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Dog friendly beaches in Ipswich
♡ Favourite♥ SavedPin Mill
Ipswich
Suffolk
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Beautiful river setting
- Great pub
- Woodland walk
- Dog Friendly Beach in Ipswich, Suffolk

Changeable spring weather was the order of the day for this seasonal re-visit to Pin Mill, on the River Orwell. The low tide allowed a view of the distant road bridge, in the Ipswich direction and a swan glided through the exposed boat cradles at the end of the slipway. Tidal… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedOrford
Woodbridge
Suffolk
- Dogs allowed all year round in Orford
- Excellent access
- Good facilities and shops
- Calm and peaceful ambience

Orford is a friendly and intimate coastal town, steeped in history and surrounded by outstanding unspoilt nature and wildlife. Between the town and the sea is the largest shingle spit in Europe and the area is home to the Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, as well as an iconic… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedFelixstowe Beach
Felixstowe
Suffolk
- Dog Friendly Beach in Felixstowe
- Summer restrictions

With miles of beautiful beaches open to the public year round, Suffolk is a great place for a lazy walk along the coast with family. Suffolk coasts are famously dog-friendly, and there's never a dog-friendly beach too far away from one of the area's many coastal towns and… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedJaywick Sands, Clacton on Sea, Essex
Jaywick Sands
Essex
- Beautiful sandy beach
- Dogs allowed all year on most of beach
- Award-winning non-commerical beaches
- Miles of beaches

Dogs are allowed on large sections of Jaywick Sands beach without a lead all year round. Much of the beaches in Clacton and Holland are restricted but everything west of the Martello Tower outpipe (in Jaywick Sands) is unrestricted. Clacton on Sea, Holland on Sea and Jaywick… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedShingle Street
Alderton
Suffolk
- Dogs allowed all year round
- Tranquil atmosphere
- Strong tide run
- Bouncing bomb tested here
- Dog friendly beach in Alderton, Suffolk

The beach at Shingle Street is wild, exposed and home to a carpet of wild flowers in the late spring and summer. The waters are hazardous, however, marking the point where the outgoing River Ore meets the North Sea breakers; there is a strong tide run. The North Weir bell buoy… Read more














