Visit Dog Friendly Eastbourne

14/08/2024

Spotted at Knepp Rewilding car park today.
What a great idea for those days when the woof gets a bit muddy!

12/08/2024

Another call out to dog friendly businesses in the Eastbourne area.

Make sure to get your FREE LISTING in the new edition by completing the survey at https://s.surveyplanet.com/birn1qz2

10/08/2024

Another hot day, so another walk in the cool of the woods. Today we took Grumpy to Friston Forest.

We really are getting good value out of our annual forest parking permit at the mo!

07/08/2024

A brand new edition of the Dog Friendly Guide to Eastbourne is currently being collated.

To get your FREE listing in this comprehensive directory make sure you complete our very short survey https://s.surveyplanet.com/birn1qz2

07/08/2024

Too hot for the seafront today so Scamp went to Abbot's Wood for a nice shady walk.

Came across Eastbourne Doggy Daycare enjoying the cool waters in the lake.

Remember it only costs £40 for an annual parking permit that allows you to park at Abbot's Wood, Butchers Hole, Friston Forest and the Seven Sisters Country Park. A great bargain and gives you a lovely cool alternative place to walk on these long, hot, summer days.

05/08/2024

Scamp loved the dog friendly art exhibition 'The Number 12 Stops Here' being held at the Pump Barn, Exceat by today. She bought her mum a beautiful notebook.

Lots of wonderful affordable art, the exhibition is on until 11th August 10am to 4.30pm. Why not take your woof?

03/08/2024

An updated version of the Guide to Dog Friendly Eastbourne is currently being put together. If you have any photos of your woof(S) enjoying a dog friendly venue in Eastbourne, would like them to feature in our guide and are happy for us to use them, please email your photos to [email protected]

04/12/2023

FUNDRAISER FOR HAPPY CLAWS AND PAWS LOUIS LEGACY: SPAY, NEUTER AND RELEASE PROGRAMME

A Happy Claws and Paws dog treat recipe book. £3 each including p'n'p. This would make a great stocking filler for your dog loving friends. 20 recipes in this A6 booklet.

Payments to [email protected] (for friends and family please) and dm this page or email your address to [email protected].

This spay and neuter programme is vital to reduce the numbers of dogs being born to a terrifying and dangerous life on the streets in Bosnia. Louis Legacy also offers low cost spay and chip services to local per owners there who are on a low wage and cannot afford this service themselves.

Spay and neuter programmes are a cause we passionately believe in.

Little Petra (featured in our profile picture) was found abandoned with her little puppies. The puppies had died and Petra had lost all her fur. She was probably abandoned because her owners could not face the veterinary costs associated with her pregnancy.

The Louis Legacy project aims to prevent 1 million deaths over 6 years. This is because one pair of unneutered dogs and their subsequent litters can produce up to 6000 dogs.

So why not buy a recipe book? Only £3 ...and support this vital project.
Many thanks.

29/11/2023

Great idea for something for the woofs to do on Sunday!

18/11/2023

Check out the article on Dog Friendly Eastbourne in this months Dog Friendly UK magazine ...

06/11/2023

04/11/2023

Happening tomorrow! The Chatsworth Dog Fayre, Sunday 5th November 1pm to 5pm at The Chatsworth Hotel on the seafront. Free entry! Dog grooming demos, Pet 1st Aid Training and lots of stalls. Hope to see you there!

27/10/2023

Yeah! Another Dog Friendly sticker! This time at Mr Gifts Emporium in Terminus Road. Great place for all sorts of things including vinyl records. Scamp approves!

26/10/2023

Do vote for Dog Splash in the Dog Friendly UK awards. We are so lucky to have this facility on our doorstep.

Dog Splash Has Been Entered In The Dog Friendly Awards

25/10/2023

The Kiosk cafe is also up for a Dog Friendly UK award.
To vote for this exceptionally dog friendly venue in Eastbourne where all dogs are made very welcome go to: https://www.dogfriendly.co.uk/restaurants-and-cafes/listing/the-kiosk-38493

25/10/2023

More of our Dog Friendly window stickers are beginning to pop up all over the place.
This one was spotted today at the wonderful Pilot Inn up in the Meads.
If you are a dog friendly business and would like a free sticker so dog people easily recognise how accessible you are email [email protected]
Remember VOTE FOR EASTBOURNE in the Dog Friendly UK awards at https://www.dogfriendly.co.uk/town-city

25/10/2023

Some great options here ...

22/10/2023

VOTE FOR EASTBOURNE!
Eastbourne has been nominated in the Dog Friendly UK awards! To vote for Eastbourne, visit: https://www.dogfriendly.co.uk/town-city/listing/eastbourne-90031
Voting closes on 31 October - make sure you get your vote in!

20/10/2023

A brilliant read by a local author - and rescue organisations benefit too!

19/10/2023

This is going to be great. Copies of the Friends of Eastbourne Seafront Dog Friendly Guide will be available there.

Man’s best friends and their owners are all invited to the first ever Chatsworth Dog Fayre taking place in Eastbourne in November.

The Chatsworth Hotel on the town’s seafront will play host to the event on Sunday 5 November from 1pm-5pm.

