Beer

BeachEast Devon District Council🐾 Dogs allowed — with rules

A shingle beach in a picturesque fishing village beneath white chalk cliffs, Environment Agency-classified Excellent, with a working fishing-boat fleet still hauled up on the shingle.

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Beach & safety

Water quality: Excellent

Lifeguard: Not confirmed

Hazards: Working fishing boats launch/land directly on the beach — watch for boat traffic; chalk cliff falls possible at the eastern end.

Amenities: toilets · car-park · cafe · shops

Dogs

Secondary local-news reporting on East Devon District Council's seasonal dog restrictions (sourced from a council press release) states Beer beach is split into two zones: the eastern half allows dogs year-round, while the western half excludes dogs from 1 May to 30 September under East Devon's PSPO. Direct fetch of the council's own beach page and press-release page both failed (403/connection blocked), so this is reported via secondary news coverage rather than a directly verified council document.

Unofficial source: View the supporting source →Not an authority; check current signage.

Family

Charming village beach with rock pools and boat-launching activity to watch, but it's shingle underfoot rather than sand, and can get busy with day-trippers.

Fishing

The steep shingle centre reaches useful depth quickly and provides cleaner ground for bass, dogfish, whiting and pouting. Rocky margins add pollack, wrasse and summer mackerel or garfish. Fish around working boats and avoid the cliff base.

Species reported: Bass, Pollack and ballan wrasse, Mackerel and garfish, Pouting, whiting and dogfish

Access & parking

Level beach access from the village seafront car park. Sat-nav: EX12 3EQ. Get directions →

Researched 2026-07-24 — sources & disclaimer

https://eastdevon.gov.uk/beaches-harbours-and-coastal-information/beaches/east-devon-beaches/beer-beach/

https://eastdevonnews.co.uk/2024/03/27/east-devon-where-can-i-walk-my-dog-in-sidmouth-exmouth-budleigh-beer-seaton-axminster-honiton-kilmington/

https://www.beer-devon.co.uk/tourist-attractions/beer-beach/

https://wheresthefish.uk/south-west/devon/town/beer

Rules and conditions change, so always check current signage and tides before you go. We do our best to keep this accurate but can't promise it's error-free.