Dog Friendly Beaches in Cornwall

Another handy guide, and yet more proof that North Cornwall really is the best place for dog friendly beaches and there's no better location that Helsbury Park.

Interactive Dog Beach Guide

Check out this smart little interactive map on the 360 Beaches web site, it is a definitive guide to the dog friendly beaches in Cornwall, you can even tell it when you are coming and it will show the beaches which are available.

You may notice that North Cornwall is particularly well served by beaches all year round, more than any other part of Cornwall! See it here

CORNWALL'S COASTLINE IN WINTER

In early January Ashley Lewis a London-based professional photographer and Instagrammer, whose feed is usually famed for capturing unique shots of the City of London, spent a week in Cornwall and published his tour of the Cornwall coastline in Winter via his Instagram account @ash.

The results are stunning, see them here.

Helsbury Dog Photo Competition Entry 19

Ian and Jenny Hastie hadn't been to Helsbury for a while, they said: "Jenny and I would like to say just how much we enjoyed our week at Helsbury, and we loved staying in Broadview. The dogs had an absolute ball exploring Helsbury and the beaches."

Cornwall in Winter...

This is what Cornwall is all about in the Winter, wonderful crisp, sunny days, empty beaches, free car parks, easily available restaurant tables and stunning dog walks on every beach.

This was Widemouth Bay on the 1st November, click to enlarge, and we still have plenty of availability if you're looking to come! Check our web site for more details.

Late Availability...

We have a number of weeks still available in October including two in the Farmhouse, we are having a lovely run of weather with temperatures holding and plenty of sunshine. And of course from October 1st all the beaches are open to dogs across Cornwall so it's a great time to be down here! One of them is Crackington Haven which is a lovely spot on the coastal path just north of Helsbury, with a great pub and sunsets like this it takes some beating.

Dog Central at Widemouth Bay...

Stunning, bracing day on the North Coast yesterday, Widemouth Bay was full of dog walkers, I say full but there was plenty of space for everyone and the ratio of humans to dogs was about 1 to 1. Lovely atmosphere, lots of sniffs and a nice lunch at the Bay View.

Helsbury Dog Photo Competition 2014 Entry 18

Laura Trevillion-Moore sent this lovely shot of Rolo and Hugo on the beach at Trebarwith, one of our favourite dog friendly beaches and only a few minutes from Helsbury. Laura said "Our week in February at the lovely Farmhouse has become my yearly birthday treat!  So looking forward to next Feb, so are the dogs!" 

A beach for every day...

This lovely video is inspiring, especially with the weather we've been having

Comprehensive Online Beach Guide

Cornwall has a unique and magical coastline with over 400 beaches that are accessible on foot. Collectively they are the most varied in character of anywhere in the UK and arguably in the world. The North Coast has iconic sandy beaches backed by either high windswept cliffs or sand dunes and exposed to the Atlantic swell and wind which produces outstanding surf. By comparison the South Coast is more sheltered with wonderful coves and backed by a legendary coastal landscape with picturesque fishing harbours and stunning estuaries.

This new web site has detailed information on every beach however big or small. Just click on to the section of coastline of interest and then to the beach required. Alternatively click on to the A to Z list of beaches if the name of the beach or cove is known.

www.cornwallbeaches.org.uk

Helsbury Dog Photo Competition 2013 Entry 12

John Eastwood sent in these very wet looking shots of their dog Bessie, he said:"Thank you for a great holiday at Helsbury. We stayed at Westhayes in early July, which was idyllic. Our dog, Bessie, loved it from the moment we arrived. We had some fantastic walks in the meadows and woods. Bessie adored the dog friendly beaches as captured in the attached photos taken on a day trip to Bude."

Helsbury Dog Photo Competition 2013 Entry 6

Halima and Donald Gunn had a really lovely time here at Helsbury recently, their favourite place was Trebarwith Strand which is one of our best all year dog friendly beaches.

4 of the Top 10 UK Beaches in Cornwall...

According to TripAdvisor 4 of the UK's top 10 beaches are here in Cornwall. Check out the full list on the TripAdvisor web site, 2 of the entries are local to us in Bude and Padstow and the beaches above Padstow would be one of our favourites because they are so dog friendly. Our guests would be disappointed not to see Trebarwith, Polzeath, Daymer Bay, Rock, Windemouth, Crackington Haven and many other north coast destinations mentioned, especially as they are all so dog friendly.