Dog-friendly Ilfracombe and around

Beach SOME LIMITS Dogs all year

Tunnels Beaches

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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Rose Cottage At Fairview Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £327

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West Cottage Ilfracombe Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £379

Poppy Cottage At Fairview Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £389

Tanglemead Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £426

Primrose Cottage At Fairview Farm Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £429

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Pubs · 17 All pubs in Ilfracombe →

Pub DOGS WELCOME

The Ship and Pilot

A small ale house on Broad Street in old Ilfracombe, a couple of minutes from the harbour and the Tunnels. It describes itself as a family friendly, pet friendly environment for all well behaved individuals and families, and rooms are now available above the pub.

In the bar

Depot

Depot is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

George & Dragon

EX34 9ED

George & Dragon is a pub on Fore Street, Ilfracombe. 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.

Hip & Pistol

Hip & Pistol is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

Queens

Queens is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

Sandpiper Inn

Sandpiper Inn is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

Second Stage

Second Stage is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

Snug & Hyde

EX34 9DA

Snug & Hyde is a pub on High Street, Ilfracombe. 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.

The Admiral Collingwood

The Admiral Collingwood is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

The Antidote Wine Room

EX34 9BJ

The Antidote Wine Room is a pub on St James Place, Ilfracombe. 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.

The Grampus Inn

EX34 8LR

The Grampus Inn is a pub on Lee, Ilfracombe. 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.

The Hele Bay

The Hele Bay is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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.

The Pier

The Pier is a pub in Ilfracombe. 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 · 44 All restaurants & cafés in Ilfracombe →

11 The Quay

11 The Quay is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Adele's Café and Sandwich Bar

Adele's Café and Sandwich Bar is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Annie and the Flint

EX34 9EY

Annie and the Flint is a place to eat on High Street, Ilfracombe. 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.

Cafe Blue Bar

Cafe Blue Bar is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Capstone Carvery And Coffee House

Capstone Carvery And Coffee House is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Coffee Break

EX34 9DF

Coffee Break is a place to eat on High Street, Ilfracombe. 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.

Curiosity Cottage Tea Room

Curiosity Cottage Tea Room is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Dice And A Slice

Dice And A Slice is a place to eat on Belgrave Promenade, Wilder Road, Ilfracombe. 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.

Dolly's Cafe

Dolly's Cafe is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Emperor's Court

EX34 9ET

Emperor's Court is a place to eat on High Street, Ilfracombe. 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.

Espresso Seafood Bar and Grill

Espresso Seafood Bar and Grill is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Giovanni & Luca

EX34 9AR

Giovanni & Luca is a place to eat on Gilbert Grove, Ilfracombe. 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.

Grassroots Cafe

Grassroots Cafe is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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.

Gurkha

Gurkha is a place to eat in Ilfracombe. 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 Ilfracombe →

1.4 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Hillsborough and Hele Bay

Ilfracombe · EX34 9QZ

1.4MILES

50mTIME

130mCLIMB

88%OFF-ROAD

A short but stiff 1.4 miles round the Iron Age hill the town calls the Sleeping Elephant, three quarters of an hour with 130 metres of climbing on coast path and footpath that goes rocky, slippery and muddy in patches. Start at Hele Bay car park just east of Ilfracombe harbour, where the number 3 and 3a buses from Barnstaple stop 100 metres up Hillsborough Road, and take the stepped path up from the beach. Dogs do well here because Hele Bay itself is not covered by the North Devon beach order and there are dog-friendly pubs at the bottom, though the summit paths run close to unfenced cliff edges and the woodland stretch is steep enough that a big dog on a lead will pull you off balance.

4.2 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Lee Bay and the coastal heathlands

Ilfracombe · EX34 8LR

4.2MILES

2:30TIME

300mCLIMB

88%OFF-ROAD

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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Stays · 51 All stays in Ilfracombe →

Acorn Lodge

Acorn Lodge is a place to stay on St James's Place, Ilfracombe. 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.

Apartments 1 - 6

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Apartments 13-18

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Apartments 19-24

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Apartments 25 - 26

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Apartments 28 - 31

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Apartments 32 - 35

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Apartments 36 - 40

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Apartments 61 - 64

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Apartments 65 - 68

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Apartments 7-12

Apartments 7-12 is a place to stay in Ilfracombe. 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.

