Dog Friendly Beaches in Kent

A dramatic chalk stack bay near Broadstairs with pale sand and a quietly spectacular backdrop, popular year round but best in the off-season.

A sheltered sandy bay between chalk cliffs north of Broadstairs, quieter than Viking Bay with seasonal dog restrictions between 10am and 6pm in summer.

The quintessential English seaside bay at the heart of Broadstairs, with golden sand and a working harbour, but dogs banned from May to September.

An extraordinary shingle desert unlike anything else in Britain, with lighthouses, fishing huts and a power station creating a genuinely otherworldly setting.

A long, flat sandy beach backed by dunes near the edge of Romney Marsh with easy year-round access and good space for dogs.

Kent's premier surfing beach, a sheltered sandy bay below chalk cliffs with Blue Flag water quality and seasonal dog restrictions.

A secluded sandy bay with dramatic sea caves and chalk cliffs, year-round dog access and a genuinely unspoilt atmosphere.

A sandy beach in Cliftonville with the UK's largest tidal pool, extensive rock pools, and dog access on leads during summer daytime hours.

A wild, atmospheric beach below the dramatic Reculver Towers ruins, with year-round dog access and rock pools at low tide.

A remote shingle and sand spit at the eastern tip of the Isle of Sheppey, wild and quiet with no restrictions and good off-lead walking.

A sheltered chalk and shingle cove below the White Cliffs of Dover with year-round access and a good pub right at the waterfront.

A small, sheltered cove below chalk cliffs near Birchington with year-round dog access and no facilities, quiet and unspoilt.

A quiet stretch of shingle and sand east of Herne Bay pier with easy town access and year-round dog walking.

Margate's famous golden sandy beach below the Turner Contemporary gallery, with full resort facilities but dogs banned from May to September.

A wide, family-friendly sandy beach at Birchington-on-Sea with Blue Flag status, but dogs are banned entirely from May to September.

A sheltered, south-facing sandy beach beside Ramsgate's Royal Harbour, with good facilities but dogs banned from May to September.

A long, quiet shingle beach on the Sandwich Bay Estate with year-round dog access, remote character and no facilities.

A Blue Flag shingle beach below wide grassy slopes east of Whitstable, with the remarkable natural causeway of The Street revealed at low tide.

A shingle beach at the heart of Kent's famous oyster town, with colourful beach huts, a working harbour and year-round dog access on most sections.

A vast, flat sandy beach on the Romney Marsh coast with Napoleonic Martello towers and seasonal dog restrictions on the central section.

A quiet pebble beach around Hampton Pier at the western edge of Herne Bay, with year-round dog access and free parking.

A nationally important coastal wetland between Ramsgate and Sandwich, with very restricted dog access to protect nesting and feeding birds.

A quiet, expansive sandy beach on the Romney Marsh coast with seasonal dog restrictions, popular with local walkers and less touristy than Dymchurch.