Whilst during the summer months many beaches in Cornwall have restrictions on whether you are allowed to bring your dog there are a surprising number of dog friendly beaches too!
Although many of these beaches are not the main 'holiday beaches' there are plenty in most areas and some of the best beaches in Cornwall have no dog bans at all. You will also find many of the dog bans are seasonal, usually just covering the peak season, and often only during the day.
This beach guide has 149 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.
Dog Friendly Beaches in Cornwall
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.
2. Bamaluz
5. Beady Pool
7. Benoath Cove
8. Bergecooth
9. Bosahan Cove
10. Bossiney Cove
11. Breakwater
13. Carleon Cove
14. Carne
15. Castle Porth
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. Farm Beach
28. Fishing Cove
29. Fistral
30. Flushing Cove
31. Fox Cove
32. Gillan Harbour
33. Gimble Porth
34. Godrevy Cove
35. Gorran Haven
36. Great Bay
37. Great Molunan & Little Molunan
38. Great Par
39. Great Western
40. Grebe
41. Green Bay
42. Green Porth
43. Greenbank Cove
44. Gurnards Head
45. Gwenver
46. Gwithian
47. Hannafore
48. Harbour Cove
49. Harlyn Bay
50. Hawkers Cove
51. Hayle Towans
52. Hemmick
53. Higher Town Bay
54. Holywell Bay
55. Keneggy Sands
56. Kennack Sands
57. Kingsand
58. Lambeth Walk
59. Lankidden Cove
60. Lansallos Cove
61. Lantic Bay
62. Lantivet Bay
63. Lawrence's Bay
64. Leggan Cove
65. Little Fistral
66. Loe Bar
67. Longrock
68. Lower Town Beach
69. Mawgan Porth
70. Mexico Towans
71. Millook Haven
72. Mother Iveys Bay
73. Mullion Cove
74. Nanjizal
75. Newlyn
76. Newlyn Tolcarne
77. Newtrain Bay
78. Northcott Mouth
79. Par Sands
80. Pedn Vounder
81. Pelistry Bay
82. Pendower
83. Penhale Sands
84. Pentire Steps
85. Pentle Bay
86. Pentreath
87. Periglis
88. Perpitch
89. Perranporth
90. Pisky Cove
91. Plaidy
92. Polgwidden Cove
93. Polnare Cove
94. Polpeor Cove
95. Polridmouth Cove
96. Polstreath
97. Ponsence Cove
98. Port Gaverne
99. Port Isaac
100. Porth Arlo
101. Porth Hellick
102. Porth Joke
103. Porth Sawsen
104. Porthallack
105. Porthallow
106. Porthbeor
107. Porthcothan Bay
108. Porthcurnick
109. Porthemmet
110. Portheras Cove
111. Porthguarnon Cove
112. Porthkidney
113. Porthloo
114. Porthluney Cove
115. Porthmellon Beach
116. Porthmeor Cove
117. Portholland
118. Porthoustock
119. Progo
120. Prussia Cove
121. Raven's Porth
122. Rinsey Cove
123. Rusey Beach
124. Rushy Bay
125. Rushy Porth
126. Samson
127. Sandymouth
128. Seaton
129. St Loy's Cove
130. Summerleaze
131. Sunny Cove
132. Talland Bay
133. The Bar
134. The Strangles
135. Thomas' Porth
136. Tintagel
137. Towan
138. Town Beach
139. Trebarwith Strand
140. Trevaunance Cove
141. Trevellas-Porth
142. Treyarnon Bay
143. Vault
144. Watergate Bay
145. Welcombe Mouth
146. Wherrytown
147. Whipsiderry
148. Whitsand Bay
149. Widemouth Bay
Beaches where dogs are restricted
Beaches where dogs are banned
Most popular dog beaches
Cornwall council have also created a handy interactive map showing which beaches have restrictions.
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Please be aware these regulations do not apply to Guide dogs for the blind.
The information provided here is taken from that provided by Cornwall Council and was updated in June 2020. Source https://www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk/dog-friendly