Dog-friendly Skipton and around

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The Beer Engine

BD23 1JD

In the bar Water bowls Treats

A repeatedly award-winning micropub on Albert Street near the canal and the station, with six cask ales, six craft kegs and no music or televisions. Among the most genuinely dog-minded rooms in Skipton: jars of free dog bar snacks to dip into, water bowls everywhere and bottled dog beer for sale. Well-behaved dogs only.

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The Black Horse

A classic English pub on Skipton High Street beneath the castle, serving hearty food and a decent range of drinks. The regional tourist board records it as having a dog-friendly atmosphere, so dogs are welcome in the bar. Convenient for a pint after Skipton Castle Woods or the canal towpath.

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The Woolly Sheep Inn

BD23 1HY

In the bar In the dining room

Award-winning Timothy Taylor's pub at the bottom of Sheep Street, a minute from Skipton's market and castle. The pub is fully dog friendly throughout, with a sociable beer garden, and three dog-friendly bedrooms that must be booked direct. Book ahead if you plan to dine with your dog at busy times.

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The Narrow Boat

BD23 1JE

In the bar Water bowls Treats

A busy bar and eatery off Skipton High Street with twenty tap lines, eight of them cask, and a reputation for its steak pie. Dogs are welcome inside and out and are given water bowls and biscuits, though the pub prefers them kept on a lead. A short walk from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath.

Ackroyds Wine Bar

Ackroyds Wine Bar is a pub in Skipton. 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.

Bay Horse

BD20 9HB

Bay Horse is a pub on Skipton Road, Skipton. 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.

Carleton WMC

BD23 3DJ

Carleton WMC is a pub on Park Lane, Skipton. 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.

Cock & Bottle

BD23 1RD

Cock & Bottle is a pub on Swadford Street, Skipton. 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.

Country Inn

BD23 3FF

Country Inn is a pub in Skipton. 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.

Devonshire Brassiere and Bar

BD23 6AJ

Devonshire Brassiere and Bar is a pub in Skipton. 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.

Early Doors

BD23 2HR

Early Doors is a pub on Newmarket Street, Skipton. 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.

Elm Tree Inn

BD23 6RB

Elm Tree Inn is a pub on Elm Tree Square, Skipton. 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.

Flutez Fizz

Flutez Fizz is a pub in Skipton. 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.

Hustle

Hustle is a pub in Skipton. 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 · 60 All restaurants & cafés in Skipton →

A taste of Thailand

BD23 1QY

A taste of Thailand is a place to eat on Swadford Street, Skipton. 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.

Aagrah Restaurant

Aagrah Restaurant is a place to eat on Coach Street, Skipton. 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.

Alexander's

BD23 1JZ

Alexander's is a place to eat on High Street, Skipton. 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.

Back O' Th' Hill

BD23 6HU

Back O' Th' Hill is a place to eat in Skipton. 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.

Back O' Th' Hill Farm

BD23 6HU

Back O' Th' Hill Farm is a place to eat in Skipton. 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.

Bean Loved

BD23 1DY

Bean Loved is a place to eat on Otley Street, Skipton. 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.

Bizzie Lizzies Fish and Chips

BD23 1QY

Bizzie Lizzies Fish and Chips is a place to eat on Swadford Street, Skipton. 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.

Bollywood Cottage

BD23 3LX

Bollywood Cottage is a place to eat on High Street, Skipton. 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.

Brown Bag Cafe

Brown Bag Cafe is a place to eat in Skipton. 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.

Caffè Nero

BD23 1HY

Caffè Nero is a place to eat on Sheep Street, Skipton. 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.

Caffé Capo

Caffé Capo is a place to eat in Skipton. 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.

Calico Jack

BD23 1PB

Calico Jack is a place to eat on Water Street, Skipton. 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.

