Dogs on the beach
Can I take my dog on Beer beach today?
The ban on part of Beer beach runs 1 May to 30 September, so today, Tuesday 13 October, it is not in force. It starts again on 1 May 2027.
From East Devon District Council's Controls on Seashores and Promenades Public Spaces Protection Order 2026, which we read on 1 October 2026. Signs on the beach say where each stretch starts and ends.
Where the rules apply
- Beer beachNo dogs, 1 May to 30 September, all day. From below the path down from Sea Hill west to the cliffs. The way to the beach café inside it stays open to dogs on a lead.The council's map of the order: “From a point below the access path at Sea Hill onto the beach to the edge of the cliffs in the west, excluding the dogs on lead access to the beach café located within the Dog Exclusion Area.”
No dogs in the seasonContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
The shaded areas on the maps are the council’s own lines.
The year at Beer
From 1 May to 30 September (153 days) dogs are banned from Beer beach, all day.
For the other 212 days of the year no ban holds on that stretch.
The order
Controls on Seashores and Promenades Public Spaces Protection Order 2026, made by East Devon District Council. In force from 11 March 2026 until 10 March 2029. We read it on 1 October 2026.
- The order in force, on East Devon District Council's page
- We quote it from the sealed order, a scan linked from the council's page, with each stretch in the words of the council's own map of it.
Other beaches along this coast are on the Devon beaches page.
Walks near Beer, for your dog
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