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♡ Favourite♥ SavedSt Leonards - East Sussex
St Leonards
East Sussex
- Pebble beach
- Sandy when tide is out
- Easy Parking
- Shops across the road

I just love this beach. There is lots of parking spaces at the end of St Leonards, but the bowling green. My favourite time is low tide, when the sand is revealed and the "Goats Ledge" a set ot low rocks. You can walk all the way to Bexhill on a very low tide. Some areas dogs… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedPelham
Hastings
East Sussex
- Dogs allowed with dog-free zones
- Historic cinque port
- Excellent access
- Good shops and restaurants

This visit was to the beach next to Pelham in Hastings, a south east facing shingle beach. Much of this beach has been created from land reclaimed from the sea. With the advent of the railways in the 19th century, more tourists arrived in Hastings and so more beach space was… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedBexhill
Bexhill
East Sussex
- Dog exercise area
- Promenade by the beach
- Good access
- Excellent facilities and shops
- Dog friendly beach in Bexhill, E Sussex

There’s an up-market feel here and outstanding architecture, close by Bexhill’s promenade. On the town side, Georgian and Victorian terraces and facades bear witness to fine summer seasons in the past. By the beach, the De La Warr pavilion and the Colonnade are striking examples… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedHastings
Hastings
East Sussex
- Long beautiful beach
- Easy Parking
- Lots of dog friendly cafes and bars
- Dog friendly pier

Hastings has a large pebble beach. At low tide it exposes miles of sand banks and a few rocky outcrops. There are miles of easy parking places and a couple of car parks. The beach runs from St Leonards to Hastings Old Town where you can find fishing boats and huts. The seafront… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedEastbourne Beach
Eastbourne
East Sussex
- Dog Friendly beach in Eastbourne
- Please pick up after you dog!
- Not allowed from May 1st to Sept 30th

Dogs not allowed May 1st to September 30th Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedWinchelsea
Rye
East Sussex
- Dog exercise area
- Historic cinque port
- By the beautiful Brede Valley
- Near to Rye and its style
- Dog Friendly Beach in Rye, East Sussex

The shingle beach at Winchelsea is on the doorstep of one of the five original Cinque Ports, located where the High Weald meets Romney Marsh. Like Dunwich in Suffolk, it has an eminent commercial history, which the sea has conspired to remove. Winchelsea itself sits on the Royal… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedEastbourne
Eastbourne
East Sussex
- Dogs allowed October to April
- Iconic pier
- Coastal walking to white cliffs
- Great access and facilities

Eastbourne is fronted by several beaches, the Pier to Wish Tower beaches being recommended by the Marine Conservation Society in their Good Beach Guide, as are Holywell and Falling Sands, which offer rock pools full of marine life at low tide, as well as pretty gardens and the… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedPett Level Beach
Pett
East Sussex
- Easy Parking
- At low tide miles of sand banks
- Rock pools
- No dogs from May to September

Beautiful Pett is a small village and civil parish in Rother District of East Sussex. Pett village is small quaint and has a couple of lovely pubs. South of the village is where you find Pett Level and the beach. There are many place to park on Pett Level Road. It’s a rather… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedBirling Gap
Eastbourne
East Sussex
- Under the Seven Sisters
- By Birling Gap Marine Nature Reserve
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Watch the tide - access via steps
- Dog Friendly Beach in Eastbourne

The stunning scenery at Birling Gap, by the white Seven Sisters cliffs, belies the ferocious waves that can beat against the chalk here. This re-visit revealed ongoing erosion, as the steel steps down to the beach had become free-standing and an extension platform was being… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedCamber Sands
Camber
East Sussex
- Acres of space
- Extensive dune system
- Nearby parking and facilities
- Some restrictions apply
- Dog friendly beach in Camber, E. Sussex

Camber Sands is a popular sandy beach, with picturesque dunes and interesting wildlife, near to the village of Camber itself. The marram grass that you see covering much of the dunes has a deep root system which helps to hold the sand in place. Traditional chestnut fences along… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedPevensey Bay
Pevensey
East Sussex
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Long shingle beach
- Good facilities nearby
- Historical Cinque Port
- Dog Friendly Beach in Pevensey, Sussex

A warm, hazy light greeted me for this spring re-visit. The tide was out and there was a flattening in the steep shingle beach by the waterside. The bay has a fine arc to it, with cafes and shops to hand at the top of the beach. This is a well-supported local beach, a favourite… Read more










































