Sandsend

BeachNorth Yorkshire Council🐾 Seasonal daytime dog ban

A Yorkshire coast bathing water at Sandsend, with the latest published annual classification recorded below.

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Beach & safety

Water quality: Excellent

Lifeguard: No regular lifeguard service was verified; check local seasonal arrangements.

Hazards: Tide cut-off, rocks or cliff fall, cold water and rough North Sea conditions.

Amenities: car-park · toilets · cafe

Dogs

Dogs are excluded from the specified Sandsend beach zone between the Sandhills public-convenience steps and the Bank Bottom car-park slipway from 1 May to 30 September.

Official source: View the rule at source →

Family

Attractive coastal setting with some facilities, but access, rocks, cliffs or tide conditions make it less straightforward than a resort beach.

Fishing

Clean sand and rock edges support bass, codling, whiting, rays, flatfish, pollack and wrasse.

Species reported: Bass, Codling, Whiting, Rays, Flatfish, Pollack, Ballan wrasse

Crabbing

rock pooling only

Access & parking

Use established signed beach access from the named settlement or visitor car park; check tide and erosion notices.

Researched 2026-07-24 — sources & disclaimer

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/community-and-volunteering/community-safety/public-space-protection-orders-pspo

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bathing-waters-in-england-compliance-reports/bathing-water-classifications-2025

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/leisure-tourism-and-culture/beaches/beach-locations

https://wheresthefish.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber

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.