Whitby Beach

If you are visiting Whitby, you have a few options for visiting a beach with your dog with some seasonal restrictions in place, but here we will let you know of some options available for all-year-round beach visits with your dog.

As you head out of Whitby to the West, although this looks like one long beach, it is split. The closest part to Whitby is The main Whitby Sands Beach, also known as West Cliff Beach. This is a sandy beach with some rocks, although dogs are prohibited on West Beach between May 1st and September 30th.

As you head further from the town, the beaches are less busy. The end stretch by the headland is the dog-friendly Sandsend Beach, but between West and Sandsend Beaches, you have Upgang Beach, which is dog-friendly all year round and is very popular with dog walkers.

But within the town, there is a great little dog-friendly beach. The River Esk splits through Whitby, and a swing bridge connects the West and East sides of the town. On the east, you have a small sandy beach below the Abbey protected by the outer harbour walls, known as Tate Hill Beach. Tate Hill Beach allows dogs all year round and is a great beach to watch the harbour boats and paddle in the shallow waters.

If you want a nice walk around a mile from the Abbey, you can head east along the coast path to a beach at Saltwick Bay. This beach is by a holiday park but is dog-friendly all year, although it does involve a steep scramble to the beach.

Most of the facilities are in the town, with everything you would expect from a major tourist seaside town.