Online Interactive Guide to Dog-Friendly Devon Beaches

Online Interactive Guide to Dog-Friendly Devon Beaches

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Below is a comprehensive list of most of the Devon beaches, arranged alphabetically by their Dog rules. There are 4 groups.
Dogs welcome all year; 1^st May to 30^th
September, all day, never allowed and others where times or areas are restricted. In the latter case, these restrictions are detailed sepertately. There are around 52 that allow dogs year round and

just a couple in North Devon with a year round ban. The date and time differences for the seasonal bans are due to local district councils rules. The dog lovers also understand that there are good reasons for disallowing dogs, such as working harbours etc. Also some of us humans may not want to always be around doggies and that is OK too! So that is why all are included here.

The list’s second or third column has any special notes; a Google map reference link; UK Ordnance Survey map grid reference and the closest post code to be found.Plug the OS grid map reference code into OS Opendata Viewer or the

OrdnanceSurveyGet-a-map sites or use with your paper OS maps to locate the beaches.

Use the post codes for your GPS, to help you get there by car or other means.

Also please be a responsible dog owner and clean up after your dog(s).

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Devon
Dogs welcome all year.		Dog Not allowed 1 May –30 Sept All Day		Some areas or times restricted			Dogs Never Allowed
The Beaches	Notes Google map ref OS grid ref Post Code	The Beaches	Notes Google map ref OS grid ref Post Code	The Beaches	Restrictions:	Google map ref OS grid ref Post Code	The Beaches	Notes Google map ref OS grid ref Post Code
Ansteys Cove (Torquay)	+50.472,-3.501145 SX935646 TQ1 2JB	Beer (Nr Seaton)	+50.696353,-3.090681 SY2 EX12 3BZ	Bantham . (Nr Kingsbridge)	No dogs on main part of beach	+50.278332,-3.879304 SX659439 TQ7 3AJ	Lee Bay (Lynton) (Access via Toll road)	+51.227375,-3.872173 SS692492 EX35 6JJ
Babbacombe Beach (Torquay)	+50.479074,-3.509835 SX929654 TQ1 3LX	Branscombe (NT) (Nr Seaton)	+50.687176,-3.127427 SY202880 EX12 3AU	Barricane Beach (Barracane) (Nr Woolacombe)	Dogs on leads May to Sept.	+51.176455,-4.213625 SS453442 EX34 7DJ	Woody Bay (Nr Lynton)	+51.225547,-3.888094 SS681490 EX31 4QX
Beacon Cove (Torquay)	+50.457617,-3.523611 SX919630 TQ1 2BG	Breakwater Beach (Brixham)	+50.399944,-3.504308 SX931566 TQ5 9AG	Dawlish Town Beach	Dogs welcome to the left of the viaduct, all the way towards Dawlish Warren apart from 100 metres before the large red rocky outcrop.	+50.578804,-3.466414 SX964766 EX7 9DJ
Beesands Beach (Nr Kingsbridge)	+50.255336,-3.655622 SX821408 TQ7 2EN	Broadsands Beach (Paignton)	+50.407045,-3.555175 SX896575 TQ4 6HH	Dawlish Warren Beach	Dogs can be taken onto the beach between groyne 3 to 9 all year round. Dogs are not allowed beyond groyne 9 to Warren point.	+50.600228,-3.437909 SX982785 EX7 0NF
Bigbury-on-sea West (right) of causeway	+50.281944,-3.898222 SX649442 TQ7 4AS	Bigbury-on-sea East (left) of causeway	+50.280765,-3.895862 SX651440 TQ7 4AS	Tunnels Beaches (Ilfracombe)	No dogs May-Nov. Only open 10:00-18:00 Entrance charges apply!	+51.209473,-4.129837 SS514477 EX34 8AN