Barn Owl Cottage

The popular seaside town of Ilfracombe is only five miles away from the cottage and has many shops pubs and restaurants for visitors to discover. Surfers will love the golden sandy beaches at Woolacombe Croyde and Saunton whilst the rugged beauty of Exmoor is a must for hikers. This perfect family cottage is situated on a 20 acre farm and is 1 of 5 holiday properties on the complex and offers a unique holiday experience with so much to see and do off and on site! The spacious cottage is accessed via the communal courtyard area. On entering you a greeted with a handy entrance hall perfect for wiping those sandy toes! Also on the ground floor you will find one double bedroom with an en-suite shower room and WC plus three twin bedroom and a family bathroom with shower over bath and WC. Heading upstairs you will find another double bedroom with en-suite shower and WC. The fabulous lounge/kitchen/diner is also located on the first floor. This open plan space is perfect for all the family and is completed with TV DVD Freeview video Hi-Fi and a cosy wood burner. The kitchen/diner area is big enough to gather all the family around and rustle up your favourite meals with an electric oven fridge/freezer microwave dishwasher. There is also a handy washing machine and shared tumble dryer available. An external staircase leads outside to fully enclosed private garden with patio furniture where the views over fields can be enjoyed. Why not buy a disposable BBQ (can be purchased on site) and spend the evening eating alfresco? Need to know: 5 bedrooms 2 doubles, 3 twins. 2 en suite shower rooms, 1 ground floor bathroom with shower over bath. Private and fully enclosed garden with garden furniture. Huge variety of onsite activities available (detailed in cottage description). 5 dogs welcome (not to be left unattended in the cottage). Wood burner (first basket of logs included). Electric and underfloor heating included. Electric oven, microwave, fridge/freezer and dishwasher. Towels not included. Washing machine. Shared tumble dryer available. Ample on site parking.. Beach 5 miles, Shops and pubs 4 miles. Please note: Onsite activities include Meet the farm animals, (many of which are rescue animals), such as horses, alpacas, pigs, donkeys, rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs and ducks. This holiday offers a unique chance to let children enjoy nature in a farm setting, thanks to the toddler friendly pets corner with pond dipping and animal handling.. Indoor play barn (shared) with pool table, table tennis and other games, perfect for those with a competitive streak.. Library that is well stocked with books, children's toys and videos for everyone to enjoy.. Outside play area with swings and slide..

Burnside

Burnside is a place to stay in Ilfracombe. 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.

Cairn House

Cairn House is a place to stay on Saint Brannock's Road, Ilfracombe. 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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Also within 10 miles · 240

3.6 MI · LOOP

Combe Martin and the hills behind

Combe Martin · EX34 0DH

3.6MILES

2:05TIME

230mCLIMB

82%OFF-ROAD

A 3.6-mile circuit of about two hours from sea level at Combe Martin up green lanes and farm tracks to the panorama down the valley to the sea, with 230 metres of steady climbing and going that stays fairly even underfoot. Start at the pay-and-display Kiln car park by the beach, which has toilets and takes the number 3 bus from Barnstaple and Ilfracombe; the village strings out along a mile of main road so the beach end is the place to aim for. Combe Martin's beach is one of only two in the North Devon Council area closed to dogs in summer, from 1 May to 30 September with a GBP 100 fixed penalty, so this is a walk to do out of the beach and into the hills, where the lanes are grazed by sheep and cattle and the stream gives dogs a drink.

Beach 3.9 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Combe Martin Beach

Combe Martin

A small sand and shingle bay at the foot of the village street, with rock pools at either end and Exmoor rising behind. It is one of only three beach exclusions in the North Devon district order, closed to dogs for the whole season under the same PSPO as Croyde, with a hundred pound fixed penalty attached.

6 MI · LOOP

Morte Point and Bull Point

Mortehoe

6MILES

2:55TIME

340mCLIMB

88%OFF-ROAD

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.

Beach 4.3 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.

Beach 4.4 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.

Beach 4.5 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.

Beach 4.6 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.

5 MI · OUT & BACK

Woolacombe Sands to Putsborough and the Warren

5MILES

1:45TIME

60mCLIMB

92%OFF-ROAD

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.

Beach 5.6 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Putsborough Sands

Putsborough

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.

Pub 7.0 mi SOME LIMITS

The Thatch

Croyde · EX33 1LZ

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.

In the bar

4.5 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Baggy Point headland circuit

Croyde · EX33 1FF

4.5MILES

2:30TIME

180mCLIMB

90%OFF-ROAD

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.

4.5 MI · LOOP

Croyde and Saunton Down

Croyde · EX33 1FF

4.5MILES

2:30TIME

250mCLIMB

80%OFF-ROAD

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.

Beach 7.4 mi SOME LIMITS No dogs today · back OCT

Croyde Bay

Croyde

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.

Pub 7.4 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.

In the bar