Dog-friendly Filey

A friendly bar tucked into Royal Crescent Court just off The Crescent, moments from the cliff gardens. There are usually dog biscuits at the bar for well-behaved pooches, which tells you everything about the welcome.

Right on Coble Landing by the beach, this relaxed bistro welcomes dogs inside or out on the balcony, with water bowls provided. Note it's a cash-only establishment, so come prepared after your beach walk.

A cosy café-bar on John Street that welcomes well-behaved dogs inside, with table service and a relaxed feel. Handy for breakfast before the beach — it opens from 8.30am at weekends.

Part of Charlotte's on Belle Vue Street, where the sheltered and heated areas are both dog friendly — a rare comfortable option on a chilly day. The main restaurant can't accommodate dogs, so ask for the glasshouse side.

A popular Mitford Street pub with a large rear beer garden and a smaller covered one at the front — dogs are welcome in both. Its own website is upfront that dogs can't come inside unless they are accredited assistance dogs, so save it for garden weather.

A 7.3-mile circular of about three hours with only 90 metres of climbing, running south from Filey along the firm sands of Filey Bay past the wartime pillboxes to Hunmanby Gap, then back on the clifftop path above the bay. Start near Murray Street in the town or at the Coble Landing, both pay-and-display, and note that Filey station sits on the Yorkshire Coast line from Scarborough and Hull. Filey's central beach bans dogs in summer, so between May and September join the sands south of the Coble Landing; beyond that the beach is wide and quiet and a fine off-lead run, but the boulder clay cliffs are soft and the tide comes right up to them at the Filey end.

Clifftop paths above Filey Brigg, where 150 million years of geology juts into the sea beside the remains of a Roman signal station — this is the coastal trailhead of the Cleveland Way. The county's official guide calls it an excellent spot for dog walking, kite flying and bird watching.

A five-star family park at Gristhorpe, between Scarborough and Filey, where 'dogs are very welcome' — no need to leave one of the family in kennels. There's an enclosed dog park where your dog can come off the lead, meet new friends and do its business, with waste bins provided.

Haven's flagship Yorkshire park just south of Filey takes up to two dogs in designated dog-friendly caravans, at no extra cost when you book direct. Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times on park, and on site the Lakehouse has a dog-friendly dining area while the Five Stones pub allows dogs on the lower terrace only.

A handsome sea-view hotel on Filey's Crescent overlooking the bay — but check before you pack the dog bed. The hotel's own FAQs state dogs are welcome in the garden only and are not allowed inside the hotel.

A gentle family animal park on Scarborough Road with meerkats, wallabies, alpacas and aviaries in landscaped gardens. Pets are welcome at the park provided they are kept on a leash.