Dorset dog friendly beaches
Map featuring Dorset dog friendly beaches. Click on pins to view beach details
The beach guide has 32 beaches listed where dogs are allowed and a further 23 where dogs are restricted in Dorset. There are 1 beaches in Dorset on which a dog ban is in operation.
Beaches where dogs are allowed
- 1. Bowleaze Cove
- 2. Castle Cove
- 3. Chapman's Pool
- 4. Chesil Beach
- 5. Church Ope Cove
- 6. Cogden
- 7. Durdle Door
- 8. Durley Chine Bournemouth
- 9. East Cliff Beach
- 10. Eypemouth
- 11. Fishermans Walk Bournemouth
- 12. Gore Cove
- 13. Harbour Lake Poole
- 14. Hengistbury West
- 15. Hive Beach (Burton Bradstock)
- 16. Kimmeridge Bay
- 17. Lulworth Cove
- 18. Man O'War Beach
- 19. Monmouth Beach Lyme Regis
- 20. Mudeford Quay
- 21. Mudeford Sandbank
- 22. Mupe Bay
- 23. Pier Beach Swanage
- 24. Ringstead Bay
- 25. Rockley Sands Poole
- 26. South Beach Studland
- 27. Southbourne Bournemouth
- 28. St Gabriel’s Mouth
- 29. Steamer Point Christchurch
- 30. Studland - Knoll Beach
- 31. Studland - Shell Bay
- 32. White Nothe
Please note that some beaches listed as dog friendly may still have certain restricted areas. Check the beach descriptions for further information.
Beaches where dogs may be restricted
- 1.Alum Chine Bournemouth
- 2.Avon Beach Christchurch
- 3.Boscombe Pier Bournemouth
- 4.Bournemouth Beach
- 5.Branksome Chine Poole
- 6.Canford Cliffs Poole
- 7.Charmouth
- 8.Charmouth West
- 9.Church Beach Lyme Regis
- 10.Friars Cliff Christchurch
- 11.Highcliffe
- 12.Lyme Regis Beach
- 13.Overcombe
- 14.Preston Weymouth
- 15.Sandbanks Poole
- 16.Sandbanks Harbour Poole
- 17.Seatown
- 18.Shore Road - Sandbanks Poole
- 19.Swanage
- 20.Swanage North
- 21.West Bay East
- 22.West Bay West
- 23.Weymouth
Restrictions for dogs on beaches are generally seasonal with bans taking place between April/May and September. Check the beach descriptions for further information.
Beaches where dogs are banned
Beaches where we have no information
- Charlton Undercliff
- Chesil Cove
- East Cliff Bournemouth
- Greenhill Weymouth
- Hengistbury Head Bournemouth
- Highcliffe Castle Christchurch
- Manor Steps Bournemouth
- Newton's Cove
- Sandsfoot Castle (Portland Harbour )
- Worbarrow Bay
At present we do not have sufficient information as to whether there are any restrictions in place on these beaches.
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