Devon · 4 checked · 22 listed, not yet checked

Dog-friendly Croyde and around

26 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay. Every verdict below was checked by a human — the stamp shows when. The rest are listed and waiting on a check, and say so. There are 435 more within 10 miles.

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Croyde Bay

Beach SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Croyde Bay

North Devon's best-known surf beach, and one of the few beaches in the district covered by a formal Public Spaces Protection Order rather than a landowner's rules. Dogs are banned outright from the bay for the season and must be on a lead in the dunes behind it; breach carries a fixed penalty of one hundred pounds. Baggy Point and the coast path above stay open.

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Pubs · 4 All pubs in Croyde →

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The Thatch

The surf village's landmark pub, thatched and heaving through August. Dogs are allowed inside but only at designated dog-friendly tables, which have to be booked by phone or email rather than walked into, so ring ahead in season. Useful to know when the beach itself is closed to dogs from May.

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Billy Budd's

Billy Budd's is a pub in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Blue Groove

Blue Groove is a pub in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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The Manor

The Manor is a pub in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Restaurants & cafés · 6 All restaurants & cafés in Croyde →

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Baggy Cafe

Baggy Cafe is a place to eat in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Beach Care and Parolour

Beach Care and Parolour is a place to eat in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Cluck Street Food

Cluck Street Food is a place to eat in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Hobbs Bistro

Hobbs Bistro is a place to eat in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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New Coast Kitchen

New Coast Kitchen is a place to eat in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Sandleigh tearoom and garden

Sandleigh tearoom and garden is a place to eat in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Walks · 2 All walks in Croyde →

Baggy Point headland circuit

Croyde · EX33 1FF

90%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

Four and a half miles round the windswept headland between Croyde and Putsborough, about two and a half hours with 180 metres of climbing, two gentle pulls and a stony narrow path along the north side. Start at the National Trust car park at the end of Moor Lane in Croyde, free to members and paid otherwise, and the busiest small car park in North Devon by nine on a surf morning. Dogs run free on the old fields along the top and there is a stream at Putsborough, but the drops on the seaward side are severe with no fence, seabirds nest on the cliffs from spring, and the crumbling walls hide sheep in the fields at the Croyde end.

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Croyde and Saunton Down

Croyde · EX33 1FF

80%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

A bracing 4.5 miles of about two and a half hours, weaving up old lanes to the top of Saunton Down for the three-mile view over Saunton Sands, then round the low cliffs at Down End and back across Croyde Beach, with 250 metres of climbing on narrow stony paths and steps. Start at the National Trust car park above Croyde, which is the only large car park in the village and is emptied of spaces early all summer; the number 21 bus from Barnstaple stops on the main street. The sting is in the tail: Croyde beach is closed to dogs from 1 May to 30 September under the North Devon Council order with a GBP 100 fixed penalty, so in season finish along the lane instead, while Saunton Sands at the far end of the walk stays open to dogs with miles of firm sand.

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Stays · 13 All stays in Croyde →

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Baggy Surf Lodge

Baggy Surf Lodge is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Bridge Farm

Bridge Farm is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Broad-De

Broad-De is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Cascades Way

Cascades Way is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Combas Farm

Combas Farm is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Croyde Burrows

