Dog-friendly Northallerton

Family-run free house at the Bullamoor crossroads on the eastern edge of Northallerton, with home-cooked food Wednesday to Sunday. The pub states plainly that it is dog friendly, and its country setting makes it a natural finish to a lane walk with views towards the Hambleton Hills. Kitchen hours are limited early in the week, so check before setting out.

A micropub in Garthway Arcade just off the High Street, all shared tables, cask ale and conversation with the beer range chalked up on the wall. Dogs are listed as welcome and the room is small enough that yours will make friends whether it wants to or not. Closed Mondays and opens late afternoon.

Traditional high-street local at 157 High Street that proudly welcomes well-behaved dogs into the whole pub, not just a corner of it. Water bowls and doggy treats are kept behind the bar. A proper unfussy Northallerton boozer for a pint after the market.

An unreconstructed High Street local halfway down Northallerton, cheap by market-town standards and busy with regulars from opening time. It is listed as dog friendly, and dogs are welcome in the bar. Come for the pint and the conversation rather than the menu.

Craft Union community pub at 144 High Street with live sport, good-value drinks and a proper local feel. It runs a dedicated dog-friendly policy, welcoming four-legged companions inside with their owners. Best for a casual pint rather than a meal.

A small, music-minded pub tucked into the High Street with live sessions through the week and an unpretentious bar. Dogs are listed as welcome, and there is enough floor space beside the settles for a lurcher to stretch out. Opens in the afternoons rather than at lunchtime.

A lively bar on Northallerton High Street with live music most weekends and a courtyard behind for warmer evenings. It is listed as dog friendly, so dogs can come into the bar rather than being tied outside. Best earlier in the evening if your dog is noise-shy.

A straightforward High Street pub at the northern end of Northallerton, known for homemade pies and generous jugs of gravy rather than for fuss. It is listed as dog friendly, and drinkers routinely bring dogs into the bar. A useful stop at the end of the Applegarth circuit.

Modern Marston's pub on Finkills Way at the north end of town, named after the beck that threads through Northallerton. Dogs are gladly allowed in the bar and beer garden, with treats and water bowls provided. Handy family food stop after a leg-stretch on the Applegarth.

A narrow single-bar town pub at the top of Northallerton High Street, named after a local highwayman and stocked with a rotating range of ales from local brewers. Visit North Yorkshire notes that it embraces a dog-friendly policy, and dogs are a common sight settled between the tables. Food runs at lunchtime and on midweek evenings.

An early-opening coffee house on South Parade at the quieter end of Northallerton, doing proper coffee and breakfast from seven in the morning. It is listed as dog friendly, so dogs come inside with you. A good first stop before walking the Applegarth.

Family-run cafe tucked off the High Street on Friarage Street, serving big breakfasts, homemade specials, cakes and freshly ground coffee. Dogs are welcomed inside as well as at the outdoor tables, and are usually offered a drink on arrival. A dependable mid-walk refuel in the town centre.

Green corridor tucked directly behind Northallerton High Street, where the Applegarth's grass and surfaced paths follow Willow Beck, one of several becks that thread through the town towards the River Wiske. A short, level town walk of a mile or so, ideal for an older dog or a quick leg-stretch between shops. No stock to worry about, though the beck banks can be muddy after rain.

Four miles of road and track walking with three grass fields to cross, about an hour and three quarters; because the fields are grass rather than plough it stays firm, which makes it one of the best wet-weather routes near Northallerton. Start from the Fox and Hounds car park at Bullamoor, where walkers are welcome to park if they call in for a coffee afterwards, or walk out from the town in twenty minutes. Expect a single-strand electric fence to step over near Stank Hall, cattle in the fields, and a stretch of lane with fast blind bends where a lead is essential.

Five miles from the edge of Northallerton into the small pastoral valley of Dibdale and up to the hilltop hamlet of Bullamoor, about two and a half hours with three stiles, ten gates and the only real inclines within reach of the town. Start at the Crosby Road car park; the railway station is a ten-minute walk and the Fox and Hounds at Bullamoor sits roughly halfway round. Dibdale Beck and the footbridge in Droppingwell Wood give water and shade and the wood is a decent off-lead stretch, but the fields either side are grazed and the lane into Bullamoor carries farm traffic.

Inn Collection Group pub with rooms at 72 High Street, combining a family-friendly bar and restaurant with smart bedrooms. Dedicated dog-friendly rooms welcome up to two dogs for 15 pounds a night, so you never have to leave the hound behind. A practical town-centre base between the Dales and the Moors.