Dog Friendly Beaches in Dorset

A dramatic shingle beach beneath England's most famous natural arch, with year-round dog access and stunning Jurassic Coast scenery.

A year round, off lead rocky bay with world class rock pools, fossil ledges and a properly wild atmosphere.

A wild sandy beach below the Hengistbury Head headland with year-round access along the less busy southern shore.

A world-famous horseshoe cove on the Jurassic Coast with year-round dog access, sheltered water and a scenic clifftop path to Durdle Door.

A long sandy spit separating Christchurch Harbour from the sea, with year-round dog access along most of its length and a row of famous beach huts.

A quiet, clear-water shingle beach on the Jurassic Coast with year-round dog access and views across Weymouth Bay to Portland.

Four miles of sandy beach backed by dunes and heathland, with year round access and off lead freedom outside summer months.

The quieter, dog-friendly end of Swanage's award-winning sandy bay with year-round access, calm water and views to the Isle of Wight.

A remote, unspoilt bay within the Lulworth Ranges reached via the abandoned village of Tyneham, with year-round off-lead access when ranges are open.

A pine-wooded chine leading to a broad sandy beach at Branksome Dene, with a peaceful walk through the valley even when the beach itself is restricted.

A quieter stretch below the Canford Cliffs with year-round access beyond the signed restricted areas, reached via chine paths.

A remote and beautiful cove on the Isle of Purbeck, reached by a challenging walk and rewarding fossil hunters and dogs with year-round freedom.

A long, varied shoreline with year round access on the east beach and excellent fossil hunting at low tide.

A wild and dramatic shingle beach at the Portland end of Chesil Bank, with year-round dog access and a powerful sense of coastal solitude.

A sheltered and secluded cove on Portland reached through a medieval churchyard, with year-round dog access and fascinating rock pools.

A sandy and shingle beach below the cliffs at Highcliffe with castle views and reasonable off-season access.

A stunning Jurassic Coast beach with reliable off season access and a dog friendly cafe right on the shoreline.

The eastern, quieter end of Boscombe's sandy bay with seasonal restrictions but good autumn and winter access from a well-served resort town.

One of England's finest sandy beaches on the Poole Harbour peninsula, with exceptional water quality and facilities, but a May to September dog ban.

A quiet, atmospheric shingle beach beneath Golden Cap, best visited outside the summer restriction period.

A clean sandy beach in a suburban stretch of Bournemouth's seafront, popular with families in summer but good for dogs in the off-season.

A lively harbour beach with dramatic cliffs and year round access on the third beach, but significant summer restrictions on the main sections.

A classic sandy beach with designated year round dog areas and wide open space outside the summer restriction months.