Cawleys

Cawleys is a place to eat in Skipton. 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 And Clay

BD23 1JZ

Coffee And Clay is a place to eat on High Street, Skipton. 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 · 4 All walks in Skipton →

5.6 MI · OUT & BACK

DOGS WELCOME

Skipton to Bradley along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Skipton · BD23 1LQ

5.6MILES

2:30TIME

20mCLIMB

Off-lead allowed

Five and a half miles there and back on a flat, well-drained towpath that stays walkable in the worst of a Dales winter, when every field path around Skipton is churned to mud. It starts at Skipton canal basin behind Bridge Street, five minutes from the bus station and ten from the railway station, so it works as a walk without a car. There are no stiles and no livestock, which makes it one of the few walks in this book where a big dog can be off the lead for the whole distance; watch for cyclists on the shared surface, keep an eye on the unfenced edge, and note that the canal here is deep with steep stone sides, so a dog that goes in may need hauling out at a lock landing.

5 MI · LINEAR — PLAN THE RETURN

Leeds and Liverpool Canal: Skipton to Gargrave

Skipton · BD23 1LH

5MILES

2:00TIME

15mCLIMB

Five flat miles of towpath from Skipton to Gargrave along the lock-free summit level of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, about two hours each way, on a firm surfaced path that stays walkable when the fells are under water. Start at Skipton canal basin off Coach Street and finish at Gargrave, where the hourly 580 bus and the Leeds-Morecambe train will both get you back to Skipton so you need not walk it twice. There is not a single stile on the whole route and no livestock on the towpath, which makes it the obvious choice for a big dog or an old one, but keep leads on: the water is deep with steep stone edging, cyclists come through fast, and moored boats have their own dogs aboard.

7.7 MI · LOOP

Sharp Haw and Flasby Fell from Skipton

Skipton · BD23 1UD

7.7MILES

4:00TIME

330mCLIMB

80%OFF-ROAD

Seven and three quarter miles and about four hours, walked straight out of town: field paths and walled lanes to Tarn Moor, then a steady grassy pull to the twin tops of Sharp Haw and Rough Haw, which turn greasy underfoot after rain. It starts at Skipton railway station, which is the useful part - the Airedale line from Leeds and Bradford runs every half hour, so there is no need to find a parking space in town at all. Sheep graze Flasby Fell the whole year and the summit ridge is open access land with ground-nesting birds, so this is a lead walk throughout; the field-path section is punctuated by narrow slotted wall stiles that a broad Labrador will not squeeze through unaided, and there is no reliable water above the last beck crossing.

1.8 MI · LOOP

Skipton Castle Woods

Skipton · BD23 1AW

1.8MILES

1:00TIME

70mCLIMB

Ancient woodland gorge tucked behind Skipton Castle, managed by the Woodland Trust, with over two miles of paths, bridges and steps along Eller Beck where kingfishers and dippers hunt. Dogs on a lead are welcome at all times to protect plants and wildlife, and dog bins are provided at The Bailey entrance and Mill Bridge. Free to enter, minutes from the High Street.

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Stays · 16 All stays in Skipton →

Beamsley Project

BD23 6JA

Beamsley Project is a place to stay on Harrogate Road, Skipton. 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.

Boutique 25

BD23 2JE

Boutique 25 is a place to stay on Newmarket Street, Skipton. 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.

Carlton House

Carlton House is a place to stay in Skipton. 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.

Chinthurst

Chinthurst is a place to stay in Skipton. 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.

Coopers Chapel

Enjoying an idyllic location in the pretty village of Bradley just a stones through from the local pub. The bustling town of Skipton is just 2 miles away where a popular market is held four times a week. Spend a day browsing the cobbled streets and abundance of independent shops and eateries or visit the medieval castle dating back over 900 years. Well known as The Gateway to the Dales the stunning scenery of the National Park surrounds and provides an abundance of picturesque walks and cycle trails. There are plenty of quaint Dales villages to explore nearby including Grassington and Malham both 13 miles away. Visit the priory ruins at Bolton Abbey (11 miles) or take a ride on the Embsey & Bolton Abbey steam train. Thirteen external steps lead up to this wonderful first-floor apartment beautifully converted from a former chapel. As you enter the property you are greeted by an open-plan lounge/kitchen/diner providing the perfect space to socialise. The lounge area is cosy and adorned with comfortable sofas and a Smart TV. Behind sits a dining table where you can enjoy a home-cooked meal or glass of wine in the evenings. The kitchen is stylish and spacious and equipped with everything you could need including electric oven induction hob microwave fridge and dishwasher. Along the corridor you will find two attractive bedrooms both with king-size beds. To complete the property is a contemporary bathroom with shower over the bath and WC. Externally the property benefits from a private enclosed patio area with elevated views over the surrounding countryside. Relax and enjoy a morning coffee around the outdoor table whilst breathing in the refreshing country air. There is a garage containing a freezer that provides parking for one car and secure cycle storage. An additional parking space is available in front of the garage. Need to know: 2 bedrooms king size. 1 bathroom with shower over bath and WC. Electric oven, induction hob, microwave, fridge and dishwasher. Freezer in garage. Welcome pack on arrival. Smart TV's in lounge and bedrooms. Enclosed patio area with furniture. Garage parking for 1 car and an additional parking space in front of garage. Secure cycle store. 1 small dog welcome. Shop and pub within walking distance. The owner also has additional properties 2 miles away, please contact us for further information.

