Dog Friendly Walks & Beaches in Lincolnshire

A quiet Lincolnshire coast beach with a cloud bar observation shelter and year-round access along a barely-developed stretch of coast.

A gentle woodland walk through the ancient small-leaved lime forest of the Bardney Limewoods, easy underfoot and good in any season.

An easy estate circular through ancient deer park, riverside woodland and 1,300 acres of open grassland on the Belton House estate near Grantham.

An easy circuit around the Capability Brown parkland of Burghley House, looping back into Stamford along the River Welland.

A Lincolnshire coast beach famous for its grey seal colony from November to January, with year-round access and wide flat sands.

A Lincolnshire coast walk past dunes and saltmarsh, famous in winter for its grey seal colonies on the beach.

A National Nature Reserve at the southern tip of the Lincolnshire coast with dunes, saltmarsh and year-round access in a wildlife-rich setting.

A Lincolnshire coastal nature reserve walk through dunes and saltmarsh at the southern tip of The Wash.

A full reservoir circuit at one of Anglia Water's largest sites with birdwatching and changing waterside views.

A Fenland restoration walk through one of England's largest conservation projects, with cranes, bitterns and big skies.

A quiet stretch of Lincolnshire coast accessible via a unique 'car park on the beach' with driveable foreshore and year-round dog access.

A Huntingdonshire gravel pit nature reserve walk with ospreys in summer and good waterbird populations year round.

A National Nature Reserve with extensive dune systems and year-round dog access along an undeveloped stretch of the Lincolnshire coast.

A clean, dog friendly sandy beach with colourful beach huts, year-round dog access and no PSPO restrictions, backed by National Trust land within the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park.

A rolling Lincolnshire Wolds walk from one of its prettiest villages, with wide views across the undulating chalk hills.

A compact but varied loop through woodland trails and former gravel pit lakes, tucked away near King's Lynn with shaded sections throughout.

A wide, sandy beach backed by dunes and part of the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park, with a seasonal dog-free zone of 400m either side of the central pullover from 1 May to 30 September.

A traditional East Midlands seaside resort beach with wide sands and resort facilities, restricted in summer but good for dogs out of season.

A flat Lincolnshire reservoir circuit with birdwatching and wide skies, peaceful and good for spotting waders.

A Nene Valley lake and meadow walk with easy flat paths, good facilities and the heritage steam railway alongside.

A lakeside loop through Hartsholme Country Park on the edge of Lincoln, with waterside paths and good facilities.

A city-to-river circular from Lincoln Cathedral down to the Brayford Pool and along the River Witham, easy underfoot and visually spectacular.

The northern, quieter end of Mablethorpe's long sandy beach with year-round access and more space away from the resort centre.

A gentle riverside walk from Sleaford out along the River Slea, combining town paths, working watermill and quiet Lincolnshire countryside.

A Lincolnshire Wolds valley walk through the undulating Snipe Dales, with wetland habitats and good birdwatching.

A quiet, wide sandy beach between Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea with year-round dog access and no seasonal restrictions, offering a peaceful alternative to the busier resort beaches nearby.

A Lincolnshire Wolds plantation forest walk with good year-round conditions and a quiet feel near Market Rasen.

A Lincolnshire woodland and spa town walk through the atmospheric Ostler's Plantation to the Kinema in the Woods.

A Blue Flag sandy beach next to Fantasy Island with year-round dog access on the southern section, one of the few Lincolnshire resort beaches free of seasonal dog restrictions.

The quieter southern section of Mablethorpe's Blue Flag beach, offering dog friendly access away from the seasonal ban zone (1 May to 30 September) that covers the central promenade area.

A quiet, sandy beach with grassy dunes north of Mablethorpe, with seasonal central restrictions from 1 May to 30 September and dog friendly sections available year-round at each end.

Skegness's famous Blue Flag resort beach with a central seasonal ban from 1 May to 30 September; the South Bracing section is dog friendly year-round and the quieter stretches south toward Gibraltar Point are excellent.