Walk · North Yorkshire

Sandsend to Whitby beach walk

Sandsend
Sandsend A174 Dunsley Lane B1460 Watt's Wood The Glen Saltmoore Plantation N 1 MILE © OpenStreetMap contributors
3MILES
Linear — plan the returnSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 95%Road with traffic 5%

Drawn by us from the recorded track, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows you where the walk goes and what it goes through — it is not a substitute for a proper map. Carry OS Explorer on the hill.

An easy three-mile stroll along the sands from Sandsend car park towards Whitby's pier, with the cliffs at your back the whole way. Mind the tide, which comes in quickly near the Sandsend cliff end.

THE SMALL PRINTA seasonal dog beach ban applies around Whitby — take notice of the signs when entering the beach areas (months not stated on the source page).
REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 54.4989, -0.6722
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.THEWHITBYGUIDE.CO.UK/BEST-PLACES-TO-WALK-YOUR-DOG-AROUND-WHITBY/
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Saltmoore (formerly Raithwaite Sandsend)

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A polished coastal estate in woodland between Whitby and Sandsend, with dog-friendly rooms in The Beach House plus the self-contained Beck View and Water's Edge cottages for longer stays. Sandsend's long dog-walking beach is on the doorstep, with the North York Moors behind.

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Sandsend Beach

Dogs banned MAY–SEP

A long sweep of sand running from Sandsend village back towards Whitby, with step-free access towards the north end via a steep walkway. The summer ban only covers the village-adjacent section from the steps below the public toilets to the Bank Bottom Car Park slipway — but note high tide reaches the sea wall in places, squeezing the dog-friendly sand.

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Sandsend Ness, the alum quarries and the railway tunnels

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4.4 MI · 1H 55M · 85% OFF-ROAD

An easy 4.4-mile circular of just under two hours along the old Whitby to Loftus trackbed past Sandsend Ness to the Deep Grove alum quarries and the bricked-up tunnel mouths, returning over the fields above the shore. Park at the East Row or Sandsend Ness pay-and-display car parks, or take the 4 or X4 bus from Whitby, which stops beside the beck. The trackbed is wide, level and good for off-lead running, but the central Sandsend beach is closed to dogs in summer and the cliff above the quarries is soft and slipping, so keep to the path there.

Off-lead OK
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