Green Grove Country House

BD23 4DU

Green Grove Country House is a place to stay on Bell Busk, Skipton. 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.

Herriots Hotel

BD23 1RT

Herriots Hotel is a place to stay on Broughton Road, Skipton. 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.

Highfield House

Highfield House is a place to stay in Skipton. 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.

Lindon Guest House

BD23 4BE

Lindon Guest House is a place to stay in Skipton. 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.

Newfield Hall

BD23 4AA

Newfield Hall is a place to stay in Skipton. 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.

Newton Grange Holiday Cottages

BD23 3NT

Newton Grange Holiday Cottages is a place to stay on Bank Newton, Skipton. 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.

Premier Inn

BD23 3NB

Premier Inn is a place to stay on Hellifield Road, Skipton. 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 Pinfold guest house

BD23 1NL

The Pinfold guest house is a place to stay on The Pinfold, Chapel Hill, Skipton. 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 Skipton Hotel

BD23 2TA

The Skipton Hotel is a place to stay on Keighley Road, Skipton. 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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Skipton Castle

BD23 1AW

One of the best-preserved medieval castles in England, over 900 years old and fully roofed, at the top of Skipton High Street. Well-behaved dogs on short leads are welcome throughout the castle and grounds, excluding only the tea room and shop. Combine with the adjoining Castle Woods for a full dog-friendly outing.

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3.2 MI · LOOP

Embsay Reservoir and the Eastby Lanes

Embsay · BD23 6RB

3.2MILES

1:40TIME

120mCLIMB

80%OFF-ROAD

Three miles and about an hour and a half on the reservoir track and the walled lanes between Embsay and Eastby, all of it below the moor wall and all of it on firm going, which makes it a reliable winter option when the fells are sodden. Start at Elm Tree Square in Embsay, where there is roadside parking and a bus from Skipton, a mile and a half away. This route exists because of one hard fact that catches out visiting dog owners every summer - the Bolton Abbey estate does not allow dogs on Barden Moor at all, so Embsay Crag and the moor above the reservoir are closed to you and the wall is the boundary; below it there is easy gated walking with water at the reservoir outflow, sheep in the fields either side of the lane so the lead stays on, and only one stepped wall stile, which most dogs manage.

1.6 MI · LOOP

Embsay Reservoir and Crag Nook

Embsay

1.6MILES

45mTIME

60mCLIMB

90%OFF-ROAD

A short mile and a half round the water on a broad level track, with an optional moderate climb to Crag Nook at the north end for the view back over the reservoir to Skipton; forty-five minutes at an easy pace and passable in any weather. Park in the small free car park at the south-east corner of the reservoir, reached up Pasture Road out of Embsay village; the Embsay and Bolton Abbey steam railway station is a ten-minute walk away. There are no stiles at all on the reservoir circuit, which makes it one of the few Dales walks a big or arthritic dog can do without being lifted, but the moor above is grouse ground where leads are required from 1 March to 31 July and sheep are on the reservoir banks.

Stay 3.1 mi SOME LIMITS

Draughton Heights

Draughton · BD23 6DU

A small campsite and glamping site on Heights Lane above Draughton, on the moor shoulder between Skipton and Bolton Abbey, with tent pitches, campervan spaces and en-suite pods tucked under a pine plantation. The site describes itself as dog friendly with walking trails on the doorstep and publishes a flat charge of two pounds per stay per dog, which is about as cheap as a dog charge gets in Craven. It sits on sheep ground and the moor edge starts at the gate, so this is somewhere to have a lead in your hand rather than in your bag. What the site does not publish is whether dogs may sleep inside the glamping pods rather than only on the camping field, and the booking agencies contradict each other on the point, so ring before you book a pod.

