Dog Friendly Walks & Beaches in East Lothian

One of East Lothian's finest beaches in the John Muir Country Park, featuring the famous Bridge to Nowhere, year-round unrestricted dog access and excellent country park walking.

A vast award-winning sandy beach with extensive dunes near the golf village of Gullane, with year-round unrestricted dog access and stunning views across the Firth of Forth to Fife.

A beautiful dune-backed beach in East Lothian with views to Fidra Island (inspiration for Treasure Island), year-round access and excellent facilities.

A quiet wood near Gladsmuir with two waymarked trails where dogs can roam free among veteran trees and wildlife sculptures.

Dunbar's sandy main beach in the birthplace town of conservation pioneer John Muir, with year-round unrestricted dog access and direct access to the John Muir Country Park to the west.

A series of sandy beaches backed by dune woodland near Longniddry with year-round unrestricted dog access, popular with windsurfers and dog walkers on the East Lothian coast.

North Berwick's sheltered eastern bay with direct views of Bass Rock's gannet colony, year-round unrestricted dog access and the Scottish Seabird Centre immediately above.

North Berwick's larger beach facing the Firth of Forth, with year-round unrestricted dog access and the excellent facilities of a charming East Lothian seaside town including the Scottish Seabird Centre nearby.

An ancient woodland walk with plenty of off-lead freedom for dogs, circling one of only four lakes in Scotland with a carved sculpture trail.

A hidden gem of a cove with the UK's tiniest harbour, views of Tantallon Castle and Bass Rock, accessed via a private toll road, with year-round dog access and an intimate, atmospheric character.

A varied East Lothian circuit from East Linton through Binning Wood to Tyninghame, with river paddling and woodland sniffs for dogs along the way.

A flat riverside walk from East Linton along the Tyne, with room for dogs to roam before reaching the ruined Hailes Castle.

A quiet, remote sandy beach south of Dunbar with year-round unrestricted dog access and genuine solitude, largely unknown to visitors despite its excellent beach quality.

A gentle circuit from the medieval pilgrimage church at Whitekirk, with easy going for dogs and views to the Lammermuirs and Bass Rock.