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Talbot Arms

BD24 9EX

In the bar In the dining room

A former CAMRA Pub of the Year on Settle's High Street, open all day with six cask ales, home-cooked food and a good open fire for rough weather. Dogs are welcome in all areas alongside walkers and children, and there is a large beer garden round the back. Five minutes from the Settle to Carlisle station.

Pub SOME LIMITS

Millers at Bar 13

A small independent bar and bistro in the centre of Settle, useful for a drink and a plate of something after a day on the Ribble Way. The tourist board lists it as having dog-friendly seating, so dogs are catered for in part of the room rather than throughout. Worth ringing ahead at busy times as the space is compact.

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The Golden Lion

BD24 9DU

In the bar Water bowls Treats

Seventeenth-century Thwaites coaching inn on Duke Street in the heart of Settle's market town, handy for the Settle-Carlisle railway. Dogs are welcome in the bar and bedrooms, greeted with a barrel of water, bowls and towels by the door and biscuits on the bar. The dining room is best left to the humans.

Bar 13

BD24 9DU

Bar 13 is a pub on Duke Street, 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.

Black Horse Hotel

BD24 0BE

Black Horse Hotel is a pub on Church Street, 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.

Harts Head Hotel

BD24 0BA

Harts Head Hotel is a pub on Belle Hill, 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.

North Ribblesdale Club House

BD24 9QH

North Ribblesdale Club House is a pub on High Hill Grove Street, 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.

Royal Oak Hotel

BD24 9ED

Royal Oak Hotel is a pub on Market Place, 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.

The Craven Arms

BD24 0EA

The Craven Arms is a pub on Brackenber Lane, 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.

The Golden Lion Hotel

BD24 0HB

The Golden Lion Hotel is a pub 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.

The Helwith Bridge Inn

BD24 0EH

The Helwith Bridge Inn is a pub on Austwick Road, 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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Restaurants & cafés · 24 All restaurants & cafés in Settle →

3 Peaks Cycles

BD24 9EJ

3 Peaks Cycles is a place to eat on Market Place, 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.

Attermire Café/Bar

BD24 9EF

Attermire Café/Bar is a place to eat on Market Place, 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.

Car and Kitchen

BD24 9EF

Car and Kitchen is a place to eat on Market Place, 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.

Coffee in the Cave

BD24 9EJ

Coffee in the Cave is a place to eat on Market Place, 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.

Darlings of Settle

Darlings of Settle is a place to eat on Market Place, 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.

Falcon Manor

BD24 9BD

Falcon Manor is a place to eat on Duke Street, 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.

Hector's Coffee Shop

BD24 9LR

Hector's Coffee Shop is a place to eat on Langcliffe Road, 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.

High Street Coffee

BD24 9EX

High Street Coffee is a place to eat on High Street, 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.

Little House

BD24 9DJ

Little House is a place to eat on Duke Street, 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.

Lords Courtyard

BD24 9JY

Lords Courtyard is a place to eat on A65, 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.

Matteo’s Settle Italian

BD24 9EH

Matteo’s Settle Italian is a place to eat on Market Place, 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.

Miss Victoria’s Refreshment Gardens

Miss Victoria’s Refreshment Gardens is a place to eat 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.

Royal Spice

BD24 9EJ

Royal Spice is a place to eat on Market Place, 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.

Ruchee

BD24 9RH

Ruchee is a place to eat on Duke Street, 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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Walks · 5 All walks in Settle →

4 MI · LOOP

Attermire Scar and Victoria Cave

Settle · BD24 9EJ

4MILES

2:30TIME

260mCLIMB

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.

