Coldingham

BeachScottish Borders Council🐾 Dogs allowed — with rules

A sandy bay on the Berwickshire coast, SEPA-classified Good, popular with divers, surfers and families and managed as a Scottish Borders Council countryside site.

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Beach & safety

Water quality: Good

Lifeguard: Not confirmed

Hazards: SEPA notes short-term pollution risk after heavy rainfall; popular scuba-diving and surfing spot so watch for other water users.

Amenities: car-park · toilets · cafe

Dogs

Secondary sources state dogs must be kept on a lead at Coldingham Bay from June to September; Scottish Borders Council's countryside-sites page for Coldingham Bay does not itself state this rule (only ranger contact details), so this is not officially confirmed in writing from the source checked.

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

Family

Popular sandy bay with rock pools and a slipway used by divers — good for families, watch for dive-boat traffic and rocks at the margins.

Fishing

Rocky margins and kelp can support pollack, wrasse, coalfish and summer mackerel, with codling or bass depending on season and ground.

Species reported: Pollack, Ballan wrasse, Mackerel, Coalfish, Codling, Bass

Crabbing

rock pooling only

Access & parking

Car park at Coldingham Bay. Sat-nav: TD14 5PA. Get directions →

Researched 2026-07-24 — sources & disclaimer

https://bathingwaters.sepa.org.uk/classifications/

https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/parks-outdoors/countryside-sites/2

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.