Dogs on the beach
Can I take my dog on Porthtowan beach today?
The ban on part of Porthtowan Beach runs 15 May to 30 September, so today, Tuesday 13 October, it is not in force. It 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
- Porthtowan BeachNo dogs, 15 May to 30 September, from 10:00 to 18:00. Porthtowan Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Porthtowan Beach, Porthtowan”Our line may be up to 80 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 Porthtowan
From 15 May to 30 September (139 days) dogs are banned from Porthtowan Beach, from 10:00 to 18:00.
For the other 226 days of the year no ban holds on that stretch.
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.
Walks near Porthtowan, for your dog
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