Dog-friendly Leyburn

Grade II listed eighteenth-century pub on Leyburn's Market Place, a natural stop before walking the Leyburn Shawl escarpment. Very dog friendly, with biscuits and water offered to visiting dogs and outside seating for warm days. Big, bustling and family-oriented, with a popular carvery.

A small speciality coffee bar in Leyburn turning out artisan coffee and cakes, described by the regional tourist board as a dog-friendly gem. Dogs come inside with you rather than being tied up on the pavement. A good first stop before the walk out along the Leyburn Shawl.

Four and a half miles in a little over two hours along the wooded limestone terrace of the Shawl, with Wensleydale laid out below, dropping to the estate village of Wensley and returning by field paths; the going is level and easy apart from the descent. Start from Leyburn market place, where parking is free outside market days and the Little White Bus and the 156 both call. The first mile along the Shawl is a broad, safe, largely enclosed path where a dog with recall can have a proper run, but the fields towards Wensley are grazed and several stiles have no dog gate, so a big dog will need a lift over.