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Dog Friendly Beaches in Cumbria

13 dog friendly beaches across Cumbria with honest access info, tide notes, and year-round or seasonal restrictions flagged upfront.

13 locations
Allonby Beach beach

Allonby Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A vast, dog friendly Solway Coast beach within an AONB with year-round unrestricted access, spectacular sunsets over Scotland and the famous dog-friendly Sandy Cafe on the seafront.

Drigg Beach beach

Drigg Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A remote Cumbrian coast beach with the Ravenglass dune system and year-round access, one of the largest sand dune systems in England.

Haverigg Beach beach

Haverigg Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A quiet sandy beach at the southern edge of the Lake District coast with year-round access and views across the Duddon Estuary.

Seascale Beach beach

Seascale Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A wide sandy beach on the Cumbrian coast with year-round access and Lakeland fell views, less visited than the tourist beaches.

Silecroft Beach beach

Silecroft Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A quiet sand and shingle beach below Black Combe with year-round access and dramatic views of the Lakeland fells from the shoreline.

St Bees Beach beach

St Bees Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A pebble beach at the start of Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk with year-round access and dramatic red sandstone cliffs to the north.

Walney Island Beaches beach

Walney Island Beaches

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 8/10

The outer Cumbrian coast beaches on Walney Island with year-round access and a wild, remote feel away from the mainland.

Beckfoot Beach beach

Beckfoot Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A remote, wild Cumbrian coast sandy beach south of the Solway with year-round dog access, very few visitors and an open, windswept character typical of the west Cumbrian coast.

Nethertown Beach beach

Nethertown Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A remote, wild Cumbrian coast beach accessible via a railway level crossing, with year-round dog access, no restrictions and outstanding solitude on this overlooked stretch of the west Cumbrian coast.

Silloth Beach beach

Silloth Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A wide Solway Coast beach backed by a large seafront green in the Victorian planned town of Silloth, with year-round dog access, views across to Scotland and a traditional seaside atmosphere.

Maryport Beach beach

Maryport Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 6/10

A sandy Solway coast beach at the historic Georgian harbour town of Maryport with year-round dog access, views across the Firth and good connections to the town's maritime heritage.

Whitehaven Beach beach

Whitehaven Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 6/10

A sandy beach adjacent to Whitehaven's beautifully regenerated Georgian harbour, with year-round dog access and an interesting town rich in maritime history just steps from the sand.

Workington Beach beach

Workington Beach

Cumbria
Dog Friendly: 5/10

A wide, open sandy beach at the Cumbrian port town of Workington with year-round dog access and the unassuming, authentic character of a working coastal community rather than a seaside resort.