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North Yorkshire · 191 checked · 456 listed, not yet checked

Dog-friendly The Yorkshire Dales

Limestone, waterfalls and drystone walls, from Malham Cove to Swaledale. Glorious walking country — and sheep country, so this is the area where the lead matters most.

191Places checked
456Listed, not yet checked
111Towns & villages
98Walks mapped
49Straight yeses
Towns & villages
124 PLACES LISTED

Skipton

Gateway to the Dales, with a canal towpath running right through the middle.

43 PUBS · 60 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS · 16 STAYS · 1 ATTRACTION
54 PLACES LISTED

Settle

Market square, the famous railway, and the fells starting where the houses stop.

11 PUBS · 24 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 5 WALKS · 14 STAYS
40 PLACES LISTED

Leyburn

Wensleydale’s market town, with the Shawl escarpment walk on its edge.

15 PUBS · 12 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 WALKS · 11 STAYS
37 PLACES LISTED

Hawes

Top of Wensleydale. Cheese, waterfalls and weather.

8 PUBS · 10 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS · 14 STAYS · 1 ATTRACTION
35 PLACES LISTED

Grassington

Cobbled square, Wharfedale on the doorstep, and pubs that expect muddy paws.

5 PUBS · 14 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 6 WALKS · 10 STAYS
24 PLACES LISTED

Ingleton

Waterfalls trail, caves, and the three peaks starting up the road.

6 PUBS · 8 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS · 6 STAYS
18 PLACES LISTED

Masham

Two breweries and a square big enough to lose a dog in.

4 PUBS · 1 RESTAURANT · 3 WALKS · 8 STAYS · 2 ATTRACTIONS
14 PLACES LISTED

Malham

Cove, gorge and tarn — the most spectacular short walk in the county.

3 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS · 5 STAYS
13 PLACES LISTED

Reeth

Swaledale’s green-and-grey heart, with lead-mining moor above it.

2 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS · 5 STAYS
12 PLACES LISTED

High Bentham

12 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

5 PUBS · 4 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 WALK · 2 STAYS
11 PLACES LISTED

Kettlewell

Upper Wharfedale walking with three pubs waiting at the bottom.

2 PUBS · 3 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 3 WALKS · 3 STAYS
10 PLACES LISTED

Austwick

10 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 3 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 WALKS · 4 STAYS
10 PLACES LISTED

Burnsall

10 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 3 WALKS · 4 STAYS
10 PLACES LISTED

Clapham

10 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 4 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 WALKS · 2 STAYS · 1 ATTRACTION
9 PLACES LISTED

Middleham

Racehorse country — string after string of them on the gallops at dawn.

2 PUBS · 1 RESTAURANT · 2 WALKS · 4 STAYS
8 PLACES LISTED

Bolton Abbey

8 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

4 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS
8 PLACES LISTED

Horton in Ribblesdale

8 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS · 1 STAY
7 PLACES LISTED

Askrigg

7 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 1 RESTAURANT · 1 WALK · 3 STAYS
7 PLACES LISTED

Aysgarth

Three sets of falls strung along the Ure, all reachable on a short walk.

2 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 WALKS · 1 STAY
7 PLACES LISTED

Gargrave

7 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 2 WALKS · 3 STAYS
7 PLACES LISTED

Muker

7 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 3 WALKS · 1 STAY
6 PLACES LISTED

Bainbridge

6 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 WALK · 3 STAYS
6 PLACES LISTED

Gunnerside

6 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 WALKS · 1 STAY
6 PLACES LISTED

Keld

6 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 WALK · 3 STAYS
5 PLACES LISTED

Aysgarth Falls

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 3 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 STAY
5 PLACES LISTED

Buckden

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 3 WALKS · 1 STAY
5 PLACES LISTED

Thwaite

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 3 STAYS
4 PLACES LISTED

Cononley

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 2 STAYS
4 PLACES LISTED

Cracoe

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 STAY
4 PLACES LISTED

Hellifield

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 STAY
4 PLACES LISTED

Long Preston

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 2 STAYS
4 PLACES LISTED

Low Row

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 3 STAYS
4 PLACES LISTED

West Burton

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 2 WALKS
4 PLACES LISTED

Wigglesworth

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 2 STAYS
3 PLACES LISTED

Arncliffe

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 2 WALKS
3 PLACES LISTED

Chapel le Dale

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 1 STAY
3 PLACES LISTED

Cowling

3 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 1 STAY · 1 ATTRACTION
3 PLACES LISTED

