Dog Friendly Beaches in Argyll and Bute

The 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.

One 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.

One 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.

A 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.

A remote white sand and turquoise water beach on the Kintyre Peninsula, year-round access and a genuine sense of discovery.

A 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.

A sheltered sandy beach just north of Oban with year-round access and beautiful views across the Firth of Lorn to the islands.

A 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.

A 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.

A sheltered, sandy bay on Ardnamurchan facing Loch Sunart with year-round unrestricted dog access, outstanding wildlife including sea eagles and a peaceful, remote atmosphere.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.