Weston-super-Mare Beach

Weston-super-Mare's main beach is a vast sweep of sand curving around the bay, backed by a busy promenade and the full apparatus of a traditional English seaside resort. The beach is enormous — at low tide the sand stretches out toward the distant Bristol Channel water, creating one of the most extreme tidal ranges on the English coast at over ten metres during spring tides. The sheer scale means that even on busy days there is space once you walk away from the central promenade area.

This dog friendly beach prohibits dogs on the main sections from May to September under the North Somerset PSPO. Outside the restricted season, the vast sands provide extraordinary off-lead space, and the resort facilities — cafes, fish and chips, and the Grand Pier — mean logistics are straightforward. The extreme tidal range means the beach can be entirely submerged at high spring tides, so checking conditions is essential. Dogs comfortable around people and noise will do well here, and the off-season atmosphere is genuinely spacious and relaxed compared to the busy summer months.