Dog-friendly Ermington and around

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The Crooked Spire

PL21 9LP

The Crooked Spire is a pub on The Square, Ermington. 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.

Elderberry Cottage Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £428

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Stable Barn View Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £439

Barley Mow Cottage Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £439

Sweetcombe Barn Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £446

The Stone Barn Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £463

Bay View Paignton Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £481

Hilltown Farm Owls Nest Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £490

The Hive Retreat Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £503

The Acorn Lodge Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £535

The Coach House Dartmoor Edge Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £536

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First and Last

First and Last is a place to eat in Ermington. 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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Western Beacon and Butterdon Hill above Ivybridge

Ivybridge

5MILES

2:45TIME

250mCLIMB

92%OFF-ROAD

Five miles along the southern rim of Dartmoor over Butterdon Hill and Western Beacon, two and three quarter hours with 250 metres of climbing on open moor grass, a stone row and the bed of the old Redlake tramway. Start at the small free car park at Harford Moor Gate, two miles up the lane from Ivybridge and holding perhaps twenty cars, or walk up from Ivybridge station and the Two Moors Way sign to add three miles and 150 metres of climb. The whole route is access land and the views run to Plymouth Sound and the sea, but sheep and ponies graze it year round, ground-nesting birds mean a lead from 1 March to 31 July, and the only water is the stream below the moor gate, so carry some.

6.5 MI · LOOP

Bigbury, Ringmore and the Avon Estuary Way

Bigbury on Sea · TQ7 4AZ

6.5MILES

3:30TIME

330mCLIMB

82%OFF-ROAD

A challenging 6.5 miles of about three and a half hours, up the wooded Avon estuary on the Estuary Way, inland to the thatched village of Ringmore and back along open clifftop past Ayrmer Cove and Challaborough, with 330 metres of climbing and several short sharp descents. Start at the large pay-and-display car park above Bigbury-on-Sea, which looks out at Burgh Island and is the only substantial parking for miles; the 875 bus runs from Modbury on Fridays only, so plan on driving. Dogs get a long off-lead stretch on the estuary path and at Ayrmer Cove, and the Journey's End at Ringmore takes them, but the Bigbury beach where you park bars dogs between 10am and 7pm from 1 May to 30 September, and there is grazing stock in almost every field on the inland half.

Beach 5.6 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Bigbury Beach

Bigbury on Sea

The wide sand flats facing Burgh Island, with the tidal causeway crossing them twice a day. The restricted stretch runs east from the lifeguard steps and is closed to dogs during the day in season; the council publishes it as a ten to seven restriction while the order itself describes a twenty-four hour ban on that part, so read the signs on the day.

Beach 5.8 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Bantham Beach

Bantham

Privately owned surf beach at the mouth of the Avon, run by the Bantham Estate rather than the council, with a gatekeeper on the car park. Dogs are barred from the main beach through the season but the River Beach, on the estuary side, stays open to them all year and grows to many acres at low tide. The estate asks that dogs are kept under control and away from livestock.

Livestock — leads on

Pub 5.9 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Sloop Inn

Bantham · TQ7 3AJ

In the bar In the dining room

The only pub in Bantham, a few minutes from the estuary end of the beach where dogs are allowed all year. Children and dogs are welcome throughout the inn, and there are five en-suite rooms plus a family suite if you want to be on the doorstep for an early tide.

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Bantham to Thurlestone and back

Bantham · TQ7 3AJ

3.2MILES

1:45TIME

130mCLIMB

80%OFF-ROAD

A gentle 3.2 miles of about an hour and three quarters over the dunes and low cliffs to Thurlestone Sand and the Thurlestone rock, returning through the village and by field paths, with only 130 metres of climbing and firm going throughout. Start at the paid Bantham Beach car park, which is run by the Bantham Estate and closes its gates in the evening, and note that the lane in from Buckland is narrow and busy with surfers all summer. The dog position is unusual here and worth getting right: the South Hams council order names only Bigbury, Mouthwell Sands at Hope Cove and Salcombe South Sands, so Bantham's own summer dog rules are set by the estate that owns the beach, while Thurlestone Sand a mile along the walk is dog-friendly with a stream to drink from.

Pub 6.7 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Village Inn

Thurlestone · TQ7 3NN

In the bar In the dining room

The Thurlestone Hotel's own pub, built with timbers from a wrecked Spanish galleon and open to walkers off the coast path. Dogs are welcome here both indoors and outdoors, unlike the hotel restaurant next door, so it is the place to eat if the dog is with you.

Stay 6.8 mi SOME LIMITS

Thurlestone Hotel

Thurlestone · TQ7 3NN

A long-established family-owned hotel above Thurlestone's golf links and beaches. Dogs stay in designated bedrooms for twenty pounds a night, though not in all Premier or Deluxe rooms and suites, and they are allowed in reception, the gardens, the Terrace Bar and the hotel's own Village Inn; the main hotel restaurant is not open to them.

Pub 8.5 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Hope & Anchor

Hope Cove · TQ7 3HQ

In the bar Water bowls Treats

A big, plain seaside pub above the slipway at Hope Cove, with rooms and a terrace facing Bigbury Bay. As a St Austell managed house dogs are welcome inside with a water bowl and dog biscuits, which matters here because Mouthwell Sands below is closed to them through the middle of the day in summer.

Beach 8.5 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Mouthwell Sands

Hope Cove

The sandy beach at Outer Hope, sheltered by the harbour wall and the village behind. The council order here is a daytime rather than a total ban, so an early morning or evening walk on the sand is legal all summer; between ten in the morning and seven in the evening it is not.

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Hope Cove, Bolt Tail and Bolberry Down

Hope Cove · TQ7 3HJ

4.8MILES

2:35TIME

240mCLIMB

82%OFF-ROAD

Four point eight miles and two and a half hours from the thatched lanes of Outer Hope round the prehistoric fort on Bolt Tail and along the open heath of Bolberry Down, back by quiet road and green lane, with 240 metres of climbing on uneven field and cliff path. Park in the pay-and-display car park at Outer Hope, which is the only sensible parking in the village and fills early, or use the twice-daily 162 bus from Kingsbridge. Dogs run free on the Bolberry heath and the National Trust keeps the top paths wide and firm, but Mouthwell Sands, the main beach at Hope Cove, excludes dogs between 10am and 7pm from 1 May to 30 September, and there are cliff drops on Bolt Tail with no fence and sheep on the return lanes.

Pub 1.5 mi NOT CHECKED YET

Modbury Arms

Modbury

Modbury Arms is a pub in Modbury. 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.

Pub 1.5 mi NOT CHECKED YET

The Exter Inn

Modbury

The Exter Inn is a pub on Church Street, Modbury. 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.

Restaurant 1.6 mi NOT CHECKED YET

Lazy Cow Cafe

Modbury

Lazy Cow Cafe is a place to eat on Chene Court, Modbury. 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.