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A wide, empty stretch of Blackpool beach at low tide, seen from the stepped sea wall, with Central Pier and its big wheel in the distance

Blackpool, Lancashire

Dog-friendly beaches in Blackpool

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0

You can walk your dog on North Shore beach and South Shore beach all year. You can walk them on Central beach too, apart from the stretch shown below from 1 May to 30 September.

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Beaches

Wide wet sand at low tide below a long concrete sea wall at Norbreck, with shallow channels of water and a blue sky with white clouds
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0

Beach · North Shore

North Shore beach

Dogs allowed all year

The sands north of North Pier, below Queen's Promenade and the low cliffs at Bispham and Norbreck, running up to Anchorsholme. It's quieter than the middle of town, with steps down from the cliff paths.

Dogs are allowed on the whole beach all year.

Stay near North Shore beach

Blackpool Tower and the red-brick Tower buildings seen across the sand under a blue sky, with people sitting on the beach below the sea wall
Photo: Stephen Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0

Beach · Central Blackpool

Central beach

Dogs allowed now (seasonal rules apply)

The busy stretch below the Tower and Central Pier, in the middle of the seafront. From October to April you can walk your dog the whole way along it, from North Pier down to South Shore.

  • No dogs 1 May to 30 September: the beach from North Pier south to a point opposite the Solaris Centre (the Mirror Ball), including the steps, slades and footways

Stay near Central beach

Black and white shot of a wide, flat beach at South Shore with a group of people and a dog walking towards the sea under a bright sky
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0

Beach · South Shore

South Shore beach

Dogs allowed all year

The beach from the Mirror Ball opposite the Solaris Centre south to Squires Gate, past the Pleasure Beach, with the tram running along the promenade behind it.

Dogs are allowed on the whole beach all year.

Stay near South Shore beach

A long-haired dachshund running flat out across wet sand, ears flying
Photo: Dan Bennett, CC BY 2.0
Two long-legged dogs trotting ahead of a couple in wellies, all reflected in the wet sand of a north-east beach at low tide
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0

Where to stay in Blackpool with a dog

3 hotels, inns and B&Bs and 5 cottages and holiday lets that take dogs, each with its dog charge and limits.

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Quick answers about beaches in Blackpool

Are dogs allowed on Blackpool beach?
Yes, on most of it. North of North Pier up to Anchorsholme, and south of the Mirror Ball opposite the Solaris Centre down to Squires Gate, your dog can go on the beach all year. From 1 May to 30 September they're not allowed on the stretch between North Pier and the Mirror Ball, including the steps and slades down to the sand.
Can dogs go on Blackpool beach in winter?
Yes. From 1 October to 30 April the whole beach is open to dogs, including the central stretch between North Pier and the Mirror Ball.

Map of dog-friendly places in Blackpool

S = stay, B = beach, P = pub or cafe, W = walk start. Hover over or tap a pin to see its card.

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Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages, checked on the date shown. How we check

  1. Dog control and dog fouling PSPO (Public Spaces Protection Order 2024) (Blackpool Council), checked 30 October 2026
  2. Dogs on the beach (Blackpool Council), checked 30 October 2026
  3. Bispham tram stop, Queen's Promenade (node 1530904351) (OpenStreetMap), checked 30 October 2026
  4. Central Pier tram stop (node 1592496291) (OpenStreetMap), checked 30 October 2026
  5. Mirror Ball, New South Promenade (node 3651059551) (OpenStreetMap), checked 30 October 2026