Dog Friendly Walks & Beaches in Kent

An iconic coastal walk along the White Cliffs with Channel views, linking Dover with the quieter St Margaret's Bay.

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.

An easy woodland and waterside circular linking Ham Street Woods NNR with the Royal Military Canal, dog friendly and almost flat throughout.

A longer loop through the High Weald AONB from the hilltop village of Goudhurst, with ancient woodland, orchards and rolling Kent countryside.

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 nine mile circular through Forestry England woodland and Kent Downs villages, dog friendly, well surfaced and almost entirely off road.

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.

Easy clifftop and seawall walk to the iconic Reculver Towers, a dog friendly Kent coastal classic with sweeping sea views and plenty of off lead space.

A flat, otherworldly walk across Romney Marsh following the old railway path, with huge skies and the strange beauty of Dungeness.

A loop through the ancient deer park at Knole, one of England's grandest estates, with mature trees and resident herds throughout.

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 North Downs circular linking the villages of Wye and Chilham with chalk downland views and quiet countryside lanes.

A quiet downland circular through the Alkham Valley AONB, climbing onto the North Downs for big sea views, dog friendly and largely livestock light.

A well-maintained Forestry England loop through the National Pinetum, with good all-weather paths and cafe facilities at the start.

A quiet circuit through one of England's largest areas of ancient woodland, close to Canterbury but feeling properly rural.

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.

An eight kilometre circular linking Leeds village, the River Len and the parkland edge of Leeds Castle, dog friendly outside the castle grounds.

A classic North Downs circular from Lenham village along the Pilgrim's Way, dog friendly with chalk grassland views and on lead spells across livestock fields.

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 gentle loop past the medieval Penshurst Place and along the River Eden, with parkland views and a quiet Kentish countryside feel.

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 relaxed seven kilometre circular through hop fields and woodland to a fairytale moated National Trust ruin, dog friendly outside the formal garden.

A classic ten mile Weald circular linking Sissinghurst Castle, hop farms and quiet lanes, dog friendly on the wider estate trail.

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.

An easy short circular around a National Nature Reserve of saltmarsh and chalk cliffs, dog friendly with on lead rules and grazing cattle.

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