Dogs on the beach - advice from FRA
The Tendring District Council (TDC) is actively supporting the use of its dog friendly beaches and details can be found on their website (www.tendringdc.gov.uk). To help dog walkers in Frinton-on-Sea, we are supplementing this advice with some specific detail which we hope you find useful.
There is a defined area of our beach which has “Dog Free” conditions that apply from 1st May to 30th September; details can be found on the sketch below. The “Dog Free” restrictions can be enforced by TDC. The maximum penalty for contravention of this byelaw is £500 and this also applies to dogs not being on leads on the promenade behind these beaches.
There are people who have had bad experiences with dogs and many others, including children, who do not want to be bothered by dogs whilst they are enjoying the beach at any time of the day during the summer. Please allow them to do so. Outside the area specified overleaf, the beach is “Dog Friendly” so can be used by dog walkers all year round. Your kind consideration for others will be much appreciated and we hope you enjoy our Town by the Sea.
Horses being ridden on The Greensward and using public footpaths to reach the beach
As a result of the efforts of the FRA, the byelaw stating that horses are not to be ridden on The Greensward has been added to the sign at the bottom of Connaught Avenue, and it will now be possible for members of the public to refer horse riders to that notice. Horses are allowed to be ridden on the beach, but we have asked for information to be placed on horse riders' websites asking that they use the path (which is also suitable for motor vehicles) at the bottom of Third Avenue to get directly to the ramp that leads down onto the sand, and that they avoid riding horses on the beach at busy times.
The FRA have produced a card which our Committee members hand out to those parking horse boxes on The Esplanade, asking for their assistance to help ensure that neither horses, their riders, nor pedestrians are at risk. This refers to the byelaw, and additional information, as seen below:
Horse Riding - advice from FRA
Your assistance would be much appreciated in helping to ensure that neither horses, nor their riders, or pedestrians are put at risk. The Tendring District Council Byelaws are displayed on the notice board outside the public toilets on The Greensward at the bottom of Connaught Avenue.
These include:
- Horse Riding is not allowed on The Greensward or the Promenade.
- Please do not use the public footpaths to reach the beach, as these are often narrow, steep, winding, and dangerous not only for horses and their riders, but also for those pedestrians who meet horses coming down these paths.
- There is an adequate way down to the beach, it is a thoroughfare with stumps either side, opposite the bottom of Third Avenue, and this leads to a ramp that gives direct access to the beach.
Whilst we do not want to deter you from riding horses on the beach when there are few people using it, please avoid doing so when it is crowded. The beach and Greensward areas are very popular and people may not realise that some of their activities are frightening to horses (e.g. push kiters, remote toys, drones etc.) so please be aware.
Thank you for your co-operation.