Beaches · Dorset

Dorset’s 81 beaches, sorted

Every beach on the Dorset coast with dog rules, Environment Agency water ratings, parking and facilities. Live traffic and crowd verdicts are in the app.

34DOG-FRIENDLY TODAY
36EA EXCELLENT
19LIFEGUARDED
Charmouth Beach beachROCKY

Charmouth Beach

rocky

Dog ban in forceEA ExcellentParking
Hive Beach beachMIXED

Hive Beach

mixed

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentParking
Monmouth Beach beachSHINGLE

Monmouth Beach

shingle · DT7

EA GoodLifeguardedParking
Church Cliff Beach beachSANDY

Church Cliff Beach

sandy · DT7 3BY

EA PoorLifeguardedParking
Seatown Beach beachSANDY

Seatown Beach

sandy · DT6 6JU

Dog ban in forceEA ExcellentParking
Mudeford Sandbank beachSANDY

Mudeford Sandbank

sandy

Dogs OK nowEA Excellent
Castle Cove beachSANDY

Castle Cove

sandy · DT4 8QE

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentParking
Branksome Chine Beach beachSANDY

Branksome Chine Beach

sandy · BH13

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Lulworth Cove beachSHINGLE

Lulworth Cove

shingle · BH20 5RQ

EA ExcellentParking
Canford Cliffs Beach beachSANDY

Canford Cliffs Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentParking
Southbourne Beach beachSANDY

Southbourne Beach

sandy · BH6

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Shore Road Beach beachSANDY

Shore Road Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentParking
Knoll Beach beachSANDY

Knoll Beach

sandy · BH19

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentParking
Studland Naturist Beach beachSANDY

Studland Naturist Beach

sandy

Dog ban in forceEA ExcellentParking
Lake North Beach beachSANDY

Lake North Beach

sandy · BH15 4LY

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentParking
Bournemouth East Beach beachSANDY

Bournemouth East Beach

sandy · BH5 1BN

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Fisherman's Walk Beach beachSANDY

Fisherman's Walk Beach

sandy · BH5

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Alum Chine Beach beachSANDY

Alum Chine Beach

sandy · BH4

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Church Ope Cove beachSHINGLE

Church Ope Cove

shingle · DT5 1HT, DT5 1HU

EA ExcellentParking
Swanage Beach beachSANDY

Swanage Beach

sandy · BH19 1LS

Dog ban in forceEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Sandbanks Beach beachSANDY

Sandbanks Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Bournemouth West Beach beachSANDY

Bournemouth West Beach

sandy · BH2

Dogs OK nowEA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Man O' War Cove beachSANDY

Man O' War Cove

sandy · BH20

EA ExcellentParking
Rockley Sands beachSANDY

Rockley Sands

sandy

Dogs OK nowParking
Shipstal Beach beachSANDY

Shipstal Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowEA Excellent
Ringstead Beach beachSHINGLE

Ringstead Beach

shingle · DT2

EA ExcellentParking
White Pits beachSANDY

White Pits

sandy · BH6 4EN

Dogs OK nowEA Excellent
East Beach beachSHINGLE

East Beach

shingle · DT6 4EW

Dogs OK nowLifeguardedParking
South Beach beachSANDY

South Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowParking
Overcombe Beach beachSANDY

Overcombe Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowLifeguardedParking
West Bay Beach beachSANDY

West Bay Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowLifeguardedParking
Avon Beach beachSANDY

Avon Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowLifeguardedParking
Shell Bay beachSANDY

Shell Bay

sandy

Dogs OK nowParking
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle beach

Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle

UK beach

Dogs OK nowEA Excellent
Bowleaze Cove beach

Bowleaze Cove

UK beach

EA Good
West Bay (West) beach

West Bay (West)

UK beach

Dogs OK nowEA Excellent
Eypemouth beach

Eypemouth

UK beach

Dogs OK nowEA Excellent
Overcombe Beach beachSANDY

Overcombe Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowParking
Front Beach beachSANDY

Front Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowLifeguardedParking
Boscombe Beach beachSANDY

Boscombe Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowParking
Durdle Door beachSHINGLE

Durdle Door

shingle

EA Excellent
Portland Beach beachSHINGLE

Portland Beach

shingle · DT5

EA ExcellentParking
Branksome Dene Chine Beach beachSANDY

Branksome Dene Chine Beach

sandy · BH4

EA ExcellentLifeguardedParking
Cobb Gate Beach beachSANDY

Cobb Gate Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowLifeguardedParking
SANDY

Studland Knoll House

sandy

Dog ban in forceEA ExcellentParking
Southlands Beach beachSANDY

Southlands Beach

sandy

Parking
Hengistbury Head beachSANDY

Hengistbury Head

sandy

Dogs OK now
North Haven Point beachSANDY

North Haven Point

sandy

Parking
Parkstone Bay beachSANDY

Parkstone Bay

sandy

Parking
North Haven Point beachSANDY

North Haven Point

sandy

LifeguardedParking
Castletown Beach beachSANDY

Castletown Beach

sandy

Parking
Goathorn Point beachSANDY

Goathorn Point

sandy

Weymouth Lodmoor beach

Weymouth Lodmoor

UK beach

EA ExcellentParking
Weymouth Central beach

Weymouth Central

UK beach

EA GoodParking
Kimmeridge Bay beach

Kimmeridge Bay

UK beach

EA Excellent

Lyme Regis Front Beach

UK beach

Dog ban in forceEA GoodParking
Kimmeridge Bay beach

Kimmeridge Bay

UK beach

Parking
West Bexington Beach beach

West Bexington Beach

UK beach

Balaclava Bay beachSANDY

Balaclava Bay

sandy

Parking
SANDY

Lake Beach

sandy

Dogs OK nowParking

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