The event is being held to raise the profile of Eastbourne as a dog friendly destination and is one of several projects funded by the Visit Eastbourne Tourism Development Fund – a £15,000 pot to subsidise new initiatives, which help to increase footfall and visitor spend in the town.

The fayre will include pet portrait photograph sessions, pet first aid training, dog grooming demonstrations, doggy competitions, dog treats and a tombola, with dog food and pet fashion brands such as Butternut Box and Overglam Dog Fashion & More in attendance. Entry to the fayre is free to well behaved dogs and their owners.

The event is part of a weekend programme of activities at the hotel, offering accommodation packages and dog walking tours via DogFriendly.co.uk – where dog owners can also vote for Eastbourne as the most dog friendly destination (vote closes 31 October).

It takes place as a new Dog Friendly Guide is published, which will appear both online at VisitEastbourne.com and in print and distributed by the Friends of Eastbourne Seafront welcome team, Seafront Office and Eastbourne Visitor Centre.

The guide is a directory of all things dog friendly in Eastbourne and the surrounding areas.

Councillor Margaret Bannister, Eastbourne Borough Council’s Lead Member for Tourism, Leisure, Accessibility & Community Safety, said, “This is going to be an amazing event for our four-legged friends and their owners, and will showcase what a really dog friendly destination Eastbourne is.

“The VisitEastbourne Tourism Development Fund is all about partnership working and how by working together we can amplify our message to visitors and provide impactful results, highlighting the fantastic town that Eastbourne is and what it has to offer to wider audiences. I am delighted to see it working in action.”

In addition to dog friendly projects the Fund also supported the launch of new event A Taste of Victoria Place, which showcased the restaurant community in August, and will be supporting several other projects between now and December.

Applications were open exclusively to current members of Visit Eastbourne – managed by Eastbourne Borough Council’s Tourism & Culture team.

18/10/2023

The wonderful www.dogwalkingfields.com is celebrating it's 9th birthday today. Happy birthday to a great resource! https://www.facebook.com/100087295999208/posts/299933859593145/

Disclaimer: Dog Walking Fields lists private hire and public parks with enclosed dog play areas ("dog parks") social dog playgroups, indoor dog training barns and daycare centres with facilities to hire, equestrian arenas for hire for dog exercise, paddocks with agility equipment and will consider a...

15/10/2023

The Friends of Eastbourne Seafront's Guide to Dog Friendly Eastbourne is now available from:
The Big Barn
Dog Splash
Sunbean Coffee, Victoria Place
Mr Gifts Emporium, Victoria Place
and the Kiosk at the end of the South Downs Way.
They will also be available from the seafront office in the next couple of days.
Get your copy for free!
Also look out for the new dog friendly window sticker - letting you know that your four legged friend is welcome in that establishment.

15/10/2023

Our first Dog Friendly window sticker went on the door of the incredibly dog friendly Kiosk in Holywell today!
They also now have a small supply of the Dog Friendly Eastbourne Guides - grab yours for free!

08/10/2023

We had a lovely day at the Give a Dog a Home Reunion walk yesterday giving out the first small print run of the Friends of Eastbourne Seafront Dog Friendly Guide funded by the Visit Eastbourne Development Fund. Lots of lovely people and their woofs and lots of great feedback on the guide.
Watch out for future events and destinations where you can get your copy!

06/10/2023

It's here! A small print run of the Friends of Eastbourne Seafront Dog Friendly Eastbourne directory, designed by the amazingly talented Amanda Ripley and funded by the Visit Eastbourne Development fund, will be available at the Give a Dog a Home reunion walk tomorrow Saturday October 7th from 12.30pm at Cuckmere.
The guide is free but we do ask that you consider making a donation to support our work, including further print runs of the guide. On this occasion we will be sharing any donations with Give a Dog a Home and the Ghost Dogs of Aspropyrgos, the two rescues who saved little Petra (to whose memory the guide is dedicated and whose black silhouette is heavily featured) from the streets.
Do bring along plenty of cash as there will also be a stall selling plants, Charity Christmas cards, vegan nibbles and many other things.
Join in the walk (£10 to register) and have a great time meeting many other dog minded people.

31/08/2023

Despite the weather we had a fab time at the new Playground at the Big Barn today. Tycho loved the pool and the little ones were kept entertained by the agility equipment. A brilliant addition to an already great facility!

31/08/2023

Despite the weather we had a fab time at the new Playground at the Big Barn today. Tycho loved the pool and the little ones were kept entertained by the agility equipment. A brilliant addition to an already great facility!

08/08/2023

Last call out for dog friendly businesses and services to get their free listing in the Friends of Eastbourne Seafront Dog Friendly Eastbourne Directory (funded by the Visit Eastbourne Development Fund)!
We already have nearly 500 dog friendly businesses, services and places to visit that have made sure they will be included.
Are you a dog walker? a retail shop that is dog friendly? a place to eat that welcomes four legged friends? someone providing a specialist or unique service for dogs?
Don't miss out! Just answer our short 2 minute survey at https://s.surveyplanet.com/z9pesay6 or email us at [email protected] and make sure of your free listing!

06/08/2023

Dog Show happening today ...

02/08/2023

8 years ago - Scamp having swimming lessons at Ability Hound ...