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Blackpool Council: dog rules

Council-wide dog rules, beaches and named places

Rules added

No dogs on the beach between North Pier and the Solaris Centre, 1 May to 30 September.
Dogs on a lead on the promenade between the piers, roads, parks and gardens, cemeteries, car parks and at Marton Mere.
No dogs in play areas, skate parks, bowling greens, Stanley Park boating lake or on pitches in use.

From a 2021 local news report.

Source: blackpoolgazette.co.uk (not the council's own site). 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.

Beaches with dog rules