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Cayton Bay

Cayton Bay
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A wild, rugged sweep of untouched coastline between Scarborough and Filey that is a favourite with surfers, and dogs are welcome on it all year round. Reaching the sand means a steep path and steps down from the clifftop, so it is not wheelchair accessible.

THE SMALL PRINTNo seasonal dog ban — Cayton Bay is not listed in the council's Dog Control PSPO and the council's tourism site confirms dogs are welcome all year round.
REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 54.2450, -0.3720
SOURCE · HTTPS://VISITNORTHYORKSHIRE.COM/STORIES-INSPIRATION/DOG-FRIENDLY-BEACHES
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Walk DOGS WELCOME

Cayton Bay and the Lebberston and Gristhorpe cliffs

7.5 MI · 3H 12M · 72% OFF-ROAD

A 7.5-mile circular of a little over three hours with 140 metres of climbing, dropping through the woods to Cayton Bay sands and then heading south on the Cleveland Way over Lebberston and Gristhorpe cliffs to the Gristhorpe Man tumulus, returning inland by field paths. Start from Cayton village, which has parking near the church and the 12 bus from Scarborough and Filey; the Killerby Cliff car park on the A165 saves you the first mile. Cayton Bay allows dogs all year and the sands are a superb swim, but the clifftop is unfenced and actively landslipping, the descent to the beach is steep and stepped, and the tide cuts the bay off under Osgodby Point.

Off-lead OK Livestock — leads on
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