Croyde Burrows is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Down View

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Down View

This pretty 17th-century cottage is on the edge of the seaside village of Croyde which is famous for its beautiful sandy beach perfect for swimming surfing and other water sports. Relax with a picnic in the sand dunes or stroll around the shops cafes and pubs. Another local beach is the wonderful Woolacombe set 4 miles away and offering 3 miles of golden sands. Part of Woolacombe Beach is dog friendly so you can take your four-legged friends with you and enjoy a relaxing day on the beach. For golf enthusiasts only 3 miles away is a Mortehoe and Woolacombe Golf Course a beautiful 36-hole championship links golf open to visitors. Walkers will be spoilt for choice when it comes to trails with the South West Coast Path to explore or you can venture a bit further (13 miles) to Exmoor National Park with its stunning woodland walks and magical moorlands where you will see the red deer and Exmoor ponies wandering the hillsides. As you step into this thatched cottage with its quirky charm you will walk straight into the dining room and from here enter through into the lounge where you can relax and enjoy a movie on the Smart TV with family and friends after a day of adventure. Enjoy cooking a hearty breakfast or a favourite recipe in the fully equipped kitchen. Completing the downstairs layout is a charming family bathroom with a walk-in shower and WC. When night falls take the steep stairs up to the two bedrooms and take your pick between the beautiful twin room and a wonderful double bedroom for a comfortable night s sleep. Stepping outside the cottage is a lovely area with outdoor seating where you can enjoy a morning coffee or a favourite tipple. Take a few steps into the lawned enclosed garden with garden furniture to relax in the peaceful surroundings and enjoy the views across the beautiful countryside. Need to know: 2 bedrooms 1 double and 1 twin. Ground floor shower room with walk in shower and WC. Electric oven and hob, microwave, slimline dishwasher, washer/dryer and a fridge/freezer S. mart TV in the lounge. Enclosed garden with patio furniture. Parking for 1 car Pub, shop and beach within 1 mile.

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Lundy Light Holiday Chalet

Lundy Light Holiday Chalet is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Lundy View

Lundy View is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Moorlands B&B

Moorlands B&B is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Sandbourne B&B

Sandbourne B&B is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Shuna Guest House

Shuna Guest House is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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The Whiteleaf

The Whiteleaf is a place to stay in Croyde. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Beach 1.1 mi SOME LIMITS Dogs all year

Saunton Sands

Three and a half miles of sand backed by the Braunton Burrows dunes, privately managed by Christie Estates. Dogs are allowed all year, unusually for a beach this size, but must be on leads in front of the beach huts; parts of the Burrows behind carry seasonal lead requirements of their own under the district order.

Off-lead allowed

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Beach 1.5 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Putsborough Sands

The southern, sheltered end of the same three-mile bay as Woolacombe, with its own private car park above the sand. Like Woolacombe it works on zones: the area south of the steps is closed to dogs from April to the end of September, while Zone C further along is open to them.

Off-lead allowed

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Beach 2.9 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Woolacombe Sands

Three miles of west-facing sand, privately owned by Parkin Estates rather than the council, and divided into three lettered zones for dogs. The village end is closed to dogs from the start of April, the middle section is lead-only, and everything from Mill Rock south is unrestricted, which is where to head if you want a run. Restrictions apply between nine in the morning and six in the evening.

Off-lead allowed

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5 MI · OUT & BACK

Woolacombe Sands to Putsborough and the Warren

92%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed

Five miles of the easiest and biggest beach walking in Devon, an hour and three quarters down two miles of firm sand to Putsborough and back over the marram dunes of Woolacombe Warren, essentially flat with 60 metres of climbing. Park on the Esplanade or in the big Marine Drive car parks, both paid and both owned by the estate that owns the beach, and get there before ten on a hot day or join the queue on the hill. The dog rules here are set by the estate rather than the council and change as you walk: no dogs at all on the north end of the beach from 1 April, dogs on leads from the stream as far as Mill Rock from 1 May, and free running south of Mill Rock all year, which is exactly the stretch this walk uses, with a stream at either end to drink from.

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Barricane Beach

Beach 3.2 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Barricane Beach

A small shell-strewn cove at the north end of Woolacombe, famous for its evening Sri Lankan curry stall. Dogs are allowed but must be on leads while the cafe is in place, which is usually from March to September; outside that the cove is unrestricted.

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Combesgate Beach

Beach 3.5 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Combesgate Beach

A rocky, rock-pooled cove between Woolacombe and Mortehoe, with a reef that surfers use at mid tide. Dogs are excluded from the end of April to the end of September, which is a longer season than most of the Torbay bans and a fortnight earlier than Croyde.

