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Dog Friendly Walks & Beaches in Outer Hebrides

Everything we've reviewed in Outer Hebrides. Walks, beaches, and everything in between, built for dog owners who don't leave their dogs behind.

7 locations
Luskentyre Beach beach

Luskentyre Beach

Outer Hebrides
Dog Friendly: 10/10

One of the world's most beautiful beaches: vast white shell sands with turquoise water, mountain backdrops and views to Taransay, with year-round dog access and no restrictions.

Scarista Beach beach

Scarista Beach

Outer Hebrides
Dog Friendly: 10/10

A vast, world-class beach of white shell sand south of Luskentyre with spectacular Atlantic views, wild machair behind and year-round unrestricted dog access with very few visitors.

Seilebost Beach beach

Seilebost Beach

Outer Hebrides
Dog Friendly: 10/10

The southern arc of Luskentyre Bay, once voted one of the world's top 10 beaches, with no parking (and therefore very few visitors), stunning views north across turquoise water and unrestricted dog access.

Traigh Iar beach

Traigh Iar

Outer Hebrides
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A remote, wild Atlantic beach on North Uist backed by internationally important machair grassland, with year-round unrestricted dog access and extraordinary solitude.

Traigh Mhor beach

Traigh Mhor

Outer Hebrides
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A beautiful, wild Outer Hebrides beach neighbouring Traigh Iar on North Uist's Atlantic coast, with white shell sands, turquoise water, rich machair and year-round unrestricted dog access.

Vatersay Bay Beach beach

Vatersay Bay Beach

Outer Hebrides
Dog Friendly: 9/10

A remote, beautiful beach on the tiny island of Vatersay at the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, with white shell sand, the poignant Annie Jane memorial nearby and year-round unrestricted dog access.

Borve Beach beach

Borve Beach

Outer Hebrides
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A small, sheltered Harris cove with white sand and turquoise water, easily accessible from the A859 with year-round dog access and an Iron Age broch site nearby.