Dog-friendly pubs in Boot

The last inn before Hardknott Pass, at the head of Eskdale, with its own bar, cafe and a bragging list for those who have driven the pass. Dogs are welcome whether you are calling in for a drink or staying, and can share a bedroom for five pounds a night; there are dog B&B and dog dinner packages, and the kitchen will lay breakfast in a private room so your dog can join you.

A walkers inn at the entrance to Boot, with a bar known for its whisky shelf and the Eskdale Mill path over the bridge. Dogs are allowed in the bar and the snug only: they are not allowed in the bedrooms at all, which is the opposite of most Eskdale inns and worth knowing before you book.

The third of Boot's three pubs, set back off the lane above Dalegarth station with a large beer garden looking up the Eskdale valley and six changing cask ales, most of them Robinson's with Cumbrian guests. The inn's own site confirms in a reply from the licensee that all of its rooms are dog friendly, which puts eight or nine bedrooms into play in a valley where beds are scarce at weekends. Nothing is published about the bar, conservatory or snug, so ask when you arrive rather than assume. It is five minutes' walk from the terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.