Can I take my dog on Whitby beach today?

• West BeachNo dogs, 1 May to 30 September, all day. From the West Pier to the beach steps about halfway along the beach chalets.The order, Part 3: “the West Beach from the West Pier to a line drawn at 90° to the Promenade from the east side of the beach steps approximately half way along the run of beach chalets”

  

• SandsendNo dogs, 1 May to 30 September, all day. From the steps below the public toilets below Sandhills to the slipway at the south end of Bank Bottom Car Park.The order, Part 3: “the beach from the steps below the public conveniences below Sandhills to the slipway at the southern end of Bank Bottom Car Park”

  

• The promenadeDogs on a lead, all year. The promenade, all of Battery Parade included, from Whitby Pavilion to the west end of the beach chalets.The order, Part 6: “The Promenade at Whitby (including the whole of Battery Parade) between Whitby Pavilion (formerly the Spa) and the western end of the beach chalets”

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

From 1 May to 30 September (153 days) dogs are banned from West Beach and Sandsend, 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 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.