Dog Friendly Beaches in Argyll and Bute
18 dog friendly beaches across Argyll and Bute with honest access info, tide notes, and year-round or seasonal restrictions flagged upfront.
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Kiloran Bay
Argyll and ButeThe finest beach on the Isle of Colonsay, a sweeping golden bay with Atlantic surf, backed by wildflower-rich machair and with year-round unrestricted dog access on this remote Inner Hebrides island.
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Machrihanish Beach
Argyll and ButeOne of mainland Scotland's finest beaches: five miles of Atlantic-facing sand backed by a famous golf links at the tip of Kintyre, with year-round unrestricted dog access and spectacular coastal scenery.
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Calgary Bay
Argyll and ButeOne of Scotland's most celebrated and photographed beaches: a perfect horseshoe of white shell sand on north-west Mull with a woodland trail, small cafe and year-round unrestricted dog access.
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Fidden Beach
Argyll and ButeA stunning series of shell-sand coves among pink granite rocks near Iona with views to Iona and Erraid, famous for extraordinary sunsets and with year-round unrestricted dog access.
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Port Ban Beach
Argyll and ButeA remote white sand and turquoise water beach on the Kintyre Peninsula, year-round access and a genuine sense of discovery.
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Croig Beach
Argyll and ButeA remote Mull fishing harbour with small sandy coves accessible on foot, views to the Small Isles and Skye, and year-round unrestricted dog access on one of Mull's less-visited north coast walks.
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Ganavan Sands
Argyll and ButeA sheltered sandy beach just north of Oban with year-round access and beautiful views across the Firth of Lorn to the islands.
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Saddell Bay
Argyll and ButeA beautiful sandy bay on Kintyre's east coast backed by 12th-century Saddell Abbey ruins, with views to Arran and year-round unrestricted dog access on the historic Landmark Trust estate.
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Skipness Beach
Argyll and ButeA sandy Kintyre beach beside a medieval castle, a 13th-century chapel and the celebrated Skipness Seafood Cabin, with views to Arran and year-round unrestricted dog access.
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Tralee Bay
Argyll and ButeA sheltered, sandy bay on Ardnamurchan facing Loch Sunart with year-round unrestricted dog access, outstanding wildlife including sea eagles and a peaceful, remote atmosphere.
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Uisken Beach
Argyll and ButeA beautiful, sheltered bay on the south coast of Mull with calm water, offshore skerries, resident seals and year-round unrestricted dog access in a peaceful and rarely crowded setting.
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Westport Beach
Argyll and ButeA wide, quiet Kintyre beach at the northern end of the Machrihanish Bay system with year-round dog access and vast Atlantic views, generally much less visited than the more famous beach to the south.
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Carradale Beach
Argyll and ButeA popular sandy Kintyre east coast beach facing Arran with year-round unrestricted dog access, good facilities for a remote Argyll beach and excellent views of Arran's mountains.
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Dunaverty Bay
Argyll and ButeA sandy bay adjacent to Southend at the southern tip of Kintyre with views to Ireland, historic connections to a dramatic 1647 massacre site and year-round unrestricted dog access.
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Kilmory Sands
Argyll and ButeA quiet, sheltered sandy beach on the Knapdale peninsula with year-round dog access, resident sea eagles and the wild, uncommercialised character of this remote Argyll coast.
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Southend Beach
Argyll and ButeA sandy Kintyre beach at the southern tip of the peninsula near the Mull of Kintyre, with historical St Columba's Footprints nearby, views to Ireland and year-round unrestricted dog access.
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Muasdale Beach
Argyll and ButeA quiet sandy beach on the west Kintyre coast with views to Ireland on clear days and year-round unrestricted dog access in an unhurried, uncommercialised setting.
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Tayinloan Beach
Argyll and ButeA sandy Kintyre beach with views to Gigha and a ferry to extend the day to Gigha's beaches and gardens, with year-round unrestricted dog access.