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Can I take my dog on St Ives beach today?

Part of Porthminster Beach, Harbour Beach, Porthgwidden Beach and Porthmeor Beach is banned in season, and none of those bans is in force today, Tuesday 13 October. The bans run 15 May to 30 September, from 10:00 to 18:00, on Porthminster Beach and Porthmeor Beach; 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00, on Harbour Beach and Porthgwidden 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

  • Porthminster BeachNo dogs, 15 May to 30 September, from 10:00 to 18:00. Porthminster Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Porthminster Beach, St Ives”Our line may be up to 25 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
    Map of Porthminster Beach: the stretch where dogs are banned 15 May to 30 September is hatched in brick.
    No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
  • Harbour BeachNo dogs, 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00. Harbour Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “St Ives Harbour Beach, St Ives”Our line may be up to 25 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
    Map of Harbour Beach: the stretch where dogs are banned 1 July to 31 August is hatched in brick. Beaches we have not placed an order on are outlined in grey dots, and say nothing about dogs.
    No dogs in the seasonA beach we have not placed an order onContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
  • Porthgwidden BeachNo dogs, 1 July to 31 August, from 10:00 to 18:00. Porthgwidden Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives”Our line may be up to 20 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
    Map of Porthgwidden Beach: the stretch where dogs are banned 1 July to 31 August is hatched in brick. Beaches we have not placed an order on are outlined in grey dots, and say nothing about dogs.
    No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
  • Porthmeor BeachNo dogs, 15 May to 30 September, from 10:00 to 18:00. Porthmeor Beach, as the council’s map shades it.The council's dogs-on-beaches page: “Porthmeor Beach, St Ives”Our line may be up to 25 m out, because we drew it from the council’s map.
    Map of Porthmeor Beach: the stretch where dogs are banned 15 May to 30 September is hatched in brick. Beaches we have not placed an order on are outlined in grey dots, and say nothing about dogs.
    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 St Ives

From 15 May to 30 September (139 days) dogs are banned from Porthminster Beach and Porthmeor Beach, from 10:00 to 18:00.

From 1 July to 31 August (62 days) dogs are banned from Harbour Beach and Porthgwidden Beach, from 10:00 to 18:00.

For the other 226 days of the year no ban holds on those stretches.

  • Along the coast, Carbis Bay: No ban today; the summer ban starts again on 15 May 2027.
  • Along the coast, Sennen: No ban today; the summer ban starts again on 15 May 2027.

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.

Other beaches along this coast are on the Cornwall beaches page.

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