Between 1st May and 30th September each year, dogs are banned from a number of Island beaches that are owned by the Isle of Wight Council where a byelaw is in place prohibiting people (other than a registered blind person) from allowing their dog(s) to enter or remain on the beaches and any slope or staircase leading on to the beach.

The Dog Control Orders provide enforcement powers for the following three offences:



1. It will be an offence if a person in charge of a dog(s) to allow it/them to enter a number of Council owned beaches on the Island during the period of the 1 May to the 30 September.

2. It will be an offence if a person in charge of a dog(s) fails to remove faeces from any land to which the public have access forthwith.

3. It will be an offence if a person in charge of a dog(s) fails to keep it/them on a lead on each and every length of road including adjacent pavements and verges, within the administrative area of the Isle of Wight Council.

Colwell Bay

East Cowes

West Cowes

Freshwater Bay

Gurnard Bay

Puckpool

Ryde - some areas allow dogs

Sandown

Shanklin

Springvale

Totland Bay

Ventnor