7.4 MI · LOOP

Giggleswick Scar, Feizor and Stackhouse

Settle · BD24 9AA

7.4MILES

3:45TIME

340mCLIMB

85%OFF-ROAD

Seven and a half miles and about three and three quarter hours along the top of Giggleswick Scar, over to the hamlet of Feizor and back down the Ribble at Stackhouse, with one steep pull onto the limestone and some genuinely slippery ground where the path crosses bare rock. Start at Settle railway station on the Settle to Carlisle line, which puts the walk within reach without a car and saves the scramble for parking in the market place. Sheep are on the scar and the Feizor pastures throughout the year so the lead stays on, and there is a short and unpleasant stretch beside the A65 at Buck Haw Brow where traffic comes fast round a bend; the Ribble at Stackhouse is the payoff, with easy shingle access for a swim, but expect several tight limestone squeeze stiles above Feizor that a broad dog will have to be lifted through.

5.4 MI · LOOP

Langcliffe, Stainforth and Catrigg Force

Settle · BD24 9NJ

5.4MILES

3:00TIME

280mCLIMB

85%OFF-ROAD

Five and a half miles and around three hours: the Ribble Way north through riverside meadows to the packhorse bridge at Stainforth, then the steep stony climb of Goat Scar Lane to Catrigg Force, and a high return across Winskill with the whole of Ribblesdale below. Start at Langcliffe village green a mile north of Settle, where there is limited roadside parking and a bus from Settle station; the alternative is the pay-and-display car park in Stainforth, which fills early at weekends. The beck at Catrigg and the Ribble both give a drink and there is a safe shallow paddle at Stainforth Bridge, but sheep graze the whole route so keep the dog on the lead, the viewing path at the top of the fall runs along an unprotected lip, and the meadow section is crossed by a run of narrow stone squeeze stiles that a Labrador simply will not fit through.

5 MI · LOOP

Scaleber Force from Settle

Settle · BD24 9EJ

5MILES

2:45TIME

270mCLIMB

75%OFF-ROAD

Five miles and about two and three quarter hours, climbing steadily out of town on Mitchell Lane and High Hill Lane to a forty-foot waterfall hidden in a limestone gorge, then coming back on the stony Settle Loop track with Ingleborough filling the view. It starts in Settle market place, and Settle railway station on the Settle to Carlisle line is a four-minute walk away, so the whole thing is doable by train from Leeds. The walled lanes and the Loop are gated rather than stiled, which is a rare mercy for a big dog in this corner of the Dales, and Stockdale Beck gives a good drink; sheep graze every field on the route so the lead stays on, and the last few yards down into Scaleber Wood are a slippery scramble on wet limestone above a deep pool, best done without a dog attached to your wrist.

5.3 MI · LOOP

Settle to Stainforth Force on the Ribble Way

Settle · BD24 9EJ

5.3MILES

2:30TIME

110mCLIMB

85%OFF-ROAD

Five and a quarter miles round in about two and a half hours, following the Ribble Way north out of Settle through riverside meadows to the limestone shelves of Stainforth Force and its seventeenth-century packhorse bridge, returning by the lane and field paths on the far side. Nearly flat and easy going apart from mud after rain; start at Settle market place and use the pay-and-display car parks, or take the train and walk from the station. The pool below Stainforth Force is the best-known dog swim in Ribblesdale with a shallow shelf to get in and out, though the current is strong when the river is up; the meadows carry sheep and cattle, and the Ribble Way has a number of narrow stone stiles that will stop a large dog.

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Stays · 14 All stays in Settle →

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Knight Stainforth Hall Caravan and Camping Park

BD24 0DP

Off-lead allowed In the dining room

Family-run park on the banks of the River Ribble two miles north of Settle, close to Stainforth Force. Two dogs are welcome per pitch, with a securely fenced exercise field for off-lead runs and the river for a paddle; leads elsewhere on site. The on-site Knights Table restaurant welcomes well-behaved dogs too.

1 Walkers Barn

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.

Brewhouse Cottage

BD24 9ER

Brewhouse Cottage is a place to stay on Constitution Hill, 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.

Broad Croft House

BD24 0EX

Broad Croft House is a place to stay on Douk Ghyll Lane, 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.

