What are the laws regarding to camping on beaches?

Question

I am planning a camping trip to llangennith beach in swansea and am wondering if there are any laws preventing you. I assume it depends if some one owns the beach?

Answer 1

Basically there is normally some local council bye law that prevents you from doing it.

Its worth giving the local council a ring just to check.

You never know you might be pleasantly surprised.

I see from this site that they ban dogs from beaches, I can't see that they would then allow you to camp.

http://www.the-gower.com/villages/Llange...

Answer 2

Basically, I don't think you can camp on a beach anywhere in the U.K.....local by-laws forbid it....and I guess it makes common sense too.....what if there was a freak high tide? What chance would you stand if you were asleep in your tent?

Answer 3

make sure the tide doesn't come in. :O

Answer my question, thanks:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...

Answer 4

I don't think any local authority would allow camping ... because if they did the beaches would be covered with vagrants etc

find yourself a camp site