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Dog-friendly beaches in Wales
The dog rules for 110 beaches from Penarth round to Rhyl, including Anglesey, beach by beach. 27 allow dogs all year. Most of the others close all or part of the beach to dogs from 1 May to 30 September. In Gwynedd the rules start on 1 April, and a few beaches at Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea are closed to dogs all year.
- Dogs allowed today
- Allowed with limits today
- No dogs today
Tenby
- Tenby North Beach Summer ban
- Tenby Castle Beach Part closed in summer
- Tenby South Beach Part closed in summer
St Davids
- Whitesands Summer ban
Lydstep
- Lydstep Haven Part closed in summer
Newgale
- Newgale Beach Part closed in summer
Saundersfoot
- Saundersfoot Beach Part closed in summer
- Coppet Hall Beach Summer request
Amroth
- Amroth Beach Part closed in summer
St Dogmaels
- Poppit Sands Part closed in summer
Broad Haven
- Broad Haven North Beach Part closed in summer
Dale
- Dale Beach Part closed in summer
Stackpole
- Barafundle Bay Dogs allowed all year
Bosherston
- Broad Haven South Beach Dogs allowed all year
Angle
- Freshwater West Dogs allowed all year
Aberaeron
- Aberaeron South Beach Part closed in summer
Aberystwyth
- Aberystwyth South Beach Part closed in summer
- Aberystwyth North Beach Part closed in summer
Aberporth
- Dolwen Beach Summer ban
Borth
- Borth Beach Part closed in summer
Clarach
- Clarach Bay Part closed in summer
New Quay
- New Quay Harbour Beach Part closed in summer
Llangrannog
- Llangrannog Beach Part closed in summer
Mwnt
- Mwnt Beach Summer ban
Penbryn
- Penbryn Beach Part closed in summer
Tresaith
- Tresaith Beach Part closed in summer
Aberdyfi
- Aberdyfi Beach Part closed in summer
Tywyn
- Tywyn Beach Part closed in summer
Fairbourne
- Fairbourne Beach Part closed in summer
Barmouth
- Barmouth Beach Part closed in summer
Dyffryn Ardudwy
- Bennar Beach Part closed in summer
Llandanwg
- Llandanwg Beach Part closed in summer
Harlech
- Harlech Beach Part closed in summer
Morfa Bychan
- Black Rock Sands Part closed in summer
Criccieth
- Criccieth Beach Part closed in summer
Pwllheli
- Glan Don Beach Part closed in summer
- Pwllheli South Beach Part closed in summer
Abersoch
- Abersoch Beach Part closed in summer
Aberdaron
- Aberdaron Beach Part closed in summer
- Porthor (Whistling Sands) Summer ban
Tudweiliog
- Porth Towyn Part closed in summer
Morfa Nefyn
- Morfa Nefyn Beach Part closed in summer
Nefyn
- Nefyn Beach Part closed in summer
Dinas Dinlle
- Dinas Dinlle Beach Part closed in summer
Llanbedrog
- Llanbedrog Beach Leads in summer
Beaumaris
- Beaumaris Beach Part closed in summer
Benllech
- Benllech Beach Part closed in summer
Cemaes
- Cemaes Bay Part closed in summer
Llanddona
- Llanddona Beach Part closed in summer
Newborough
- Llanddwyn Beach (Newborough) Part closed in summer
Trearddur
- Porth Dafarch Summer ban
- Trearddur Bay Part closed in summer
Colwyn Bay
- Colwyn Bay Beach (Porth Eirias to the pier) No dogs all year
Rhos-on-Sea
- Rhos Point Beach No dogs all year
- Rhos-on-Sea Beach (Rhos Point to College Avenue) No dogs all year
Pensarn (Abergele)
- Pensarn Beach Part closed in summer
Llandudno
- Llandudno North Shore Part closed in summer
- Llandudno West Shore Part closed in summer
Penmaenmawr
- Penmaenmawr Beach Part closed in summer
Llanfairfechan
- Llanfairfechan Beach Part closed in summer
Kinmel Bay
- Kinmel Bay Beach Leads in summer
Rhyl
- Rhyl Beach Part closed in summer
Prestatyn
- Prestatyn Central Beach Part closed in summer
- Barkby Beach Part closed in summer
Pembrey
- Cefn Sidan Beach Part closed in summer
Pendine
- Pendine Sands Part closed in summer
Llansteffan
- Llansteffan Beach Part closed in summer
Laugharne
- Ginst Point Leads all year
Ferryside
- Ferryside Beach Dogs allowed all year
St Ishmaels
- St Ishmaels Beach Dogs allowed all year
Burry Port
- Burry Port Beaches Dogs allowed all year
Llanelli
- Llanelli Beach (Millennium Coastal Park) Dogs allowed all year
Swansea
- Swansea Bay Part closed in summer
Mumbles
- Bracelet Bay Summer ban
- Limeslade Bay Summer ban
- Rotherslade Bay Summer ban
- Langland Bay Summer ban
- Mumbles Dogs allowed all year
Bishopston
- Caswell Bay Summer ban
- Pwll Du Bay Dogs allowed all year
Port Eynon
- Port Eynon Beach Part closed in summer
Horton
- Horton Beach Part closed in summer
Southgate
- Pobbles Beach Dogs allowed all year
Penmaen
- Three Cliffs Bay Dogs allowed all year
- Tor Bay Dogs allowed all year
Oxwich
- Oxwich Bay Dogs allowed all year
Rhossili
- Mewslade Bay Dogs allowed all year
- Rhossili Bay Dogs allowed all year
Llanmadoc
- Whiteford Sands Dogs allowed all year
Port Talbot
- Aberavon Beach Part closed in summer
Porthcawl
- Rest Bay Summer ban
- Sandy Bay (Coney Beach) Summer ban
- Porthcawl Seafront Beach (Town Beach) Summer ban
- Trecco Bay Summer ban
- Newton Beach Dogs allowed all year
Kenfig
- Sker Beach and Pink Bay Dogs allowed all year
Barry Island
- Whitmore Bay Summer ban
- Jackson's Bay Dogs allowed all year
Southerndown
- Dunraven Bay Summer ban
Llantwit Major
- Cwm Colhuw Beach Summer ban
- Summerhouse Bay Dogs allowed all year
Penarth
- Penarth Beach Part closed in summer
Barry
- Cold Knap Beach Summer ban
- Porthkerry Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Watch Tower Bay and Old Harbour Dogs allowed all year
Ogmore-by-Sea
- Ogmore-by-Sea Beach Dogs allowed all year
- Hardee's Bay Dogs allowed all year
Aberthaw
- Aberthaw Beach (The Leys) Dogs allowed all year
Rhoose
- Fontygary Bay Dogs allowed all year
Sully
- St Mary's Well Bay Dogs allowed all year
Still checking: Talacre, Llangennith Sands and Broughton Bay. They will appear here once we have confirmed the rules with the council or the landowner.