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Dog friendly beaches in Dorset
♡ Favourite♥ SavedDurdle Door
West Lulworth
Dorset
- Stunning sea arch
- Beautiful coast walks
- On the Jurassic Coast
- Rural setting
- Dog Friendly Beach in Dorset
This outstanding location was looking spectacular for the spring season re-visit. A bright morning, with azure blue sky and sea, framed the limestone rock of Durdle Door itself and the sea lapped against a bleached white beach. The high vantage point, afforded by the approach… Read more
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♡ Favourite♥ SavedSandbanks
Poole
Dorset
- Sandy beach
- Car park (charging)
- Shallow shelf tidal
- Dog free all year round
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♡ Favourite♥ SavedDurley Chine
Bournemouth
Dorset
- Dogs allowed all year round
- NB May-Sep Durley Inn to groyne 5
- Fine promenade Poole to Bournemouth
- Sandy beach and views to Old Harry Rocks
- Dog friendly beach in Bournemouth
Fine weather greeted me for this spring re-visit to Durley Chine. Towards the main pier in Bournemouth, the cliff lift was starting to lower seasonal visitors to the beach once more. Visibility was excellent and there was a spring in the step of the beach side promenaders,… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedSouthbourne
Southbourne
Dorset
- Dogs allowed in certain areas all year
- Handy for Bournemouth
- Great views of the Isle of Wight
- Sandy beach
- Dog friendly beach in Southbourne
This long, golden beach was basking in fine sunshine for this spring re-visit. Located just east of Bournemouth, it enjoys a unique view of the Needles on the Isle of Wight, when the sun falls on them in the evening. You can hear Vivien's description of this effect in her… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedMudeford Sandbank
Christchurch
Dorset
- Idyllic setting
- Handy for Hengistbury Head
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Lagoon with birdlife
- Dog Friendly Beach in Christchurch
Mudeford Sandbank sits next to Hengistbury Head beach, but overlooks Christchurch harbour, forming a natural barrier between the harbour and the open sea. There's an adjacent lagoon with red shanks, oyster catchers, terns and natter jack toads. The area is designated a Site of… Read more
Southbourne
Dorset
- Dogs allowed November to April
- Great beach cafe
- Good parking
- Good access to town
- Dog friendly beach in Southbourne
- Some restrictions may apply
In some ways, Avon beach is discreet and modest, but there's no doubting the affection in which it's held locally, as Lucy testifies in her interview. There are fine views in both directions, beach huts and excellent access, with a car park and a cafe adjacent to the beach, as… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedWest Bay
Bridport
Dorset
- Dogs allowed all year round East Cliff
- Location for TV's
- Great facilities & parking in the town
- A long expanse for walks
- Dog Friendly Beach in Bridport, Dorset
West Bay is the beach for the historic town of Bridport. Protected by its piers, the beach and harbour are fringed by old cottages and a custom house. The town was once well known for rope making. Local art galleries portray the natural beauty in this part of the Jurassic Coast… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedBranksome Chine
Bournemouth
Dorset
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Fine promenade to Poole
- Sandy beach
- Excellent access and facilities
Branksome Chine and its beach sit half way between Bournemouth and Poole, part of a seven mile long strand of beach that runs between Poole in the west and Hengistbury Head in the east. Branksome beach is backed by tall cliffs, that display vivid gorse in season. This windy day… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedEype Beach
Eype
Dorset
- Dog friendly beach in Eype, Dorset
- Unspoiled with excellent water quality
Eype Beach is dog friendly all year round. You can walk along one way to West Bay or along the cliffs to Seatown. It's about 15 steps down to the beach which is normally stoney but can be sandy. It's a quiet and unspoiled beach, with excellent water quality Beach information and… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedAlum Chine
Poole
Dorset
- Dogs allowed all year in certain places
- Fine promenade from Poole to Bournemouth
- Excellent parking and facilities
- Great views to Old Harry Rocks
- Dog friendly beach in Poole, Dorset
- Some restrictions may apply
Alum Chine beach is child-friendly, with an adventure playground nearby and a paddling pool. There is a sub-tropical garden at the back of the beach, supported by the benign micro climate along this part of the UK coast. It supports exotic species of plants and trees, that would… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedWest Bexington
Swyre
Dorset
- Restricted area dog access all year
- Long shingle beach
- Handy for Bridport
- Jurassic Coast
- Dog friendly beach in Swyre, Dorset
West Bexington, at one end of Chesil Beach, has year round fishing from the beach, for mackerel in the summer to bass in autumn with cod, plaice, dabs and flounders too. The Trust Nature Reserve by the village consists of a shingle beach, reed bed, wet meadow and scrub that are… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedRingstead Bay
Dog Friendly Beach In
Ringstead
Dorset
- Dog friendly beach in Ringstead, Dorset
- Sitting just west of Durdle Door
- A place to reflect & unwind
- Car parking close by
- Dog Friendly Beach in Ringstead, Dorset
Ringstead Bay is a long arc, unspoilt and tranquil in the bright sunshine that I encountered for this spring visit. Sitting just west of Durdle Door and part of Dorset’s Jurassic Coastline, this is a haven for wildlife and a place to reflect and unwind. There’s an invigorating… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedWeymouth
Dorchester
Dorset
- Dogs OK by Pavilion & Preston Beach
- Good parking & facilities
- Great views over the bay
- Character clock tower by beach
- Dog friendly beach in Dorchester
A weekend by the beach at Weymouth in decent weather is guaranteed to bring the crowds out and that was the case for this seasonal visit. The fine arc of the beach encourages promenading along the esplanade, past the Victorian clock that stands out halfway along the walkway.… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedChesil Beach
Abbotsbury
Dorset
- Iconic Dorset beach
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Good parking at both ends
- Ideal for long dog walks
- Dog friendly beach in Abbotsbury, Dorset
This iconic 18 mile pebble beach stretches North West from Portland to West Bay, separated from the mainland by the Fleet Lagoon. The area of shallow sand dunes overlaying shingle that points east and inward towards Portland harbour is known as Hamm Beach. Both of the beaches… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedLulworth Cove
West Lulworth
Dorset
- Stunning geology
- Sheltered beach
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Wonderful coastal walking
- Dog Friendly Beach in West Lulworth
This is a stunning location, a geological timepiece, with rocks that span in age from 65 million to 165 million years. The five miles either side of here are sometimes described as jewels in the Jurassic coastline, well worth a visit at any time of year and connected by a cliff… Read more
