10 best dog-friendly beaches

For little dogs

 
Camber Sands, East Sussex

The late, lamented writer, film-maker and environmentalist Roger Deakin describes visiting this sand-blown beach in Waterlog (Vintage, £7.99), the tale of his swim around Britain: ‘I seemed to be the only person lacking a dog, and the only man without a bunch of keys dangling from my belt. What with the dogs and keys, it looked and sounded like a Securicor outing. [Locals] appeared to favour little dogs: Cairn terriers, poodles, dachshunds, the occasional Jack Russell.' Yet Deakin escapes for a solitary ‘two-and-a-half-hour barefoot hike along the shoreline'. From May to September, dogs are restricted on some parts of the beach and must be on leads elsewhere. Dog bins are provided.

For visitor information, call 01797 226696 or see www.visitrye.co.uk.