Elmer Sands Beach

Elmer Sands Beach is great as it allows dogs year-round. The beach has high pebble banks and then drops down to a large area of compact sand. At low tide, this is a dog walker paradise, as you can walk for miles to the east and Littlehampton or the west to Bognor Regis.

Our personal favourite walk is a morning one from Elmer, heading west towards Bognor along the beach and stopping off at the Lobster Pot in Felpham for a great brunch. If the tide is in, you do have a top path you can follow, although the dog has less space to run around.

The beach is gentle shelving, making the sea very shallow at low tide, where you can also walk around the sea defence rock islands. Also, the water is so shallow when the tide is out by the rock islands it is great for dogs to run around and splash without the need to swim.

The problem with the beach at Elmer Sands is that a private estate backs it, so access is on foot with no easy options for parking. You do have a dog-friendly pub and shop on the road behind the beach.