Dog-friendly Ripon

An all-day bar and kitchen in a converted bank on Market Place South, serving coffee from breakfast through to cocktails at night. Visit Ripon lists it as dog friendly, and the deep sofas suit a dog that has already done its miles.

A proper Blossomgate local with good beer, a real fire, a pool table and a garden, and a warm welcome that extends to dogs. Visit Ripon carries it on the city's dog-friendly list.

A canalside pub on Canal Road between the racecourse and Ripon basin, listed as dog friendly by Visit Ripon. It is the obvious stop after a towpath walk along the Ripon Canal, and dogs are welcome inside.

A laid-back bar in an old Blossomgate warehouse, all bare brick and long tables, pouring craft beer and cocktails alongside sharing plates. Visit Ripon carries it on the city's dog-friendly list.

A friendly Westgate local with live sport and a proper bar-room feel, carried on Visit Ripon's dog-friendly list. Dogs are welcome inside, which is useful on a wet afternoon in the city centre.

A family-run pub and restaurant with six en-suite rooms out at Bridge Hewick on the Boroughbridge road, a mile or so east of Ripon. Visit Ripon lists it as dog friendly, and the surrounding lanes make for flat, easy walking.

A traditional Allhallowgate pub with cask ale, freshly cooked food and a sheltered beer garden, carried on Visit Ripon's dog-friendly list. Dogs are welcome inside, and the cathedral is only a few minutes' walk away.

A traditional pub on Princess Road pouring real ale and a decent wine list in a relaxed, locals' atmosphere. It appears on Visit Ripon's dog-friendly list and four-legged company is welcome inside.

Grade II listed terrace pub on Allhallowgate, one of the oldest corners of Ripon, and a Good Beer Guide fixture with an open fire and a long covered garden. Dogs on leads are welcome; no food is served, but you may bring takeaway into the garden.

A beautifully restored eighteenth-century coaching inn on Kirkgate, Timothy Taylor's flagship in the city, with a taproom, dining room, patio and eight bedrooms. Visit Ripon lists it as dog friendly and you are welcome to bring your dog inside.

A family-friendly pub on Harrogate Road on the southern approach to the city, known for its Sunday lunches. It appears on Visit Ripon's dog-friendly list and dogs are welcome inside.

A riverside pub on Bondgate Green serving traditional home-cooked food and real ale, listed by Visit Ripon among the city's dog-friendly venues. Dogs are welcome inside as well as at the tables looking out over the Skell, which makes it a natural halt on the Ripon Rowel.

A traditional tavern on the Old Market Place, named for the hornblower who still sets the watch at nine o'clock every night. Visit Ripon lists it among the city's dog-friendly places, so you can stay for the horn with your dog beside you.

A street-food style cafe in Ripon Spa Gardens serving all-day breakfast and light bites among the bandstand and borders. It is properly set up for dogs, with its own dog menu, treats and water bowls, and tables outside on the grass.

A small independent cafe on Queen Street just off the market square, doing fresh, unfussy food and a hearty welcome. Visit Ripon lists it as dog friendly, so your dog can come in out of the rain with you.

An independent North Street cafe known for robust coffee and loose-leaf tea, with cakes made on the premises. Visit Ripon lists it among the city's dog-friendly places and dogs are welcome inside.

A North Street kitchen cooking locally sourced and foraged food, from breakfast plates to proper evening cooking. Visit Ripon lists it as dog friendly, so a well-behaved dog can come in and lie under the table.

A family and dog-friendly cafe inside Halls of Ripon on Fishergate, turning out homemade cakes and a straightforward lunch menu. Dogs are welcome in with you, which is rarer than it should be among the city's tea rooms.

Roomy independent cafe on Kirkgate, on the walk between Ripon's Market Place and the cathedral. Dogs are welcome inside and you can sit wherever you like, with generous spacing between tables that suits bigger breeds.

Two and a third miles each way of dead-level towpath from the restored canal basin in Ripon down past Littlethorpe and three locks to Oxclose Lock, where the canal meets the River Ure, making a four-and-a-half-mile round on firm ground that barely notices the weather. Start at Ripon Canal Basin off Bondgate Green, ten minutes from the Market Place and a short walk from the bus station; there is parking at the basin and a cafe at the marina. It is a green corridor full of kingfishers and moorhens, and the flat surface is a gift for an old dog, but the water is deep and cold at the locks and the towpath is shared with cyclists, so keep dogs on the lead.

A quiet holiday park on Studley Road, set beside the River Laver on the Fountains Abbey side of the city. Well-behaved dogs are welcome, and the Ripon Rowel footpath runs close by for morning walks straight from the pitch.

Self-catering lodges with hot tubs on River View Road, tucked into the Ure valley just north of Ripon. Visit Ripon carries them on its dog-friendly list, which makes them a straightforward base for exploring Fountains Abbey and lower Nidderdale with a dog.

A large park on Ure Bank Top with the River Ure below it and the cathedral city a walk away across the bridge. Visit Ripon lists it among the area's dog-friendly places to stay, and the riverbank paths are on the doorstep.

A Jacobean mansion turned hotel and restaurant on Minster Road, looking across the green to Ripon Cathedral. Visit Ripon lists it among the city's dog-friendly places, and the walled garden is a quiet spot to sit with a dog.

Handsome inn set in six acres of secluded gardens on Park Street, within walking distance of Ripon Cathedral and the Market Place. Dog-friendly rooms accept up to two dogs for fifteen pounds a night, and the grounds give plenty of sniffing room before the drive to Fountains Abbey ten minutes away.

England's largest monastic ruin and the Georgian water garden beside it, a World Heritage Site four miles from Ripon. Dogs on short leads are welcome in all the outdoor spaces, from the abbey nave to the moon ponds and the deer park, and even in the visitor centre restaurant; water bowls and dog bins are dotted around the estate. Only Fountains Hall, Porters Lodge, the Studley tearoom and the play area are off limits.

Narrowboat trips aboard the Pride of Ripon from the canal basin at Bondgate Green, running down the Ripon Canal towards the Ure. Dogs are welcome aboard, and there is free parking at the basin so you can walk the towpath afterwards.