Crosshills

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS
3 PLACES LISTED

Embsay

3 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 2 WALKS
3 PLACES LISTED

Fremington

3 places on our list here — somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 STAY
3 PLACES LISTED

Horsehouse

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 2 STAYS
3 PLACES LISTED

Low Bentham

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 1 STAY
3 PLACES LISTED

Lower Burnsall

3 places on our list here — somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 2 STAYS
3 PLACES LISTED

Oughtershaw

3 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 2 STAYS
3 PLACES LISTED

Ribblehead

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 1 STAY
3 PLACES LISTED

Starbotton

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 1 STAY
3 PLACES LISTED

Sutton

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 1 STAY
3 PLACES LISTED

Wensley

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 2 STAYS
2 PLACES LISTED

Askwith

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 1 WALK
2 PLACES LISTED

Carperby

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 1 STAY
2 PLACES LISTED

Coniston Cold

2 places on our list here — somewhere to stay.

2 STAYS
2 PLACES LISTED

Cross Hills

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 1 WALK
2 PLACES LISTED

Denton

2 places on our list here — walks from the village.

2 WALKS
2 PLACES LISTED

Draughton

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 1 STAY
2 PLACES LISTED

East Witton

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

2 PUBS
2 PLACES LISTED

Hardraw

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 1 WALK
2 PLACES LISTED

Hartlington

2 places on our list here — somewhere to stay.

2 STAYS
2 PLACES LISTED

Hubberholme

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 STAY
2 PLACES LISTED

Kildwick

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT
2 PLACES LISTED

Kilnsey

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT
2 PLACES LISTED

Leathley

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 1 WALK
2 PLACES LISTED

Litton

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

2 PUBS
2 PLACES LISTED

Marrick

2 places on our list here — somewhere to stay.

2 STAYS
2 PLACES LISTED

Newby

2 places on our list here — somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 1 STAY
2 PLACES LISTED

Thornton in Lonsdale

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Airton

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Appletreewick

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Bell Busk

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Bolton Bridge

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Burton in Lonsdale

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Cam Houses

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK
1 PLACE LISTED

Castle Bolton

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Castley

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK
1 PLACE LISTED

Coverham

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Crackpot

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Drebley

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

East Marton

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Feizor

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Gale Green

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Giggleswick

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Glusburn

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Grinton

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Halton East

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Halton West

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK
1 PLACE LISTED

Hawkswick

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Hebden

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Hesleden

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Hetton

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT
1 PLACE LISTED

Jenny Hill

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Kirkby Malham

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Langthwaite

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Linton

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Linton in Craven

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Long Ashes Park

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Lothersdale

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Low Bradley

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Low Eskeleth

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Lower Hartlington

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Lunds

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK
1 PLACE LISTED

Newbiggin

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Ramsgill

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Redmire

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Selside

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Stackhouse

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Stainforth

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Studfold

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Thoralby

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Thorpe

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
1 PLACE LISTED

Woodale

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK
1 PLACE LISTED

Worton

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB
1 PLACE LISTED

Yockenthwaite

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY
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Ackroyds Wine Bar

Skipton
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Aysgarth Falls Bar

Aysgarth Falls
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Aysgarth Falls Bar is a pub in Aysgarth Falls. 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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Bar 13

Settle · BD24 9DU
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Bay Horse

Skipton · BD20 9HB
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Black Bull

High Bentham · LA2 7HF
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Black Horse Hotel

Settle · BD24 0BE
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&then Tasting Deli

Kettlewell · BD23 5RB
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1897 Coffee Shop

Hawes
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3 Peaks Cycles

Settle · BD24 9EJ
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A Taste Of Wensleydale

Bainbridge
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A taste of Thailand

Skipton · BD23 1QY
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Aagrah Restaurant

Skipton
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Appersett and Cotter Force from Hawes

Hawes · DL8 3NT
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6MILES
3:15TIME
190mCLIMB
85%OFF-ROAD
Livestock — leads on

