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Dog-friendly beaches in Northern Ireland
The dog rules for 28 beaches from Benone round to Tyrella, beach by beach. 7 allow dogs all year. Most of the others close part of the beach to dogs from 1 June to 15 September, or ask for leads at busy times of day in summer.
- Dogs allowed today
- Allowed with limits today
- No dogs today
Benone (Limavady)
- Benone Strand Part closed in summer
Downhill (Castlerock)
- Downhill Beach Part closed in summer
Castlerock
- Castlerock Beach Part closed in summer
Portstewart
- Portstewart Strand Leads all year
- Herring Pond Summer ban
Portrush
- West Strand Part closed in summer
- East Strand Part closed in summer
- Arcadia Beach Summer ban
- Whiterocks Beach Part closed in summer
Portballintrae
- Salmon Rock Beach Summer ban
- Runkerry Beach Dogs allowed all year
Ballintoy
- White Park Bay Leads all year
Ballycastle
- Ballycastle Beach Dogs allowed all year
Cushendun
- Cushendun Beach Leads all year
Cushendall
- Cushendall Beach Dogs allowed all year
Waterfoot (Red Bay)
- Waterfoot Beach Dogs allowed all year
Carnlough
- Carnlough Beach Leads in summer
Ballygally
- Ballygally Beach Leads in summer
Islandmagee
- Browns Bay Leads in summer
Bangor
- Ballyholme Beach Leads in summer
Groomsport
- Groomsport Beach Leads in summer
Millisle
- Millisle Beach Dogs allowed all year
Ballywalter
- Ballywalter Beach Dogs allowed all year
Cloughey
- Cloughey Beach Dogs allowed all year
Kearney (Portaferry)
- Kearney Shore Leads all year
Newcastle
- Newcastle Beach Part closed in summer
Dundrum
- Murlough Beach Leads all year
Tyrella (Clough)
- Tyrella Beach Part closed in summer
Still checking: Portmuck, Crawfordsburn, Helen's Bay and Cranfield West. They will appear here once we have confirmed the rules with the council or the landowner.