Dogs on the beach
Can I take my dog on Falmouth beach today?
Part of Maenporth Beach, Swanpool Beach, Gyllyngvase Beach, Tunnel Beach and Castle Beach is banned in season, and none of those bans is in force today, Tuesday 13 October. The bans run 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00, on Maenporth Beach, Swanpool Beach, Tunnel Beach and Castle Beach; 15 May to 30 September, from 10:00 to 18:00, on Gyllyngvase Beach. The first starts again on 15 May 2027.
From Cornwall Council's Dogs on Beaches Public Spaces Protection Order 2026, which we read on 30 September 2026. Signs on the beach say where each stretch starts and ends.
Where the rules apply
- Maenporth BeachNo dogs, 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00. Maenporth Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Maenporth Beach, Falmouth”Our line may be up to 30 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. - Swanpool BeachNo dogs, 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00. Swanpool Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Swanpool Beach, Falmouth”Our line may be up to 25 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. - Gyllyngvase BeachNo dogs, 15 May to 30 September, from 10:00 to 18:00. Gyllyngvase Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth”Our line may be up to 20 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. - Tunnel BeachNo dogs, 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00. Tunnel Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Tunnel Beach, Falmouth”Our line may be up to 50 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. - Castle BeachNo dogs, 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00. Castle Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Castle Beach, Falmouth”Our line may be up to 50 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
The council publishes a map of each beach only as a picture, so the shaded areas are drawn by us from those maps.
The year at Falmouth
From 1 July to 31 August (62 days) dogs are banned from Maenporth Beach, Swanpool Beach, Tunnel Beach and Castle Beach, from 10:00 to 18:00.
From 15 May to 30 September (139 days) dogs are banned from Gyllyngvase Beach, from 10:00 to 18:00.
For the other 226 days of the year no ban holds on those stretches.
The order
Dogs on Beaches Public Spaces Protection Order 2026, made by Cornwall Council. In force from 13 April 2026 until 12 April 2029. We read it on 30 September 2026.
- The order in force, on Cornwall Council's page
- Where we quote it from: the sealed order (a scan, PDF); the beach names are as the council's dogs-on-beaches page and its maps give them.
Other beaches along this coast are on the Cornwall beaches page.
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