Spittal Beach

A mile of firm flat sand running south from the mouth of the Tweed, backed by a Victorian promenade with a cafe, a play park and public toilets, and reached on foot from Berwick town centre in about twenty-five minutes over the Old Bridge. There is no seasonal dog ban here at all. The Northumberland County Council dog control public spaces protection order, in force from 31 January 2026, excludes dogs from only two beach stretches in the whole county, at Newbiggin by the Sea and at Blyth, both between 1 May and 30 September, and Spittal is neither. What does apply everywhere in Northumberland is that dog waste must be picked up immediately, that no one may walk more than six dogs at a time in a public place, and that an authorised officer can require any dog to be put on a lead of no more than 1.5m; the fixed penalty is 100 pounds, reduced to 80 if paid within seven days, and up to 1,000 pounds on conviction. The enclosed children's play area on the promenade is dog-free year round under the same order.