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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.
- Dogs allowed today
- Allowed with limits today
- No dogs today
Seaton
- Seaton Beach Part closed in summer
Beer
- Beer Beach Part closed in summer
Branscombe
- Branscombe Mouth Leads all year
Sidmouth
- Sidmouth Town Beach Summer ban
- Jacob's Ladder Beach Part closed in summer
Budleigh Salterton
- Budleigh Salterton Beach Part closed in summer
Exmouth
- Exmouth Beach Part closed in summer
- Orcombe Point Dogs allowed all year
- Exmouth Back Beach (Shelly Beach) Dogs allowed all year
Dawlish Warren
- Dawlish Warren Beach Part closed in summer
Dawlish
- Dawlish Town Beach Part closed in summer
- Coryton Cove Summer ban
Holcombe
- Holcombe Beach Dogs allowed all year
Teignmouth
- Teignmouth Town Beach Summer ban
- Teignmouth River Beach (Back Beach) Dogs allowed all year
Shaldon
- Shaldon Beach Part closed in summer
- Ness Cove Dogs allowed all year
Torquay
- Maidencombe Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Babbacombe Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Anstey's Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Beacon Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Livermead Sands Dogs allowed all year
- Peaked Tor Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Oddicombe Beach Summer ban
- Torre Abbey Sands Summer ban
- Corbyn Head Summer ban
- Meadfoot Beach Part closed in summer
Paignton
- Fairy Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Goodrington Sands North Dogs allowed all year
- Saltern Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Oyster Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Hollicombe Beach Summer ban
- Preston Sands Summer ban
- Paignton Sands Summer ban
- Broadsands Beach Summer ban
- Goodrington Sands South Summer ban
Brixham
- Elberry Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Churston Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Fishcombe Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Shoalstone Beach Dogs allowed all year
- St Mary's Bay Dogs allowed all year
- Breakwater Beach Summer ban
- Shoalstone Pool Summer ban
Bigbury-on-Sea
- Bigbury Beach Summer ban
Hope Cove
- Mouthwell Sands Summer ban
Salcombe
- South Sands Summer ban
- North Sands Dogs allowed all year
Slapton
- Slapton Sands Dogs allowed all year
Beesands
- Beesands Dogs allowed all year
Dartmouth
- Sugary Cove Dogs allowed all year
Bovisand
- Bovisand Beach Dogs allowed all year
Wembury
- Wembury Beach Summer ban
Thurlestone
- South Milton Sands Dogs allowed all year
East Portlemouth
- Mill Bay Leads all year
Plymouth
- Tinside Beach (Plymouth Hoe) Dogs allowed all year
- Firestone Bay Dogs allowed all year
- Devil's Point Dogs allowed all year
- Mount Batten Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Jennycliff Beach Dogs allowed all year
Westward Ho!
- Westward Ho! Beach (south of Sandymere Bridge) Summer ban
- Westward Ho! Beach (Sandymere Bridge to Northam Burrows) Dogs allowed all year
Instow
- Instow Beach Summer request
Croyde
- Croyde Bay Summer ban
Combe Martin
- Combe Martin Beach Summer ban
Saunton
- Saunton Sands Dogs allowed all year
Braunton
- Crow Point Dogs allowed all year
Woolacombe
- Woolacombe Beach Part closed in summer
- Barricane Beach Leads in summer
Georgeham
- Putsborough Sands Part closed in summer
Ilfracombe
- Hele Bay Dogs allowed all year
- Capstone Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Larkstone Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Rapparee Cove Dogs allowed all year
- Wildersmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year
Lee
- Lee Bay Dogs allowed all year
Lynmouth
- Lynmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year
Watermouth
- Watermouth Cove Dogs allowed all year
Parracombe
- Heddon's Mouth Leads all year
Martinhoe
- Woody Bay Leads all year
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.