Can I take my dog on Filey beach today?

• Filey beachNo dogs, 1 May to 30 September, all day. From the south end of the sea wall at Royal Parade to the slipway between the Coble Landing and the promenade.The order, Part 3: “the beach from a line drawn at 90° to the line of the coast from the southernmost point of the sea wall at Royal Parade to a line drawn at 90° to the sea wall from the northernmost side of the beach slipway which separates the Coble Landing from the Promenade”

  

• The promenadeDogs on a lead, all year. The promenade from the south end of the Coble Landing to the south end of the sea wall at Royal Parade.The order, Part 6: “The Promenade from the southernmost point of Coble Landing to the southernmost point of the sea wall at Royal Parade”

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

From 1 May to 30 September (153 days) dogs are banned from Filey 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 the promenade.

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

Dog Control Public Spaces Protection Order 2025, made by North Yorkshire Council. In force from 5 June 2025 until 5 June 2028. We read it on 30 September 2026.

Breaking it can mean a fixed penalty of £100. It does not apply to assistance dogs trained by the charities the order names.

• The order in force, on North Yorkshire Council's page
• Where we quote it from: the order as proposed in the council's May 2025 papers (PDF), which the order in force follows.

Other beaches along this coast are on the North Yorkshire beaches page.