Six miles and about three and a quarter hours west from Hawes through the meadows to the hamlet of Appersett and on to Cotter Force, a broad staircase waterfall reached by a level, well-surfaced short path that is one of the few genuinely accessible falls in the Dales. Start at the Dales Countryside Museum car park in Hawes; the 156 bus passes through Appersett if you want to walk one way. The final approach to the fall is flat, gated and easy for an older dog and the Ure gives good drinking and a safe paddle at several points, but sheep graze every meadow so the lead stays on, there is a short and unpleasant section on the A684 near Appersett where the traffic is fast and there is no verge, and the meadow paths mix gates with narrow stone stiles - fewer than on the Sedbusk route, but a couple are still too tight for a broad dog.

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Arncliffe to Litton beside the Skirfare

Arncliffe · BD23 5QE
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4.5MILES
2:15TIME
120mCLIMB
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Livestock — leads on

Four and a half easy miles in a little over two hours up one side of Littondale to Litton and back down the other, on level meadow paths beside the shallow River Skirfare with barely any climbing. Start on the wide green at Arncliffe by the Falcon Inn, where roadside parking is free and the dale is quiet enough that you may not meet another walker; there is no bus. Littondale is a working sheep dale from end to end so leads are needed throughout, and the wall crossings are classic Dales stone stiles, some very narrow indeed; the Skirfare runs dry in places in high summer but there are pools by the stepping stones, and note that the ford below Litton is impassable after rain.

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Arncliffe, Hawkswick Clowder and the Skirfare

Arncliffe · BD23 5QE
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5.2MILES
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300mCLIMB
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Livestock — leads on

Five miles and around three hours out of the quietest village in the Dales, climbing sharply onto the limestone shoulder of Hawkswick Clowder for a long view down Littondale, then dropping to Hawkswick and returning by the field path along the Skirfare. Start on the green at Arncliffe, where there is free roadside parking and very little else; there is no bus worth planning around, so this is a car walk. Littondale is hard-working sheep country with lambing from March so the lead stays on the whole way, and be warned that the Skirfare sinks underground in summer and can be bone dry, leaving nothing for a dog to drink; the climb uses gates but the riverside return crosses a run of the narrow slotted stone stiles typical of Littondale, several too tight for a big dog to pass without being lifted.

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Askrigg, Mill Gill Force and Whitfield Gill Force

Askrigg · DL8 3HJ
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3.5MILES
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150mCLIMB
90%OFF-ROAD
Livestock — leads on

Three and a half miles in about two hours to two hidden waterfalls in a deep wooded ravine, on field paths and a narrow, rooty, often muddy gorge path with steps and a short scramble at Whitfield Gill. Start at St Oswald's church in Askrigg, where there is free parking on the cobbles outside the Kings Arms; the Little White Bus links Askrigg with Hawes and Leyburn. The gorge path is close to a steep drop into the beck and is no place for a dog off the lead, and there are stone squeeze stiles on the field sections that a wide dog will not fit through; the beck below the falls is shallow and cold for a drink on the way back.

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Askwith Moor and Snowden Crags

Askwith · LS21 2JQ
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Askwith sits under the moor and the moor is the reason to come. The gritted parking area on Askwith Moor Road is the standard start: from it you walk north along the lane, then turn east through the heather past the lip of an old quarry onto Snowden Moor, where a cairnfield and a scatter of carved rocks sit above Snowden Crags looking south over Wharfedale to Otley Chevin. This is registered open country and Natural England records no local dog restriction over it, so within the standard access rules a dog may be on the open moor here. It is keepered grouse moor with sheep on it, and the going is heather, peat groughs and hidden boulders rather than path, so it is slow work even though the climb is small.

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Attermire Scar and Victoria Cave

Settle · BD24 9EJ
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4MILES
2:30TIME
260mCLIMB
90%OFF-ROAD
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Four miles and around two and a half hours through the finest limestone amphitheatre in Craven, past Warrendale Knotts and the cave mouths of Victoria and Jubilee, with a long steep climb out of the town to start and rocky, slippery ground in places. Start from Settle market place; parking is pay-and-display and Settle station on the Settle-Carlisle line is five minutes away, which makes this one of the few Dales walks you can do properly by train. This is open access limestone grazing with sheep everywhere and short leads required from 1 March to 31 July for ground-nesting birds, there are ladder stiles over the walls that no dog can climb, and the cave entrances and scar edges are unfenced drops.