Falcon Manor Hotel

BD24 9BD

Falcon Manor Hotel 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.

Hyll View Cottage

Indulge in peaceful bliss with thoughtful attention to detail at this picture-perfect countryside retreat. Nestled on the picturesque Yorkshire/Lancashire border in the charming village of Tosside on the edge of the Forest of Bowland AONB there is a wealth of stunning walking trails and cycle routes from the doorstep. Stocks Reservoir offers peaceful walks and birdwatching opportunities along with Gisburn Forest which has great mounting biking routes as well as the opportunity to see local deer. The local café/bistro is just around the corner offering a warm welcome and bike hire. Visit the local town of Settle (9 miles) with independent shops selling local produce. Climb to the top of the magnificent Pendle Hill (13 miles) a legendary landmark steeped in history and folklore or take a scenic train journey on the Settle-Carlisle Railway (8 miles). The market town of Clitheroe with its ancient castle is 11 miles away the impressive Malham Cove is 13 miles and Skipton known as the gateway to the dales is within 17 miles. You can reach many locations by local bus route or via train in Long Preston (5 miles). Step into this inviting holiday cottage and feel instantly at home in the welcoming entrance hall thoughtfully designed with ample room for hanging coats and wiping muddy paws after a day of exploring the area. Transition seamlessly into the enchanting open-plan living space adorned with bi-folding doors that flood the room with light. Sink into the embrace of plush comfortable sofas while enjoying entertainment on the Smart TV. The stylish and well-equipped kitchen awaits boasting a convenient breakfast bar for casual mornings and a dining table for evening meals. Continue through to the practical utility room complete with laundry facilities for added convenience and a downstairs shower room. Ascend to the first floor where two beautifully appointed bedrooms await; one featuring a king-size bed (zip-and-link which can be made into twin beds on request) accompanied by a Smart TV. The second with 2 single beds each with Velux windows with great views of Pendle Hill. The family bathroom completes the interior offering a serene space for relaxation and rejuvenation. Stepping outside discover a charming enclosed garden with a patio area and tasteful furniture providing an ideal setting for al fresco dining or simply basking in the tranquillity of your surroundings. Gaze upon outstanding views of Pendle Hill and the undulating countryside with the added charm of grazing sheep in the neighbouring field. Need to know: 2 bedrooms 1 king size (can be made into a twin on request) and 1 twin. 2 bathrooms 1 bathroom with shower over bath and WC and 1 downstairs shower room with WC. Electric oven and hob, microwave, dishwasher, fridge with ice compartment, coffee machine. Utility room with washing machine. Welcome pack on arrival. Travel cot and highchair available. Smart TV in lounge and king size bedroom. Enclosed garden with patio and furniture. Off road parking for 1 car, further free parking available in car park 15 metres away (subject to availability). Shop 5 miles, pub 1.5 miles. May accept more dogs please enquire. CCTV active on driveway.

King William the Fourth Guest House

BD24 9EX

King William the Fourth Guest House is a place to stay on High Street, 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.

Linton Court Coach House

BD24 9DW

Linton Court Coach House 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.

Peaks and Pods

BD24 0LJ

Peaks and Pods 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.

Robin Hill

BD24 9ER

Robin Hill is a place to stay on Constitution Hill, 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.

The Craven Arms

BD24 0EA

The Craven Arms is a place to stay on Brackenber Lane, 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.

The Gate House

The Gate House is a place to stay on Castle Hill, 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.

The Old Brewhouse

BD24 9ER

The Old Brewhouse is a place to stay on Constitution Hill, 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.

Whitefriars Lodge

BD24 9JD

Whitefriars Lodge is a place to stay on Church Street, 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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The Harts Head

Giggleswick · BD24 0BA

An eighteenth-century coaching inn on Belle Hill in Giggleswick, a short walk over the bridge from Settle. Dogs staying here get their own bed, a blanket and a jar of treats, and there is a dedicated dog menu in the bar. A modest supplement per dog per stay covers the extra cleaning.

