Find Edinburgh Dog Friendly Beaches

Heading to the Edinburgh coast with your dog and not sure if they are allowed on any beaches?

This Edinburgh list of dog friendly beaches will help in planning your next trip to the beach, beaches for dogs near Edinburgh

Our 2023 Edinburgh dog friendly beach guide currently has 2 Edinburgh beaches listed where dogs are allowed with no beaches that have some dog restrictions, and there are no beaches on which a full dog ban is in operation.

Edinburgh dog friendly beaches Edinburgh Beaches allowing dogs

This list shows 2 Edinburgh beaches with no dog restrictions and can be used all year.

  1. Silverknowes Beach, Edinburgh City
  2. Cramond Beach, Edinburgh City

Note, although dogs are allowed you are expected to keep control of your dog, clean-up after them and some beaches may require you to keep them on a lead. Please check local information sites for any restrictions.


Edinburgh beaches with dog restrictions Edinburgh Beaches that have dog restrictions

We have no Edinburgh beaches recorded that allow dogs but with some restrictions.

Edinburgh Beaches that do not allow dogs Edinburgh Beaches that do not allow dogs

We have no Edinburgh beaches recorded that do not allow dogs at any time.


Edinburgh Beaches that we have NO dog restriction information

This list shows 1 Edinburgh beaches where we have no information on dog restrictions.

  1. Portobello Beach, Edinburgh City

If you have visited any of these beaches and can update us then please drop us a note on facebook.



If a Edinburgh beach is not listed above then we have no information and you will have to check local beach information boards.

Note that we try to keep this dog beach information up to date but restrictions are set by local councils and occasionally we may miss a change.

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