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Beck Hall

Malham · BD23 4DJ
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Riverside hotel and bistro reached by its own little stone footbridge, and one of the most dog-friendly stays in the country: every room, the dining areas and the log-fire snug all welcome dogs, who stay free. Biscuits, water and dog mats are provided, and Malham Cove is a stroll from the garden. Also notable as England's first fully plant-based hotel.

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Aysgarth Falls Hotel

Aysgarth · DL8 3SR
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A stone hotel on the A684 at the Aysgarth Falls end of the village, minutes from the woodland paths to the Upper, Middle and Lower Force. The hotel sets aside a category of dog-friendly rooms, which must be chosen at the time of booking. A practical base for Freeholders Wood and the Wensleydale valley walks.

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Bainbridge Ings Country Park

Hawes · DL8 3NU
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Quiet family-run caravan and camping park in old walled hay meadows just above Hawes, with big Wensleydale views. Well-behaved dogs are most welcome but must be kept on a lead around the park, which sits amid working sheep pasture. Pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes plus a handful of pods; open April to October.

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1 Walkers Barn

Settle
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1 Walkers Barn is a place to stay in Settle. 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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Arkleside Country Guest House

Reeth
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Arkleside Country Guest House is a place to stay in Reeth. 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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Aysgarth Falls Hotel

Aysgarth Falls
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Aysgarth Falls Hotel is a place to stay in Aysgarth Falls. 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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Blossoms Field secure dog walking field

Cowling · BD22 0NA
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Four acres of fenced private farmland at Moss Bar Farm on the western edge of Cowling, hired by the hour for your sole use so no other dog comes through the gate while you are in it. It exists because the owner had a rescue dog that could not be let off the lead in country surrounded by grazing sheep, which is exactly the problem this end of Craven presents, and it is aimed at reactive, nervous and newly rehomed dogs and at recall training. Fencing is inspected daily, there are spare bags and a bin inside the field, and the site asks that reactive dogs do not meet outside the gate, so leave a gap between bookings. A self-service dog wash with shampoo, aprons, towels and a dryer can be booked for afterwards. Booking is online or through their app, seven days a week all year, with a full refund on cancellations up to 48 hours before.

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Ingleborough Cave

Clapham · LA2 8EE
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Spectacular show cave reached by the pretty mile-and-a-half nature trail up the wooded valley from Clapham village. Unusually for a show cave, well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome on the trail, inside the cave itself and in the Old Sawmill Cafe, and there is no charge for the dog. Guided tours run along a concrete floodlit path past 350-million-year-old formations.

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Black Sheep Brewery

Masham · HG4 4EN
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Paul Theakston's famous independent brewery on the edge of Masham, with daily tours, the Sheepy Shop and a popular bar and kitchen. Dogs are welcome in the bar and bistro seating areas, and the venue is a regular haunt for walkers doing the Masham riverside circuit; production tours themselves are not suitable for dogs. Expect the full range of Black Sheep ales at the source.

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Easby Abbey

Richmond · DL10 7EU
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The substantial ruins of a Premonstratensian abbey set in a bend of the Swale, reached by an easy mile-and-a-half riverside walk from Richmond Castle. English Heritage confirms that dogs on leads are welcome throughout the site, and admission is free. One of the most rewarding short walks in Richmondshire for anyone with a dog.

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Richmond Castle

Richmond · DL10 4QW
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Mighty Norman fortress towering above the Swale, one of the oldest stone castles in England, now cared for by English Heritage. Dogs on leads are welcome to explore the grounds, and water bowls are set out near the entrance. The wall-top views over the river and town are superb, and the riverside Batts walk starts directly below.

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Skipton Castle

Skipton · BD23 1AW
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One of the best-preserved medieval castles in England, over 900 years old and fully roofed, at the top of Skipton High Street. Well-behaved dogs on short leads are welcome throughout the castle and grounds, excluding only the tea room and shop. Combine with the adjoining Castle Woods for a full dog-friendly outing.

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