Beer
A working fishing village on the Jurassic Coast with a year-round dog beach at Branscombe and clifftop chalk walking either side.
Taking your dog to Beer
- Beach access
- Year-round
- Dog walks
- 2
- Dog-friendly pubs & cafes
- 17
- Nearby towns
- 3
2 nearby beaches have summer restrictions
1 with off-lead sections
Always check ahead before travelling
Closest: Lyme Regis, 6.6 miles
Beer is a proper working fishing village folded into a chalk cove on the Jurassic Coast, and it makes a strong dog base as long as you know the local pattern. The western section of Beer beach and neighbouring Seaton carry restrictions from May to September, but Branscombe beach, one headland west, welcomes dogs all year, and the Seaton seafront walkway between Castle Hill and Trevelyon Road stays dog friendly year round.
Where can you eat with a dog in Beer?
That combination means summer visits work fine: morning on year-round Branscombe, then back to Beer for lunch. The village and the coast either side hold 17 reported dog-friendly cafes and pubs in our directory, including the Masons Arms at Branscombe, usefully placed at the end of the beach walk.
What are the best dog walks around Beer?
The walking is the reason to stay longer. The coast path over Beer Head gives you white chalk cliffs, and further east Monmouth Beach at Lyme Regis is another year-round dog beach under the fossil cliffs. Few places pack this much coast into such a small base.
Beer Beach (western section, Sea Hill to cliff edge)
Beer, Devon
Seasonal ban (May-Sep)
Seaton Beach
Seaton, Devon
Seasonal ban (May-Sep)
Seaton Beach Walkway (Castle Hill to Trevelyon Road)
Seaton, Devon
Dogs welcome year round
Blackbury Camp Iron Age Hillfort
Southleigh, Devon
1.5 mi · Easy
Blackbury Camp near Southleigh in East Devon is a dog-friendly English Heritage Iron Age hillfort in beech woodland where dogs are welcome on leads.
Mutter's Moor and Peak Hill Heathland
Sidmouth, Devon
3 mi · Moderate · Off-lead
Mutter's Moor above Sidmouth in East Devon is a dog-friendly heathland walk on East Devon District Council land where dogs are welcome under control.
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