South Hams District Council: dog rules

Rules added

• Dogs on leads on roads, pavements and paths shared with cyclists or riders, in shopping streets, car parks, cemeteries and churchyards, formal gardens, and fenced ponds and nature reserves.
• Dogs on leads on marked sports pitches while a game is on, and at Courtenay Park, Salcombe.
• No dogs in fenced play areas, bowling greens, tennis courts, skate parks or putting greens.
• An officer can tell you to put your dog on a lead anywhere public.
• Beach bans at Hope Cove, South Sands and Bigbury are on the Beaches layer.

2024 order, in force for three years.

Source: South Hams District Council. Checked October 2026.

Assistance dogs: most council dog orders and beach bans exempt assistance dogs, such as guide and hearing dogs. Check the source if you are unsure.

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Beaches with dog rules

• Bigbury BeachDogs banned 1 May to 30 September, 10am to 7pm
• Mouthwell SandsDogs banned 1 May to 30 September, 10am to 7pm
• South SandsDogs banned 1 May to 30 September, 24 hours

Named parks, paths and places

• Courtenay Park, SalcombeOn a lead

Countryside

• Coleton Fishacre, KingswearOn a lead
• Greenway, GalmptonOn a lead