As Cornwall prepares to welcome thousands of visitors over the summer months and schools get ready to break up for the holidays, annual restrictions have come into force on many of the Duchy's beaches. 

These limit the amount of time that dogs can be on most of Cornwall's beaches. 

The majority of these came into force on Saturday (July 1) and will now run until the end of August, with the restrictions in force banning dogs from going on the listed beaches from 10am to 6pm every day.

The restrictions are the result of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) put in place by Cornwall Council. 

The penalty for breaching a PSPO can be a maximum of £1,000 although, in most cases, the council will use its discretion to issue a fixed penalty notice of £100 to anyone who commits an offence.

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Here is the list of beaches where restrictions run from July 1 to August 31, from 10am to 6pm:

Cadgwith Cove

Castle Beach, Falmouth

Cawsand Beach

Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes

Church Cove, Gunwalloe

Coverack Beach

Harveys Towans to Godrevy Point, Hayle

Housel Bay

Kennack Sands Beach

Kynance Cove

Maenporth Beach, Falmouth

Mousehole Beach to Skilly Beach

Wherry Town to Battery Rocks

Long Rock level crossing to Marazion

Perranuthnoe

Poldhu Beach, Mullion

Polurrian Cove Beach, Mullion

Porthcurno Beach

Porthgwarra Beach, St Levan

Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives

Porthleven West

Porthpean Beach, St Austell

Portmellon Cove, Mevagissey

Portreath Beach, including the harbour

Praa Sands

Readmoney Cove, Fowey

St George’s Well, Padstow

St Ives Harbour Beach

Summer’s Beach, St Mawes

Swanpool Beach, Falmouth

Tattam’s Beach, Portscatho

Tunnel Beach, Falmouth

Falmouth Packet: Dog restrictions came into force on beaches in Cornwall on July 1Dog restrictions came into force on beaches in Cornwall on July 1 (Image: Pexels)

For some beaches in Cornwall the restrictions have also been in place for a number of weeks. 

Beaches that have Blue Flag status see the restrictions come into force in May and run until the end of September. These restrictions again operate from 10am to 6pm each day.

The following beaches all have the longer period of restrictions for dogs:

Carbis Bay Beach, Carbis Bay

Crackington Haven

Crooklets Beach, Bude

Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth

Polzeath Beach

Porth Beach

Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

Porthminster Beach, St Ives

Porthtowan Beach

Sennen Beach

Trevone Beach, Padstow

Widemouth Beach, Bude

And, lastly, there are some beaches which have all-year-round bans for dogs which are also 24 hours. Those are:

Carnsew Pool

Copperhouse Pool

Hayle Estuary

Cornwall Council enforces restrictions that are part of a Public Spaces Protection Order.

It should be noted that other privately owned beaches may have their own local restrictions in force.