In the bar Treats

Pub 1.6 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Craven Heifer

Stainforth · BD24 9PB

In the bar In the dining room

A Ribblesdale village pub with three real fires and a covered beer garden beside the beck, five minutes' drive north of Settle. The pub states plainly that everyone is welcome including dogs and muddy boots, and all six guest bedrooms take dogs. Stainforth Foss is ten minutes' walk away and Catrigg Force about fifteen.

Pub 3.1 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Game Cock Inn

Austwick · LA2 8BB

A much-loved country pub on the green at Austwick, unusual in the Dales for its French-leaning kitchen alongside the standard pub fare. Dogs are made welcome and given treats, and every one of the letting rooms is dog-friendly. A good base for the Norber erratics and the Crummack Dale lanes.

In the bar Treats

Stay 3.1 mi SOME LIMITS

The Traddock

Austwick · LA2 8BY

A small family-run Georgian country house hotel in Austwick, and about as smart as dog-friendly gets in this corner of the Dales. Dogs are welcome in all fourteen rooms and anywhere in the house on a lead except the two dining rooms; reserve a bar table and you can eat with the dog at your feet. There are two lawns, outdoor dog-washing facilities and a bin in the car park.

6.5 MI · LOOP

Norber Erratics and Crummack Dale from Austwick

Austwick · LA2 8BB

6.5MILES

3:30TIME

330mCLIMB

Six and a half miles and around three and a half hours to the boulder field at Norber, where ice-age erratics sit perched on limestone plinths, returning by the walled Crummack Lane and Thwaite Lane; the middle section over Long Scar is rough, wet and cut by grykes that catch a paw. It starts from the village green in Austwick, where there is free roadside parking and a stop on the 581 bus from Settle. The whole route is working sheep ground and lambing runs from March, so the dog stays on the lead; Austwick Beck gives a drink at the start and finish but there is nothing on the tops, and the field walls here are crossed by very narrow slotted stone stiles - the ones above Nappa Scars are among the tightest in the Dales and a big dog will not pass without help.

5.6 MI · LOOP

Oxenber Wood, Feizor and Smearsett Scar

Austwick · LA2 8BB

5.6MILES

3:00TIME

300mCLIMB

Five and a half miles and about three hours through the hazel and ash of Oxenber and Wharfe Woods, over the little hamlet of Feizor and up the short sharp pull to the trig point on Smearsett Scar, which is a proper viewpoint for the effort. Start on the green in Austwick; there is free roadside parking, and Feizor at the halfway point has a tea room that keeps water bowls outside. Oxenber is wood pasture rather than a fenced wood, so stock can be in among the trees and the lead stays on all the way round; there is a beck at Feizor for a drink but nothing on the scar, and the wall crossings between Wharfe and Feizor are the classic Dales squeeze stile - two upright slabs a hand-span apart, impassable for a broad dog without lifting.

Pub 4.6 mi SOME LIMITS

The Plough

Wigglesworth · BD23 4RJ

The only pub in Wigglesworth, standing on Jack Lane at the north end of the village with the Ribble valley falling away west and Pen-y-ghent and Ingleborough on the skyline. The bar has open fires and buttoned banquettes and pours Timothy Taylor's, Copper Dragon and Saltaire on cask, and the pub's own drinks page says furry friends will receive a warm welcome alongside the walkers and cyclists it is set up for. There is a large garden and terrace behind and free parking on site, which matters here because the village has no other public parking. Eleven bedrooms are let above the pub, but the dog policy for those is not published anywhere on the site.

