One of Devon's great advantages for dog owners is the number of beaches where dogs are welcome every day of the year, with no seasonal bans and no time restrictions. They are especially valuable for winter walks and the quiet shoulder seasons. Every beach below is confirmed dogs-welcome-all-year against our beach data.
The largest and arguably finest year-round dog beach in Devon: three miles of flat, wide sand backed by the Braunton Burrows dunes, with endless space to run and spectacular west-facing sunsets.
Dogs welcome all yearA long, flat beach behind a famous pebble ridge, with a thoroughly dog-friendly town. One of North Devon's most reliable all-year choices.
Dogs welcome all yearA wild, remote cove reached by a steep walk down from the car park, rewarding you with solitude beneath dramatic cliffs. A proper adventure beach, dog-friendly all year.
Dogs welcome all yearA popular beach near Plymouth, famous for its rock pools and the Great Mewstone island offshore, with year-round dog access and excellent coast-path walking.
Dogs welcome all yearA South Hams beach near Thurlestone, framed by the distinctive offshore rock arch. Quiet, scenic and welcoming to dogs through the year.
Dogs welcome all yearA long shingle bar between the sea and the freshwater lagoon of Slapton Ley, a National Nature Reserve rich in birdlife. Miles of open walking, dog-friendly all year.
Dogs welcome all yearA small, sheltered estuary beach within walking distance of Salcombe town, with calm water and easy access, and outstanding year-round estuary walking around it.
Dogs welcome all yearA secluded South Hams beach near Bigbury, reached on foot, with a striking rock arch at its western end and year-round dog access. A quiet reward for the walk in.
Dogs welcome all yearA long pebble beach on the Jurassic Coast, backed by red cliffs and a thatched village, with year-round dog access and superb cliff-top walking either side.
Dogs welcome all yearA sheltered rocky cove near Torquay, tucked beneath wooded cliffs and reached by a path down. A peaceful Torbay spot that welcomes dogs all year.
Dogs welcome all year
Devon Dog Beaches