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Dog-friendly beaches in North East England
The dog rules for 48 beaches from Redcar up to Berwick-upon-Tweed, beach by beach. 33 allow dogs all year. Most of the others close all or part of the beach to dogs from 1 May to 30 September. County Durham has no council beach bans.
- Dogs allowed today
- Allowed with limits today
- No dogs today
Redcar
- Redcar Beach (central) Part closed in summer
- Coatham Sands Dogs allowed all year
Marske-by-the-Sea
- Marske Beach Dogs allowed all year
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
- Saltburn Beach (west of the pier) Summer ban
- Saltburn Beach (east of the pier) Dogs allowed all year
Skinningrove
- Cattersty Sands Dogs allowed all year
Seaton Carew
- Seaton Carew Beach (Norton Hotel to coach park) Summer ban
- Seaton Carew Beach (outside the ban zone) Dogs allowed all year
Hartlepool Headland
- Fish Sands Summer ban
- Block Sands Summer ban
Hartlepool
- North Sands Dogs allowed all year
Seaham
- Seaham Slope Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Seaham Hall Beach Dogs allowed all year
Dawdon
- Blast Beach Dogs allowed all year
Easington
- Hawthorn Hive Dogs allowed all year
Horden
- Horden Beach Dogs allowed all year
Crimdon
- Crimdon Beach Dogs allowed all year
Sunderland
- Roker Beach Part closed in summer
- Seaburn Beach Part closed in summer
South Shields
- Sandhaven Beach Summer ban
- Littlehaven Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Marsden Bay Dogs allowed all year
- Frenchman's Bay Dogs allowed all year
Whitburn
- The Leas Coves (Souter) Dogs allowed all year
Tynemouth
- King Edward's Bay Summer ban
- Tynemouth Longsands Part closed in summer
- Prior's Haven Dogs allowed all year
Cullercoats
- Cullercoats Bay Summer ban
Whitley Bay
- Whitley Bay Beach Part closed in summer
- St Mary's Island Beach Dogs allowed all year
Seaton Sluice
- Seaton Sluice Beach Dogs allowed all year
Blyth
- Blyth Beach Part closed in summer
Cambois
- Cambois Beach Dogs allowed all year
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
- Newbiggin Bay Part closed in summer
Cresswell
- Cresswell Beach Dogs allowed all year
Druridge
- Druridge Bay Dogs allowed all year
Amble
- Amble Links Beach Dogs allowed all year
Warkworth
- Warkworth Beach Dogs allowed all year
Alnmouth
- Alnmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year
Boulmer
- Boulmer Beach Dogs allowed all year
Embleton
- Embleton Bay Dogs allowed all year
Low Newton-by-the-Sea
- Low Newton Beach Dogs allowed all year
Beadnell
- Beadnell Bay Part closed in summer
Seahouses
- Seahouses Beach Dogs allowed all year
Bamburgh
- Bamburgh Beach Dogs allowed all year
Scremerston
- Cocklawburn Beach Dogs allowed all year
Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Spittal Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Berwick Little Beach Dogs allowed all year
Still checking: South Gare, Whitburn Beach and the beaches on Holy Island. They will appear here once we have confirmed the rules with the council or the landowner.