Can I take my dog on Sidmouth beach today?

• Sidmouth beachNo dogs, 1 May to 30 September, all day. From Jacob’s Ladder to the ramp opposite Sidmouth Sailing and Sea Angling Club.The council's map of the order: “Sidmouth (The beach between Jacob’s Ladder and the access ramp opposite Sidmouth Sailing and Sea Angling Club)”

  

• Jacob’s Ladder and the esplanade to The HamDogs on a lead, all year. Connaught Gardens, the steps in front of the beach huts at Jacob’s Ladder, and the esplanade from Jacob’s Ladder to the last ramp onto the beach at The Ham.The council's map of the order: “Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth. The stepped area in front of the beach huts at Jacobs Ladder, and the Esplanade adjacent to the beach between Jacobs Ladder to the last access ramp onto the beach at the turning circle at The Ham.”
• The EsplanadeDogs on a lead, all year. All of the Esplanade.The council's map of the order: “The Esplanade, Sidmouth”

The shaded areas on the maps are the council’s own lines.

From 1 May to 30 September (153 days) dogs are banned from Sidmouth beach, all day.

For the other 212 days of the year no ban holds on that stretch.

Dogs must be on a lead all year on Jacob’s Ladder and the esplanade to The Ham.

Dogs must be on a lead all year on the Esplanade.

• Along the coast, Budleigh Salterton: No ban today; the summer ban starts again on 1 May 2027.
• Along the coast, Beer: No ban today; the summer ban starts again on 1 May 2027.

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.