Essential Tips for Visiting Cromer with a Dog

Cromer is a genuinely dog-loving seaside town, but the seasonal beach rules are the thing to get right. From 1 May to 30 September dogs are banned from the main Cromer beach either side of the pier, and the £100 fixed penalty is enforced, so in summer use the promenade or head to East Runton, which stays dog-friendly all year, or the dog-friendly stretches of West Runton and Overstrand. From October to April the town beach opens fully to dogs. On the cliffs, keep dogs on a lead and well back from the crumbling, unfenced edges, and on a lead near livestock and ground-nesting birds inland. The dog-friendly Bittern Line makes it easy to walk the coast one way and train back. Finally, visitors bringing a dog from the EU into Great Britain now need a Great Britain Animal Health Certificate rather than the EU Pet Passport, plus a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and, where required, tapeworm treatment. Arrange it with your vet well before you travel.