Cornwall dog friendly beaches
The beach guide has 137 beaches listed where dogs are allowed and a further 74 where dogs are restricted in Cornwall. There are 4 beaches in Cornwall on which a dog ban is in operation.
Beaches where dogs are allowed
These are beaches where there are generally no restrictions on taking your dog on the beach any time of the year. This covers the majority of beaches in Cornwall. There are one or two that require dogs to be kept on the lead during the summer months.
- 1. Appletree Bay
- 2. Bamaluz
- 3. Bassetts Cove
- 4. Battery Rocks
- 5. Beady Pool
- 6. Bedruthan Steps
- 7. Benoath Cove
- 8. Bergecooth
- 9. Black Cliff
- 10. Bosahan Cove
- 11. Bossiney Cove
- 12. Breakwater
- 13. Caerthillian Cove
- 14. Carleon Cove
- 15. Carne
- 16. Clodgy Point
- 17. Constantine Bay
- 18. Cot Valley
- 19. Cove Vean
- 20. Coverack Beach
- 21. Crantock
- 22. Daymer Bay
- 23. Dollar Cove
- 24. Downderry
- 25. Durgan
- 26. Eastern Green
- 27. Fishing Cove
- 28. Fistral
- 29. Flushing Cove
- 30. Fox Cove
- 31. Gillan Harbour
- 32. Godrevy Cove
- 33. Gorran Haven
- 34. Great Bay
- 35. Great Molunan & Little Molunan
- 36. Great Par
- 37. Great Western
- 38. Grebe
- 39. Green Bay
- 40. Greenbank Cove
- 41. Gurnards Head
- 42. Gwenver
- 43. Hannafore
- 44. Harbour Cove
- 45. Harlyn Bay
- 46. Hawkers Cove
- 47. Hemmick
- 48. Higher Town Bay
- 49. Holywell Bay
- 50. Keneggy Sands
- 51. Kennack Sands
- 52. Kingsand
- 53. Lambeth Walk
- 54. Lankidden Cove
- 55. Lansallos Cove
- 56. Lantic Bay
- 57. Lantivet Bay
- 58. Lawrence's Bay
- 59. Leggan Cove
- 60. Loe Bar
- 61. Longrock
- 62. Mawgan Porth
- 63. Mevagissey
- 64. Mexico Towans
- 65. Millook Haven
- 66. Mother Iveys Bay
- 67. Mullion Cove
- 68. Nanjizal
- 69. Newlyn
- 70. Newlyn Tolcarne
- 71. Newtrain Bay
- 72. Northcott Mouth
- 73. Par Sands
- 74. Pedn Vounder
- 75. Pelistry Bay
- 76. Pendower
- 77. Penhale Sands
- 78. Pentire Steps
- 79. Pentle Bay
- 80. Pentreath
- 81. Periglis
- 82. Perpitch
- 83. Perranporth
- 84. Pisky Cove
- 85. Plaidy
- 86. Polgwidden Cove
- 87. Polnare Cove
- 88. Polpeor Cove
- 89. Polridmouth Cove
- 90. Ponsence Cove
- 91. Port Gaverne
- 92. Port Isaac
- 93. Porth Hellick
- 94. Porth Joke
- 95. Porth Sawsen
- 96. Porthallack
- 97. Porthallow
- 98. Porthbeor
- 99. Porthcothan Bay
- 100. Porthcurnick
- 101. Porthemmet
- 102. Portheras Cove
- 103. Porthguarnon Cove
- 104. Porthkidney
- 105. Porthloo
- 106. Porthluney Cove
- 107. Porthmeor Cove
- 108. Portholland
- 109. Porthoustock
- 110. Priests Cove
- 111. Progo
- 112. Prussia Cove
- 113. Rinsey Cove
- 114. Rushy Bay
- 115. Samson
- 116. Sandymouth
- 117. Seaton
- 118. St Loy's Cove
- 119. Summerleaze
- 120. Sunny Cove
- 121. Talland Bay
- 122. The Bar
- 123. The Strangles
- 124. Tintagel
- 125. Towan
- 126. Town Beach
- 127. Trebarwith Strand
- 128. Trevaunance Cove
- 129. Trevellas-Porth
- 130. Treyarnon Bay
- 131. Vault
- 132. Watergate Bay
- 133. Welcombe Mouth
- 134. Wherrytown
- 135. Whipsiderry
- 136. Whitsand Bay
- 137. Widemouth Bay
Beaches where dogs are restricted
Most of these restrictions are seasonal bans, although additional information will be included on the beach description page. As a rule the seasonal ban runs from 1st July to 31st August (or 15th May to 30th September on the most popular beaches) unless otherwise stated in the beach description. These restrictions also generally only apply between 10am and 6pm.
- 1.Cadgwith Cove
- 2.Carbis Bay
- 3.Carlyon Bay
- 4.Castle
- 5.Cawsand Bay
- 6.Chapel Porth
- 7.Church Cove
- 8.Crackington Haven
- 9.Crooklets
- 10.Duckpool
- 11.Duporth
- 12.Epphaven
- 13.Freathy
- 14.Godrevy
- 15.Great Perhaver
- 16.Greenaways
- 17.Gunwalloe
- 18.Gwithian
- 19.Gyllyngvase
- 20.Hayle Towans
- 21.Helford Passage
- 22.Housel Bay
- 23.Kiberick Cove
- 24.Kynance Cove
- 25.Lamorna Cove
- 26.Loe
- 27.Lundy Bay
- 28.Lusty Glaze
- 29.Maenporth
- 30.Marazion
- 31.Marshland Mouth
- 32.Men-aver
- 33.Millendreath
- 34.Mousehole
- 35.Old Town Bay
- 36.Penberth Cove
- 37.Pentewan
- 38.Penzance Promenade
- 39.Perranuthnoe
- 40.Poldhu Cove
- 41.Polgaver
- 42.Polkerris
- 43.Polperro
- 44.Polurrian Cove
- 45.Polzeath
- 46.Port Quin
- 47.Porth
- 48.Porthchapel
- 49.Porthcressa
- 50.Porthcurno
- 51.Porthgwarra
- 52.Porthgwidden
- 53.Porthleven
- 54.Porthmeor
- 55.Porthminster
- 56.Porthpean
- 57.Porthtowan
- 58.Portmellon
- 59.Portreath
- 60.Portscatho
- 61.Portwrinkle
- 62.Praa Sands
- 63.Ready Money Cove
- 64.Rock
- 65.Sennen
- 66.Sharrow Beach
- 67.St Anthony In Meneage
- 68.St George's Cove
- 69.St Ives Harbour
- 70.Stanbury Mouth
- 71.Swanpool
- 72.Tolcarne
- 73.Tregardock
- 74.Trevone Bay
Beaches where dogs are banned
A handful of beaches in Cornwall exercise an outright dog ban. These are mostly privately owned beaches with public access.
- 1.Charlestown
- 2.Looe
- 3.Polruan Back
- 4.Polruan Quay