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Morte Point and Bull Point

88%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

Six miles and up to three hours round the two roughest headlands on this coast, out to the slate fangs of Morte Point, along to Bull Point lighthouse above Rockham Bay and back over farmland, with 340 metres of climbing on steep rocky coast path. Start in the village car park at Mortehoe, which is pay-and-display with toilets and two dog-friendly pubs beside it, and is a far calmer place to leave a car than Woolacombe below. Dogs are welcome under close control and the point itself is grazed only lightly, so it is a good long off-lead run with grey seals to watch on the rocks; the cliff edges are unfenced and sudden, Rockham beach is reached by a steep stepped path, and the return crosses fields with sheep.

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Grunta Beach

Beach 3.7 mi DOGS WELCOME Dogs all year

Grunta Beach

A little sandy inlet north of Combesgate, named after a shipload of pigs wrecked here, and reached down a rough path from the coast road. Dogs are allowed on the beach at any time of year, which makes it the only wholly unrestricted cove on the Woolacombe side.

Off-lead allowed

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Pub 4.1 mi SOME LIMITS

The Williams Arms

Braunton · EX33 2DE

A large roadside carvery pub on Wrafton Road at the Braunton end of the Taw estuary, handy for Saunton Sands and the Tarka Trail. Dogs are welcome in the big family bar area and outside, and no booking is needed to bring one.

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Instow Sands

Beach 5.5 mi SOME LIMITS Dogs OK today · ban JUL

Instow Sands

Sheltered estuary sand where the Taw and Torridge meet, with the Tarka Trail running behind it. What operates here is a parish Beach Code of Conduct rather than a legal ban: walkers are asked to keep off the stretch between the Quay and the Boathouse during the middle of the day in high summer, and to lead dogs on the upper beach there. The rest of the beach is open all year.

Off-lead allowed

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Lee Bay and the coastal heathlands

Ilfracombe · EX34 8LR

88%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

A demanding 4.2 miles of about two and a half hours from the rock pools at Lee Bay, west along the coast path over gorse and heather heathland and back through the woods and old farmland behind, with 300 metres of climbing and some genuinely marshy sections. Start at the small car park at Lee Bay, reached by steep single-track lanes three miles west of Ilfracombe and served only by the sparse 305 bus; there are toilets 75 metres up the footpath from the car park. The heathland is a fine off-lead stretch and the beck at Lee gives dogs a drink, but the coast path runs unfenced above sheer slate cliffs, the farmland has stock, and the pubs in Lee and up in Mortehoe are the nearest water bowls.

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Northam Burrows and the Pebble Ridge

95%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on

A flat 3.5 miles round the grassy coastal plain at the mouth of the Taw and Torridge, an hour and a half on turf, sandy track and the great cobble bank of the Pebble Ridge, with essentially no climbing. Start at the country park car park off Sandymere Road, where vehicles are restricted but pedestrians can walk in at any time, and the Burrows Centre and toilets sit near the entrance; Westward Ho! is a ten-minute walk along the ridge if you want a beach and a chip shop at the end. Horses and sheep graze about half the park so a lead is the honest answer for most of the route, the Skern mudflats at the Appledore end are a major bird roost that dogs must stay off between 1 October and 31 March, and there is no fresh water for a dog anywhere on the Burrows.

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Restaurant 5.7 mi SOME LIMITS

The Boathouse

Instow · EX39 4JJ

A seafood restaurant on the front at Instow, looking across the Torridge to Appledore. Dogs are welcome in the bar and on the Top Deck with plenty of treats, but not in the main dining room, so ask for one of those two when you book.

In the bar Treats

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Beach 7.0 mi SOME LIMITS Dogs all year

Tunnels Beaches

Ilfracombe · EX34 8AN

Victorian bathing beaches reached through hand-carved tunnels in the cliff, privately run and ticketed, with a tidal seawater pool. Dogs may go through the tunnels on a lead but are not allowed onto the beaches themselves, at any time of year, so this is a walk-through rather than a day out with a dog.

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