Cumbria · 57 checked · 507 listed, not yet checked
Kendal, Cartmel, Ulverston and the Furness peninsula, with Morecambe Bay opening out below.
112 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.
35 PUBS · 61 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 3 WALKS · 13 STAYS 81 PLACES LISTED81 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.
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The pub side of the Castle Green Hotel on the eastern edge of Kendal, under Castle Green Lane and within walking distance of Kendal Castle and the river Kent path. The pub states that it is proud to be dog friendly and that four-legged companions are always welcome, and it keeps a range of dog snacks and dog drinks behind the bar. Food is wood-fired pizza, burgers and pub standards in the evening, with Sunday lunch from noon. Drinks run from three in the afternoon Wednesday to Saturday and from noon on Sunday, so it is an evening stop rather than a lunch one for most of the week.
19 The Wine Bar is a pub on Lowther Street, Kendal. 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.
5 O'Clock Somewhere is a pub on Finkle Street, Kendal. 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.
Alexander's The Pub is a pub on Castle Green Lane, Kendal. 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.
Avanti is a pub on Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale. 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.
Barbon Inn is a pub in Barbon. 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.
1657 Chocolate House Tea Room is a place to eat on Branthwaite Brow, Kendal. 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.
2Go is a place to eat in Oxenholme. 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.
Abbey mill coffee shop is a place to eat on Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness. 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.
About Time is a place to eat on New Shambles, Kendal. 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.
Amber Court is a place to eat on Main Street, Grange-over-Sands. 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.
Amigo's is a place to eat on Cavendish Street, Ulverston. 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.
An unmarked circuit of about a mile and a quarter over twenty-seven hectares of low fell, bracken, wet flushes and birch scrub above the Winster valley, quiet even in August. Cumbria Wildlife Trust publishes the reserve as dogs on a lead and notes that cattle graze the site at times to keep the bracken down. That bracken also means ticks, which the Trust flags on the reserve page, so check the dog over afterwards. Parking is a small pull-in at Sandy Hill where donations are welcomed.
A short, steep waymarked circuit of about a mile and a quarter through the hanging ash and hazel woodland on the limestone shelf directly above Grange, with two small hay meadows opening out near the top and a view down over the Kent estuary sands. Cumbria Wildlife Trust publishes the reserve as dogs on a lead. It is a proper woodland path rather than a stroll, with steps, pedestrian gates and one stile on the way up from the Windermere Road layby, so a big dog will need lifting over that stile. Best in late spring for the bluebells and early purple orchids in the meadows.
A half-mile waymarked circuit of a small valley mire on the A684 Sedbergh road about five and a half miles east of Kendal, with boardwalk and bridges over the wettest ground. Cumbria Wildlife Trust publishes the reserve as dogs on a lead, and the reason is under your feet: the reserve is uneven and wet with ditches and areas of deep water either side of the path. One of the bridges on the circuit is currently closed, so check the Trust's page before setting off. It makes a good leg-stretch off the Sedbergh road rather than a destination in itself.
Three and a half miles and an hour and a half, a hundred metres of climb: out of the square past the priory, round the outside of the little steeplechase course and back by the field paths and the beck. Start in Cartmel village square - the racecourse car park is free and enormous on non-race days but closed when there is a meeting, and the village itself has almost no parking, so check the fixture list before you set off. It is gentle, low-level and short, which suits an old dog, and the beck gives a drink at two points; the course perimeter is grazed by sheep out of season and there are cattle in the fields towards Aynsome, so leads for most of the middle section.
A short there-and-back onto twelve hectares of limestone pavement on the shoulder of Clawthorpe Fell, entered by a kissing gate straight off Clawthorpe Road. Cumbria Wildlife Trust publishes the reserve as dogs on a lead. The footpath is slippery when wet, the ground is undulating and rocky with cliff edges, and the working quarry alongside has no public access, all of which argue for keeping hold of a dog rather than trusting recall. It is a good half-hour stretch off the M6 at Junction 36 rather than a day out.
Seventy acres of gardens, lake, streams and woodland behind the gothic pile of Conishead Priory on the coast road south of Ulverston, with paths running down through the trees to a quiet shingle and sand shore on Morecambe Bay. The grounds are open from dawn to dusk with free parking, and the Buddhist centre that owns them states that dogs must be kept on lead at all times, with bins provided round the property. Dogs are welcome in the cafe as well as the grounds, and water bowls and towels are put out for them. The centre closes to visitors from mid-July to mid-August for its summer festival, so check before making the trip in high summer.
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ADD A WALKAbbey House is a place to stay on Abbey Road, Dalton-in-Furness. 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.
Abbey House Extension is a place to stay in Dalton-in-Furness. 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.
Ambrose Hotel is a place to stay on Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness. 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.
Ash Hining Farm B&B is a place to stay in Sedbergh. 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.
Aynsome Manor Hotel is a place to stay on Aynsome Lane, Grange-over-Sands. 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.
Aynsome Manor Park is a place to stay in Grange-over-Sands. 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.
A preserved steam branch line running three and a half miles up the Leven valley from Haverthwaite through Newby Bridge to the pier at Lakeside, where the trains connect with the Windermere steamers. The railway states that the station welcomes dogs and that they ride the train free of charge, which makes it one of the cheapest days out in the district with a dog. The tea room at Haverthwaite station is open daily from nine until half four with last food orders at three. The 2026 steam season runs from 28 March to 1 November.
The Cavendish family's estate at Cark, two miles from Cartmel, with formal and woodland gardens, a deer park and a cafe, open Wednesday to Sunday and bank holiday Mondays from mid-March to the end of the season. Holker states that dogs are very welcome everywhere on the estate except inside the Hall, and asks that they are kept on leads at all times and picked up after, with bins provided across the estate. Tickets are bought at the kiosk on arrival; there is no pre-booking. The gardens run to twenty-five acres and the wider parkland walks are the reason to bring a dog rather than the borders.
The deer park opposite Levens Hall was laid out three hundred years ago alongside the topiary gardens and is grazed by a herd of black fallow deer and rare-breed Bagot goats, with a designated footpath running through it beside the river Kent. Levens Hall states that dogs are welcome on a lead on that footpath, and that dogs other than assistance dogs are not permitted in the house, the gardens, Levens Kitchen or the gift shop. Dogs can sit with you in the courtyard areas outside the gift shop and Levens Kitchen, and in the Howard Room, where there is a log fire and water bowls outside. The park footpaths are open all year even when the house is shut.
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