VERIFIED 30 JUL 2026 VIEW ›

Stay 4.6 mi SOME LIMITS

Willowbeck Farm

Wigglesworth · BD23 4RJ

VERIFIED 30 JUL 2026 VIEW ›

An adults-only touring site on the edge of Wigglesworth taking caravans, campervans and motorhomes on grass pitches and serviced hardstandings, all with electric hook-up, open the whole year. The reason to know about it with a dog is the dedicated dog exercise field, planted with trees and with a bench in it, which is the only place on the site where a dog may be off the lead. The site's own rules are explicit that dogs are led everywhere else and are not walked around the pitches or where other guests are sitting. Note that from the 2026 season there are no toilet or shower blocks, so units have to be self-sufficient.

Off-lead allowed

4.5 MI · LOOP

Malham Tarn circuit

Malham · BD24 9PT

4.5MILES

2:10TIME

90mCLIMB

75%OFF-ROAD

A four-and-a-half-mile circuit of England's highest marl lake, two hours on estate tracks, a stretch of quiet moorland road and grass paths, with almost no climbing at 375 metres above the sea. Park at the National Trust car park at Water Sinks on the Malham to Arncliffe road; Malham village and its toilets and tea rooms are three miles south. The Trust asks for dogs on leads and bars them entirely from the boardwalk through the National Nature Reserve at the east end, so plan to walk the road section instead; sheep and cattle graze the upland farm land, and the tarn shore gives easy shallow access for a drink.

Stay 5.0 mi SOME LIMITS

Wigglesworth House and Cottages

Wigglesworth · BD23 4SA

Water bowls Livestock — leads on

Self-catering cottages at Wigglesworth House on Becks Brow, at the quiet western end of the village on the lane towards Tosside and the Forest of Bowland. The owners publish a full dog policy rather than a vague welcome: two dogs are taken, at thirty pounds per dog per stay, and there is a field behind the cottage for toilet breaks which dogs must be led into. Arriving guests are given a pack with waste bags, a water bowl, towels and a holiday tag. It is a working country setting with stock in the surrounding fields, so this is lead country from the car door onwards.

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Horton in Ribblesdale · BD24 0HF

6 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Pen-y-ghent from Horton-in-Ribblesdale

6MILES

4:00TIME

520mCLIMB

The most dog-manageable of the Three Peaks: a six-mile circuit from Horton up the crouching-lion profile of Pen-y-ghent (694m), returning past the gaping chasm of Hull Pot. This is working sheep country from start to summit, so keep dogs on a lead around livestock and during the March-to-July ground-nesting season; expect stiles, a short rocky scramble near the top and serious weather potential. Park at the village pay and display.

8 MI · LOOP

Gaping Gill and Little Ingleborough from Clapham

Clapham · LA2 8DP

8MILES

5:00TIME

520mCLIMB

95%OFF-ROAD

Eight miles and a good five hours, climbing the estate track past Ingleborough Cave, squeezing through the dry gorge of Trow Gill and out onto boggy open fell to the mouth of Gaping Gill before the last pull to Little Ingleborough. Start from the National Park car park in Clapham; the village is on the 581 bus from Settle and Ingleton, and there is a small charge to walk the Ingleborough Estate nature trail at the start. Keep the dog on the lead and keep it close: Gaping Gill is an unfenced hundred-metre shaft with smaller pots scattered around it, the fell carries sheep and ground-nesting birds, and Clapham Beck at the bottom is the only reliable water; the estate track uses gates rather than stiles, but the wall crossings on the return down Long Lane include two narrow stone squeezes a big dog will not get through.

Stay 5.2 mi DOGS WELCOME

Beck Hall

Malham · BD23 4DJ

In the bar In the dining room Water bowls Treats

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.

Horton in Ribblesdale · BD24 0HF

Pub 5.2 mi SOME LIMITS

The Crown Hotel

Walkers' pub at the foot of Pen-y-ghent and a traditional start and finish for the Three Peaks Challenge. Dogs are welcome in the bar areas and the outdoor seating by the Ribble, and well-behaved dogs can stay in the downstairs double bedroom. Expect muddy boots, big breakfasts and fell talk.