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Thornwick Bay

Flamborough · YO15 1AU
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Two coves in one, Little Thornwick and Thornwick Bay proper, tucked under high chalk cliffs west of North Landing with a natural arch and a sea cave you can walk into at low water. No part of it appears in the East Riding dog Public Spaces Protection Order, so dogs are free here all year with no lead required by law. The council warns the way down is a fairly steep uneven path with metal steps, so it is no good for a dog that will not manage a staircase, and the sand vanishes entirely on a high tide. Parking is at the Thornwick Bay car park at the end of the lane off North Marine Road, with the cliff-edge cafe alongside. The clifftop above is Yorkshire Wildlife Trust land where a lead is required.

THE SMALL PRINTNo seasonal restriction. Thornwick Bay is not one of the four beaches named in the East Riding dog exclusion order, which runs 1 May to 30 September at Bridlington North, Bridlington South, Hornsea and Withernsea only. Dogs must be on a lead on the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust clifftop path above the bay.

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REGION · EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
GRID · 54.1290, -0.1140
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.EASTRIDINGCOASTANDCOUNTRYSIDE.CO.UK/PLACES-TO-VISIT/FIND-A-PLACE/PLACE/?ENTRY=THORNWICK_BEACH
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Danes Dyke Beach

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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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