48 beautiful dog friendly beaches in South Cornwall

15 / December / 2022

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If you want to treat your dog to a trip to the West coast but you’re not sure where they’ll be allowed to go, don’t worry. We’ve gone to great lengths to compile a list of dog friendly beaches in South Cornwall where they can sniff to their heart’s content.

1. Battery Rocks
   Beach type: sand and shingle
   Nearby town: Penzance
2. Bosahan Cove
   Beach type: sand and shingle
   Nearby town: Falmouth
3. Carleon Cove/Poltesco
   Beach type: pebble
   Nearby town: Falmouth
4. Carne
   Beach type: sandy
   Nearby town: Falmouth
   Note: Dogs are allowed all year although they’re required to be kept on a lead during the summer months.
5. Coverack Beach
   Beach type: sandy
   Nearby town: Falmouth
6. Dollar Cove
   Beach type: sandy
   Nearby town: Porthleven
7. Downderry
   Beach type: sandy
   Nearby town: Looe
   Note: also a nudist beach
8. Durgan
   Beach type: sand and shingle
   Nearby town: Falmouth
9. Flushing Cove
   Beach type: sand and shingle
   Nearby town: Falmouth
10. Gillan Harbour
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
11. Gorran Haven
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: St Austell
12. Great Molunan & Little Molunan
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
13. Grebe
    Beach type: sand and pebble
    Nearby town: Falmouth
14. Hannafore
    Beach type: shingle and rock
    Nearby town: Looe
15. Hemmick
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: St Austell
16. Keneggy Sands
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Penzance
17. Kennack Sands
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Lizard
18. Kingsand
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Saltash
19. Lankidden Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
20. Lansallos Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Looe
21. Lantic Bay
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Fowey
22. Lantivet Bay
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Fowey
23. Loe Bar
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Porthleven
24. Longrock
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Penzance
    Notes: Dogs are allowed all year but only to the Penzance side of the car park.
25. Mullion Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Porthleven
26. Newlyn
    Beach type: pebble
    Nearby town: Penzance
27. Newlyn Tolcarne
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Penzance
28. Par Sands
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: St Austell
29. Pentreath
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
30. Pisky Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Penzance
31. Polgwidden Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
32. Polpeor Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Porthleven
33. Polridmouth Cove
    Beach type: sand and shingle
    Nearby town: Fowey
34. Polstreath
    Beach type: sand and shingle
    Nearby town: St Austell
35. Porth Sawsen
    Beach type: sand and shingle
    Nearby town: Falmouth
36. Porthallow
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
37. Porthbeor
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
38. Porthcurnick
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Falmouth
39. Porthluney Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: St Austell
40. Portholland
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: St Austell
41. Prussia Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Penzance
42. Rinsey Cove
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Porthleven
43. Seaton
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Looe
44. St Loy’s Cove
    Beach type: rocky
    Nearby town: Penzance
45. Sunny Cove
    Beach type: sand and rocks
    Nearby town: Falmouth
46. Vault
    Beach type: sand and shingle
    Nearby town: St Austell
47. Wherrytown
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Penzance
48. Whitsand Bay
    Beach type: sandy
    Nearby town: Looe

Accommodation near dog friendly beaches in South Cornwall

Our dog friendly Tregoad Holiday Park, located just a five-minute drive from charming Looe, is the perfect base from which to begin your Cornwall coastal adventures with your pup. Visit our website to book your next UK getaway!