Dog Friendly Walks in Cornwall

Britain's southernmost coastal walk with dramatic cliffs, hidden coves and serpentine rock formations along the Lizard Peninsula.

One of the most dramatic stretches of the South West Coast Path, relentlessly rugged with huge elevation changes and wild granite coastline.

A flat, stile-free canal and coast loop that suits any dog, including puppies and older ones, with two beaches for you both to finish on.

No stiles or livestock give a dog with good recall real freedom in these Tamar woods, beneath Cotehele's Tudor house and Calstock's railway viaduct.

A circular from Fowey out along the cliffs past Readymoney Cove and Gribbin Head to Polkerris, returning inland along the historic Saints Way, dog friendly with seasonal beach rules.

Three beaches that allow dogs all year bookend this clifftop walk to Cornwall's highest headland, with swims at the start, middle and end.

A wooded creekside circular from Helford village to Frenchman's Creek and back, dog friendly with leads needed for free range chickens and one tricky stile.

A sandy coastal walk linking Holywell Bay with the quieter dunes of Penhale Sands, with big beach space and room for dogs to run.

Most of this estate walk can be done with a dog off the lead, ending at a medieval river bridge and a camellia garden for you.

Cornwall's largest lake gives a dog woodland shade and a shore to explore, with a National Trust cafe that puts out water bowls.

No stiles or livestock mean a dog can roam free through this shaded valley of old leats, mine ruins and a Victorian viaduct.

A varied Fowey-area circular over Gribbin Head taking in Polridmouth Cove, Polkerris and Par Sands, dog friendly with one year round dog beach on the loop.

A peaceful Roseland Peninsula circular linking St Mawes with the famously beautiful churchyard at St Just-in-Roseland, dog friendly with mostly easy paths and a couple of stiles.

Four beaches that allow dogs all year ring this heathy headland, giving a dog four chances to swim on the way round.

Open clifftop grass gives a dog more room than most Cornish coast paths, passing giant rock stacks and a beach open to dogs all year.

A dramatic North Cornwall coast walk from Boscastle harbour along towering slate cliffs to the legendary ruins of Tintagel, dog friendly with leads on for cliffs and livestock.

A dog gets a rare stretch of open, off-lead shoreline near Coverack, a Cornish fishing village with a pub and a beach open all year.

A fit dog earns a swim at The Strangles, which allows dogs all year, after this steep walk over folded, zigzag coastal rock.

Open heath at the summit gives a dog some freedom before farmland below, with an old mine chimney and a village pub for you.

A dramatic Lizard clifftop walk between Kynance Cove and Lizard Point, dog friendly with seasonal beach restrictions in high summer.

A dog with good recall can roam this open moor between Bronze Age stone circles and the famous holed stone at Men-an-Tol.

Granite boulders make a fun scramble for an agile dog on this coast path, ending at Mousehole's harbour pubs for you.

No stiles or livestock make this an easy lead walk for a dog, dropping steeply into Polperro's tangle of cottages and harbourside pubs.

A long, dramatic North Cornwall coast walk from surf-town Polzeath round Pentire and Port Quin to the harbour of Port Isaac, dog friendly with seasonal beach restrictions at Polzeath.

A smuggler's coast walk from Prussia Cove along the South West Coast Path to the long sands of Praa, dog friendly and best done outside summer beach restrictions.

Heather and seabirds keep a dog's nose busy on this short clifftop route, ending at Land's End and Sennen's beach cafe.

Open heath gives a dog room to roam near dramatic old tin mine engine houses perched above Chapel Porth's beach and cafe.

A sheltered woodland walk through Cornwall's largest area of native trees, with well-maintained paths and good all-weather options.

Big open moorland scenery for a dog on a lead, among Bronze Age stone circles and a weathered granite tor, with a tearoom in the village to finish.

Shaded creekside woods give a dog plenty to explore on this National Trust estate walk, with an outdoor cafe terrace waiting at the end for you.

Valley streams and a quiet coastal stretch reward a dog near Cape Cornwall, with dramatic old tin mine engine houses to explore for you.

A short tide-dependent walk along Marazion beach and across the cobbled causeway to St Michael's Mount, dog friendly on the seafront but only assistance dogs allowed on the island itself in summer.

A wild Penwith coast loop linking Zennor Head and Gurnard's Head along the Atlantic cliffs, dog friendly but technical and not for nervous paws.