Dogs on the beach
Can I take my dog on Scarborough beach today?
The ban on part of North Bay and South Bay runs 1 May to 30 September, so today, Tuesday 13 October, it is not in force. It starts again on 1 May 2027. Dogs must be on a lead all year on North Bay promenade and on South Bay promenade by the Spa.
From North Yorkshire Council's Dog Control Public Spaces Protection Order 2025, which we read on 30 September 2026. Signs on the beach say where each stretch starts and ends.
Where the rules apply
- North BayNo dogs, 1 May to 30 September, all day. From the slipway at the Sands, by the former Corner Café, to the slipway at the end of the run of chalets.The order, Part 3: “the beach from a line drawn at 90° to the Promenade from the top of the northernmost beach slipway at the Sands (former Corner Café) to a line drawn at 90° from the Promenade to the top of the northernmost beach slipway at the end of the existing run of chalets (on the bulge of land previously occupied by the chair lift)”
No dogs in the seasonDogs on a leadContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. - South BayNo dogs, 1 May to 30 September, all day. From the West Pier to the steps down to the beach at the roundabout by the underground car park.The order, Part 3: “the beach from the West Pier to a line drawn at 90° to Foreshore Road from the top of the southernmost flight of steps leading to the beach at the roundabout adjacent to the underground car park”
No dogs in the seasonDogs on a leadContains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. - North Bay promenadeDogs on a lead, all year. The promenade from Scalby Mills Road to the Sands.The order, Part 6: “the Promenade from Scalby Mills Road to the Sands (former Corner Café)”
- South Bay promenade by the SpaDogs on a lead, all year. The promenade beside the Spa, from the steps opposite its north end to the south end of the Spa Cliff Lift.The order, Part 6: “the Promenade from a line drawn at 90° from the steps directly opposite the northerly end of the Spa to a line 90° at the southerly end of the Spa Cliff Lift”
The shaded areas on the maps are the council’s own lines.
The year at Scarborough
From 1 May to 30 September (153 days) dogs are banned from North Bay and South Bay, all day.
For the other 212 days of the year no ban holds on those stretches.
Dogs must be on a lead all year on North Bay promenade.
Dogs must be on a lead all year on South Bay promenade by the Spa.
The order
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.
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