Bucks Mill Beach (Nr Clovelly) (North Devon)	+50.988998,-4.34613 SS354237 EX39 5	Budleigh Salterton (Nr Exmouth)	+50.628484,-3.323028 SY065818 EX9 6NP	Instow Beach	Boathouse to Cricket Club: Dogs are off-limits from May to September	+51.057005,-4.180838 SS471310 EX39 4JJ
Cheyne Beach (Ilfracombe)	No information found +51.211139,-4.114902 SS523479 EX34 9EQ	Blackpool Sands (Nr Stoke Fleming & Dartmouth)	+50.319481,-3.609742 SX854478 TQ6 0RG	Mothecombe Estuary and Wonwell	Dogs are allowed on parts of the beach.	+50.309414,-3.945644 SX615473 PL8 1JZ
Chisel Ridge (Near Kilkhampton)	No information found.	Bovisand (Nr Plymstock)	+50.335581,-4.12061 SX491505 PL9 0AA	Putsbough Sands (Nr Woolacombe)	No Dogs Apr-Oct.	+51.149164,-4.22091 SS447411 EX33 1LB
Churston Cove	+50.402942,-3.52434 SX918569 TQ5 8RB	Challaborough (Nr Bigbury)	+50.287538,-3.89818 SX648447 TQ7 4HU	Shaldon Beach (Nr Teignmouth)	Dogs are not permitted between 1^st May to 30^th September along the seashore between the Clipper Quay and the steps to the beach approximately 410m the South East of Clipper Quay.	+50.540262,-3.503484 SX936721 TQ14 0DL
Clovelly Harbour	+50.998803,-4.3975 SS318249 EX39 5TF	Combe Martin Beach, (Nr Ilfracombe)	+51.20751,-4.0395 SS576473 EX34 0AW	Teignmouth Town Beach	Dogs are not permitted between 1^st May to 30^th September along the seashore between the Slipway at Eastcliff and the Lighthouse. Dogs are to be kept on a lead in and around the Den & Promenade	+50.546085,-3.492454 SX943727 TQ14 8BB
Crow Point (Nr Braunton)	+51.067323,-4.194231 SS464319 EX33 1LG	Combesgate Beach (Nr Woolacombe)	+51.178571,-4.213564 SS453444 EX34 7EB	Woolacombe Beach (Nr Braunton)	Certain areas only. Please look for and obey signs.	+51.166974,-4.213178 SS454430 EX34 7BN
East Portlemouth (Nr Salcombe)	+50.233897,-3.764988 SX743387 TQ8 8PU	Corbyn Head (Torquay)	+50.459052,-3.54127 SX907632 TQ2 6RQ
Elberry Cove (Churston)	+50.402504,-3.545755 SX902569 TQ4 6HJ	Croyde Beach (Croyde Sand) (Nr Woolacomeb)	+51.130477,-4.239192 SS435391 EX33 1NP
Exmouth (Parts)	+50.611331,-3.404696 SY009799 EX8 1DR	Exmouth (Main)	+50.614408,-3.412421 SY001803 EX8 1DR
Fairy Cove (Paignton)	+50.431586,-3.555132 SX896602 TQ4 6DT	Coryton’s Cove (Formerly Gentlemen’s Cove) (Dawlish)	+50.575161,-3.468508 SX961760 EX7 0NJ
Fishcombe Cove (Nr Brixham)	+50.402092,-3.521581 SX919569 TQ5 8RB
Grunta Beach (Nr Mortehoe)	+51.181714,-4.215471 SS452448 EX34 7DZ	Goodrington Sands (South Sands – between the cliffs at the southern end and the signs at Middlestone to the North)	+50.423152,-3.559467 SX893592 TQ4 6LN
Hallsands Beach (Nr Torcross & Slapton)	Popular Naturist beach +50.238371,-3.659567 SX817388 TQ7 2EY	Hartland Quay (Nr Bideford)	+50.994234,-4.534074 SS221247 EX39 6BQ
Hope Cove (Inner Hope) (Nr Kingsbride) Main beach, allowed on leads.	+50.242932,-3.859727 SX674397 TQ7 3HH	Hele Bay (Ilfracombe)	+51.211489,-4.097178 SS535479 EX34 9QZ
Institute Beach	+50.454002,-3.54468 SX904627 TQ2 6QJ	Hollicombe Beach (Preston)	+50.450213,-3.55275 SX898621 TQ3 2DN
Instow Beach – The Quay to Boathouse	+51.053863,-4.181653 SS470304 EX39 4JN	Hope Cove (Outer Hope) (Nr Kingsbride) (Small cove)	+50.245343,-3.85996 SX674399 TQ7 3HQ
Goodrington Sands (North Sands)	+50.426296,-3.559209 SX983596 TQ4 6LN	Meadfoot Beach (Torquay) (South western part between notices displayed on the foreshore)	+50.457233,-3.509093 SX930630 TQ1 2LL
Lannacombe Beach (South Allington, Nr Kingsbride)	+50.222563,-3.681071 SX801371 TQ7 2NB	Mouthwell Sands (Outer Hope) (Nr Salcombe)	+50.246362,-3.859341 SX675401 TQ7 3HE
