Alnmouth dog-friendly beach, Northumberland Thunderbourne Interchange Beautiful sandy expanse with lots of room for kids and dogs. Dogs welcome all year round. Parking is easiest in the signed beach car park, as there's limited space in the village.
Polperro - dog walk, Cornwall Polperro is a pretty little town with a big carpark at the top. The carpark is 750m walk from the harbour. The walk takes you through the town which is not car friendly, but very dog friendly .
Sandilands dog-friendly beach, Lincolnshire Gorgeous stretch of sandy beach. Dogs allowed all year round.
Red Wharf Bay dog-friendly beach, Anglesey, Wales Large dog-friendly sandy bay, almost deserted out of season.
Towyn dog-friendly beach near Rhyl, Wales Lovely quiet beach. Runs from the blue bridge in Rhyl all the way up to Colwyn Bay. A mixture of sand, pebbles and shingle.
Rhos on Sea dog-friendly beach, Wales The beach is zoned here - and the doggy section is the part from opposite the golf course and along to near the start of Abbey Road in the town. Don't forget to scoop the poop - or face a stiff fine!
Spittal dog-friendly beach, Northumberland Another doggy-tastic big sandy beach in Northumberland with no restrictions on dogs, and plenty of poo bins are in place.
Branscombe dog-friendly beach and dog walk, Devon A pebble beach, and dogs are allowed all year round in special dog-exercise area.