Dog-friendly restaurants & cafés in Thirsk

A small independent cafe on the southern side of Thirsk Market Place, doing coffee, cake and cooked breakfasts from mid-morning. It is listed as dog friendly, so dogs are welcome inside with you. Closed on Mondays.

An independent coffee shop on Millgate, a few steps off Thirsk Market Place, known for fresh food and properly made coffee. Thirsk Tourist Information records it as dogs welcome, so yours sits with you inside rather than at a pavement table. Daytime only, closing mid-afternoon.

A small daytime cafe at the Millgate end of Thirsk town centre, opening from eight for breakfast and light lunches. It is listed as dog friendly, so dogs are allowed in with you rather than left outside. Handy if you have parked at the Millgate end of town.

A sandwich shop and cafe in the Old Post Office building on Thirsk Market Place, opening early for breakfast and closing mid-afternoon. Thirsk Tourist Information gives the dog policy as on a lead, meaning dogs come inside so long as they stay tethered to you. Good for filling a rucksack before a Hambleton walk.

Community arts centre cafe inside the old Georgian courthouse on Westgate, run by the Rural Arts charity. Well-behaved dogs kept on a lead are welcome while you have coffee and cake among the exhibitions. Weekday daytime opening, and your money supports arts work across the district.

A plain, friendly cafe on the eastern side of Thirsk Market Place serving tea, toasties and cooked breakfasts to shoppers and market traders. It is listed as dog friendly and dogs are allowed inside. Unfussy and cheap, which is rather the point.

A large garden centre on Blakey Lane on the southern edge of Thirsk, with a coffee shop and a covered patio attached. The centre publishes its own dog policy: dogs are welcome throughout the shopping areas, and on the coffee shop patio, but food hygiene rules keep them out of the main restaurant. Water and a shaded table are easy to find on the patio.

An award-winning independent bookshop on Thirsk Market Place with a large cafe over two floors and a walled garden behind it. Thirsk Tourist Information records that dogs are welcome in the garden and inside as far as the front counter, with assistance dogs allowed everywhere. Barista coffee and Yorkshire baking while you browse.

Tea room on Thirsk's market place where dogs are welcome inside, not just at the pavement tables. Expect proper pots of tea, cakes and light lunches a short amble from the Cod Beck riverside path. A civilised alternative when the pubs are full on market day.