Lee Beach (Bay) (Ilfracombe)	+51.199497,-4.172151 SS482467 EX34 8LW	Oddicombe Beach	+50.483079,-3.515074 SX926658 TQ1 3LB
Livermead Sands (Torquay)	+50.456017,-3.544981 SX905629 TQ2 6RH	Paignton Sands	+50.437941,-3.558136 SX894608 TQ4 6BW
Lynmouth	+51.232212,-3.829901 SS724498 EX35 6EQ	Preston Sands (Nr Paington)	+50.443221,-3.5566 SX896616 TQ3 2NS
Maidencombe Beach	+50.506135,-3.513427 SX928684 TQ1 4TS	Redgate Beach (Nr Ansteys Cove)	Closed due to unstable Cliffs. +50.47312,-3.502089 SX935648 TQ1 3TA
Meadfoot Beach (North Eastern part)	+50.459719,-3.501669 SX934632 TQ1 2HX	Salcombe South Sands	+50.225689,-3.784 SX728377 TQ8 8LL
Mill Bay (Nr Salcombe)	+50.23014,-3.76673 SX740382 TQ8 8PU	Seaton (Main) (Nr Axminster)	+50.703459,-3.065906 SY246898 EX12 2LW
Mortehoe/Rockham Beach (Nr Ilfracombe & Woolacombe)	+51.19307,-4.207428 SS457461 EX34 7DR	Shoalstone Pool Surround (Brixham)	+50.401328,-3.498999 SX934567 TQ5 9AH
Ness Cove, Shaldon (Nr Teignmouth)	+50.535912,-3.498334 SX938716 TRQ14 0HP	Sidmouth (Main) (Nr Ottery St. Mary)	+50.67776,-3.238544 SY125871 EX10 8BB
Northam Burrows (Nr Westward Ho!)	+51.056456,-4.230387 SS437313 EX39 1HD	Torre Abbey Sands (Torquay)	+50.462621,-3.535802 SX910635 TQ2 5JE
Oyster Cove (Nr Goodrington)	+50.41777,-3.555978 SX895587 TQ4 6NF	Wembury (Nr Plymstock)	+50.317416,-4.084818 SX516484 PL9 0HP
Peaked Tor Cove (Torquay, Nr Imperial Hotel)	+50.455785,-3.520626 SX921628 TQ1 1EY	Westward Ho!	+51.048363,-4.234722 SS431296 EX39 1LL
Salcombe North Sands	+50.22982,-3.781017 SX731380 TQ8 8LD
Saltern Cove (Nr Goodrington)	+50.416389,-3.55675 SX895584 TQ4 6NS
Saunton Sands (Dogs are allowed on the beach provided that the dog owner removes all waste matter. The beach owner reserves the right to restrict access for dogs at any time during the year.)	+51.100752,-4.227362 SS442360 EX33 1LG
Seaton (Parts) (Nr Axminster)	+50.703125,-3.073604 SY238897 EX12 2LW
Shelly Beach, Exmouth	+50.618928,-3.42581 SX991810 EX8 1DR
Shoalstone Beach (Brixham)	+50.401511,-3.497366 SX936568 TQ5 9AH
Sidmouth (East) (Nr Ottery St. Mary)	+50.678612,-3.234445 SY128872 EX10 8RX
Slapton and Torcross (Slapton Sands)	+50.287398,-3.6444 SX829442 TQ7 2TQ
Soar Mill Cove (Nr Salcombe)	Difficult access +50.223277,-3.827369 SX697375 TQ7 3DS
St Marys Bay	+50.386513,-3.503913 SX932551 TQ5 9QH
Stoke Beach (Nr Noss Mayo)	+50.303119,-4.011666 SX565465 PL8 1HE
Strete Gate (Nr Slapton)	+50.301748,-3.633742 SX837459 TQ6 0RW
Teignmouth River Beach	+50.541379,-3.499589 SX938723 TQ14 8BL
Thurlestone/South Milton (Nr Salcombe)	NT members park free +50.260283,-3.858361 SX676417 TQ7 3NY
Watcombe Beach (Between Maincombe and Babbacombe)	+50.496001,-3.515444 SX926673 TQ2 8NH
Watermouth Bay (& Widmouth Beach) (Nr Ilfracombe)	+51.214984,-4.071472 SS553483 EX34 9SL
Welcombe Mouth Beach (Nr Kilkhampton)	+50.933532,-4.546673 SS211180 EX39 6HH
Wildersmouth (Wilder’s Mouth) (Ilfracombe Capstone?)	+51.211005,-4.121983 SS518479 EX34 9BX
Wild Pear Beach (Naturist) (Difficult Access) (Nr Ilfracombe)	+51.210825,-4.033027 SS581477 EX3

The information in these tables was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting and is meant as a guide. It is recommdended that you confirm with the local authority for up-to-date information.

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