Beach · East Riding of Yorkshire

Selwicks Bay

Flamborough · YO15 1AR
RIGHT NOW (JUL) · OPEN — AND EVERY OTHER MONTH TOO
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The little chalk-and-shingle bay directly below Flamborough Lighthouse, ringed by stacks, arches and a wave-cut platform that geology students are bussed out to see. It is outside the council's dog Public Spaces Protection Order, so there is no seasonal ban and no compulsory lead at any point in the year. Getting down means a long steep mostly stepped path from the headland car park, which the council states plainly is not suitable for wheelchairs or limited mobility, and it is a hard climb back up in summer heat. There is very little beach at high tide and the rocks are slippery with weed, so this is a short scramble rather than a long run. Pay and display parking, toilets and a cafe sit at the top by the lighthouse.

THE SMALL PRINTNo seasonal restriction. Selwicks Bay is not named in the East Riding dog exclusion order, which applies 1 May to 30 September to Bridlington North, Bridlington South, Hornsea and Withernsea beaches only.

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Off-lead OK
REGION · EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
GRID · 54.1180, -0.0821
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.EASTRIDINGCOASTANDCOUNTRYSIDE.CO.UK/PLACES-TO-VISIT/FIND-A-PLACE/PLACE/?ENTRY=SELWICKS_BAY_BEACH
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Danes Dyke Beach

YO15 1AF
Dogs allowed all year

A sheltered chalk and shingle cove at the foot of the wooded ravine, reached by a stepped path of about half a mile down from the reserve car park. The council's dog PSPO names only Bridlington North, Bridlington South, Hornsea and Withernsea, so there is no seasonal ban here and no lead requirement in law at any time of year. The reserve's own code of conduct asks that dogs are kept under close control and picked up after, which in practice means a lead on the woodland path and freedom on the shingle. There is no lifeguard, the cove cuts off on a big tide, and the beck runs out across the stones so there is fresh water to drink. Pay and display parking for about 80 cars at the top, with toilets open all year and a summer kiosk.

Off-lead OK Water bowls
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Danes Dyke Kiosk

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Danes Dyke Kiosk is a place to eat in Flamborough, Flamborough. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Danes Dyke Nature Reserve

YO15 1DU
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Fifty acres of woodland dropping down a steep ravine to the sea, on the line of the prehistoric earthwork that cuts clean across the Flamborough headland from here to Cat Nab on Bempton Cliffs. The council's countryside service asks only that dogs are kept under close control and picked up after, so there is no lead rule and no seasonal ban anywhere on the reserve or its beach. The tree trail and the ravine paths are soft underfoot and shaded, which makes this the sensible Flamborough option on a hot day when the clifftops are baking. Pay and display parking for about 80 cars sits on the site of the demolished Danes Dyke House off Flamborough Road, with toilets open all year and a kiosk in season. A bridleway leaves the top of the exit road, crosses the ravine and heads over the golf course to Sewerby.

Off-lead OK
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