Studland - Knoll Beach

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  • Knoll beach forms the southern end of Studland Bay’s four mile stretch of white sand. Backed by sand dunes the beach forms part of the Studland National Nature Reserve. 

    At the northern end, Towards Shell Bay, is a naturist beach.

    Type of beach

    Sandy

    Lifeguard service

    No

    Dogs friendly beach?

    Dogs allowed

    Dogs are welcome all year; 1 October - 30 April there are no restrictions. 1 April - 30 September dogs on a short lead (max 2m).

    Dorset dog friendly beaches »

    Activities

    • Kayaking/canoeing
    • Diving & snorkelling
    • Good fishing
    • Sailing
    • Swimming/bathing
    • Wind surfing

    Facilities

    • Cafe/restaurant
    • Toilets
    • Disabled facilities
    • Shop
    • Slipway

    Nudist/naturist beach

    Yes

    Nearest town

    Swanage

    Postcode

    BH19 3AH

    OS grid ref.

    SZ 0348 8408

    Parking

    There are four car parks. with varying prices throughout the year. with spaces for disabled people at the Knoll car park. National Trust members park free.

    Water quality

    Water quality star rating

    Awards

    Marine Conservation Society Recommended

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    Studland - Knoll Beach Reviews

    Awesome beach

    Mark Townend
    Aug 26th 2021

    Loads of parking, wonderful Sandy beach with gentle slope into sea. Useful sandwich shop and clean toilets. Perfect day out!

    INEZ ELLWAY
    May 21st 2022

    Lovely beach, shame about lazy people who dont pick.up their dog poo. Both my husband & I stood in dog poo a couple of times, ALL WELL & GOOD LETTING DOGS ONTO THE BEACH….BUT PICK UP THE DOG POO!!!!!!!!!! Its not nice having to clean dog poo from shoes/feet.

    Questionable Water Quality

    Jim
    Jul 30th 2022

    My wife and I visited Knoll Beach on Thursday (the evening) and Friday (just about the whole day) 28th & 29th July 2022.
    We dipped but didn’t swim as we were sure we could see what appeared to be a lot of shredded toilet along most of the beach fronting the main access points. One “lump” of something was also spotted but we didn’t investigate closely!
    I walked north along the beach for about 20 minutes and evidence of the “toilet paper” reduced to almost nothing at the furthest point along the nudist beach.

    Sep 07th 2020

    Studland Beach is now ruined. Dogs everywhere.