Exmouth Beach

We are lucky enough to have a long 2 mile stretch of white sandy beach on our doorstep in Exmouth in Devon. Its dog friendly, with dogs being allowed off lead at either end at Orcome Point (East by Bumble & Sea) and the other end near Morton Crescent (West by Rockfish) during the summer months and allowing dogs along the entire stretch throughout the rest of the year.

Every footway to the beach has a sign stating dog allowance for reference. It is quite busy for sunbathers in the summer and there are a lot of locals with dogs who visit daily for their dogs to swim or play ball, mainly at the beginning or end of the day to avoid the height of the sun, busy crowds, kids, picnics and bbq's.

The landscape at the main beach changes daily with the tides, sometimes quite drastically and can expose rockpools, pipework and the county council drainage soakaways which look like large concrete underground silos. The dunes and sandbanks are forever changing and we have an offshore sandbank in low tide which can be reached by paddle board, recently a cricket match was played on it and just across the water Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve can be seen. If you're lucky you'll spot Comorants fishing.  

Sometimes the beach has a lot of seaweed washed up with that there is more likely dead saline including crabs, I would avoid walking dogs on here as many dogs ingest bits of dead crab and have stomach issues, there's also palm oil to watch out for as this is also sometimes ingested causing intestinal complaints, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Exmouth is extremely dog friendly, you will find that your dog is welcome around town, shops, pubs and where you find ice cream you'll likely find doggy ice cream too. 

We also have pirates Cove, Shelly Beach and the duckpond to

walk the dog ons, or Paddleboard with!

 

 

 

The Maer

There is also The Maer across from the main beach which is another great place for dog walking with conservation areas, sand dunes and long and short grass and sand to run across. Its perfect for meeting new doggy friends but again beware of picnics and bbs.

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sandy bay 

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