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Walk · East Riding of Yorkshire

South Landing to Danes Dyke

Flamborough · YO15 1AJ
N 440 YD
2.6MILES
1h 25mON FOOT
90mCLIMB
Out & backSHAPE
Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 85%Lane & track 10%Road with traffic 5%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at
South Landing upper car park, off South Sea Road, Flamborough YO15 1AJ YO15 1AJ
Parking
Charged parking for about 100 cars on the upper level at South Landing, with toilets open all year and a cafe. The lower level is RNLI and permit holders only and carries fixed penalties.
Directions to the start →

A there-and-back along the south side of the headland, out of the upper car park at South Landing, down past the lifeboat house and then west on the clifftop path above Beacon Hill and Ragstone Hole to the shingle at the mouth of Danes Dyke. The whole route is council countryside land where the only rule is close control and clearing up, so a dog can be loose the entire way, and neither beach at either end is named in the dog exclusion order. The path runs on unfenced grass close to a chalk edge in several places and there are steps at both ends. Come back the same way or climb the ravine at Danes Dyke to the car park on Flamborough Road and walk the lane. Toilets at both ends, charged parking at both ends, and a kiosk at Danes Dyke in season.

THE SMALL PRINTNo dog order applies to any part of this route. Both South Landing and Danes Dyke are council countryside sites where the ask is close control and picking up after your dog.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed
REGION · EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
GRID · 54.1051, -0.1196
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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.

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Danes Dyke Kiosk

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Danes Dyke Kiosk is a place to eat in 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.

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