seaton round to Lynmouth, beach by beach. 42 allow dogs all year. Most of the others ban dogs, or ask for leads, from 1 May to 30 September. In Teignbridge (Dawlish, Teignmouth and Shaldon) the rules start on 1 April.

Someone walking a dog along a clifftop path above a long sandy beach
Sort by distance from me

Seaton

Beer

Branscombe

Sidmouth

Budleigh Salterton

Exmouth

Dawlish Warren

Dawlish

Holcombe

Teignmouth

Shaldon

Torquay

Paignton

Brixham

Bigbury-on-Sea

Hope Cove

Salcombe

Slapton

Beesands

Dartmouth

Bovisand

Wembury

Thurlestone

East Portlemouth

Plymouth

Westward Ho!

Instow

Croyde

Combe Martin

Saunton

Braunton

Woolacombe

Georgeham

Ilfracombe

Lee

Lynmouth

Watermouth

Parracombe

Martinhoe

Still checking: Weston Mouth, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth East Beach, Ladram Bay, Sandy Bay, Blackpool Sands, Bantham, Thurlestone Sands, Challaborough Bay, Mothecombe, Hope Cove harbour beach, Soar Mill Cove, Hallsands, Torcross, Bucks Mills, Peppercombe, Mouthmill, Welcombe Mouth, Clovelly and Hartland Quay. They will appear here once we have confirmed the rules with the council or the landowner.