Norfolk

Blakeney

Blakeney is a small tidal creek village on the north Norfolk coast with a quay used for boat trips to the Blakeney Point nature reserve to see grey seals. The village has a fourteenth-century flint church with a lantern tower and a short high street of independent shops.

11 beaches1 walk9 pubs & cafes

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Taking your dog to Blakeney

Beach access: Year-round
Dog walks: 1
Dog-friendly pubs & cafes: 9
Nearest vet: 4.8 miles
Nearby towns: 4

Beaches near BlakeneySee all 11 beaches

Beach

Blakeney Point

Blakeney, Norfolk

Seasonal ban (Apr-Aug)

Team reviewed

Beach

Cley Beach

Cley next the Sea, Norfolk

Zoned

Team reviewed

Beach

Salthouse Beach

Salthouse, Norfolk

Dogs welcome year round

Council checked· 21 July 2026

Walks from BlakeneySee all 1 walk

Walk · Coastal

National Trust - Blakeney National Nature Reserve

Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

3 mi · Moderate

National Trust Blakeney NNR allows dogs only mid-January to March and September to October, with a short lead recommended; dogs are banned April to August (nesting birds) and November to mid-January (seal pupping). The alternative shingle beach east of Cley car park and Salthouse beach stay dog-friendly year-round.

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Pubs & cafesSee all 9 places

Cafe

The Harnser

Norfolk

4.8★

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Cafe

Folks Coffee Co

Norfolk

4.8★

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Cafe

The Glaven Bistro

Norfolk

4.7★

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Nearby dog-friendly towns

Holt

Norfolk · 4.5 miles from Blakeney

Wells-next-the-Sea

Norfolk · 6.6 miles from Blakeney

Sheringham

Norfolk · 8.4 miles from Blakeney

Cromer

Norfolk · 12 miles from Blakeney

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