Dog Friendly Beaches in Cumbria

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.