East Suffolk Council

Dog control locations

0n 6 May Cabinet approved the extension of the below Public Spaces Protection Orders for a further 3 years expiring June 2028. 

We have many areas in East Suffolk where dogs are welcome to exercise, and the following are examples of beaches free of Dog Controls all year round.

Whole of East Suffolk District
Dog Fouling
Dogs in Children's Play Areas
Dogs on Leads (General) PSPO – including all cemeteries, churchyards and burial grounds
Aldeburgh
Dogs on Aldeburgh Beach
Beccles
Dogs on Leads (General) PSPO
Carlton
Dogs on Leads at Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve
Charsfield
Dogs on leads on Charsfield recreation ground
Corton
Dogs on Corton Beach
Felixstowe
Exclusion of Dogs from Felixstowe Beach
Seafront Gardens - Dogs on leads on Felixstowe Seafront Gardens
Martello Park Gardens - Dogs on leads on Martello Park Gardens, Felixstowe
Landguard Point  - Controls and restrictions on Dogs (and other activities)
Langer Park - Exclusion of dogs from Langer Park children’s play area
Town Hall Gardens - Dogs on leads on Felixstowe Town Hall Gardens
Halesworth
Dogs on Leads (General) PSPO
Herringfleet
Dogs on Leads, Herringfleet Hills
Landguard
Dogs on Landguard Nature Reserve
Lound
Dogs on Leads at Lound Lakes Nature Reserve
Dogs on Leads (General) PSPO
Lowestoft
Dogs on Leads on Lowestoft Promenade
Exclusion of Dogs from Lowestoft Beach
Dogs on Leads (General) PSPO
Southwold
Dogs on Leads on Southwold Promenade
Exclusion of Dogs from Southwold Beach
Thorpeness
Exclusion of dogs and dogs on leads on defined areas of Thorpeness Beach