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Restaurant 3.3 mi SOME LIMITS

The Angel at Hetton

Hetton · BD23 6LT

In the bar In the dining room

A fifteenth-century inn turned five-rosette restaurant, and remarkably relaxed about dogs for a kitchen at this level. Dogs are welcome in the bar and in one designated part of the dining room, so you can eat properly without leaving the dog in the car. Two bedrooms, a suite and a studio, take dogs and come with beds and bowls.

3.7 MI · LINEAR — PLAN THE RETURN

Gargrave to Airton on the Pennine Way

Gargrave · BD23 3RB

3.7MILES

1:45TIME

120mCLIMB

85%OFF-ROAD

Three and three quarter miles one way, around two hours, following the Pennine Way north over Eshton Moor and then dropping to the young River Aire at Newfield Bridge for an easy riverside mile into Airton. Start at Gargrave church and finish at Airton green; the 210 bus between Skipton and Malham calls at both, so you can walk it one way and ride back rather than doubling the distance. This is grazing country from end to end and lambs are in the fields from March, so keep the dog on the lead; the Aire is shallow and gravelly here and gives a good drink and a paddle, but the stiles are the catch - a run of squeeze stiles and stepped wall stiles that a heavy dog cannot manage without being lifted over.

3.6 MI · LOOP

Draughton Height from the village

Draughton · BD23 6DY

3.6MILES

2:00TIME

175mCLIMB

45%OFF-ROAD

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Draughton has four hundred people, no pub and no shop, and one very good hill. Height Lane climbs south out of the village onto Draughton Height, the broad moorland shoulder between Wharfedale and Airedale, and from the top a restricted byway and a public bridleway make a loop east and back so you are not simply retracing the tarmac. The reward is the view: Skipton and the Aire gap one way, Barden and the edge of the Dales the other. Height Lane is single track with high walls and no verge in places, sheep are loose on the unenclosed sections at the top, and the moorland west of the lane is registered open access land with no dog restriction recorded against it.

6 MI · LOOP

Gargrave, Bank Newton Locks and the Pennine Way

Gargrave · BD23 3RB

6MILES

2:30TIME

145mCLIMB

85%OFF-ROAD

Six easy miles in about two and a half hours: canal towpath west past the Bank Newton flight to the double-arched bridge at East Marton, then back on the Pennine Way across drumlin pasture that turns to deep mud after rain. Start from the free car park in Gargrave village centre opposite the village hall, a few minutes from the station on the Leeds-Morecambe line. The field return crosses working sheep and cattle pasture with several stiles, some of them narrow stone squeezes with no dog gate, so a large dog will need lifting more than once; the towpath half is stile-free and there is water at the canal edge, though the banks are steep.

Pub 3.4 mi SOME LIMITS

The Masons Arms

Gargrave · BD23 3NL

Village pub opposite the church in Gargrave, where the Pennine Way crosses the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Dogs are welcome in the stone-floored room and the bar, preferably on a lead, and in the letting rooms; the comfortable garden suits sunny days. A sound refuelling stop between Skipton and Malhamdale.

Pub 3.9 mi DOGS WELCOME

Devonshire Arms Inn

Cracoe · BD23 6LA

In the bar In the dining room Treats

A family-run sixteenth-century inn between Skipton and Grassington, with log fires, candlelit tables and Cracoe Fell rising behind. Dogs get treats on arrival and there is a menu for them too; they are welcome by the log burner in the bar as well as in the restaurant. Two bedrooms take dogs for a nightly supplement.

4.1 MI · OUT & BACK

VERIFIED 30 JUL 2026 VIEW WALK ›

Kildwick and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Cross Hills

Cross Hills · BD20 7RN

4.1MILES

1:50TIME

55mCLIMB

70%OFF-ROAD

The flat walk that Cross Hills and Glusburn actually have, reached on foot rather than by car. Drop north out of the village down Priest Bank Road into Kildwick, past the long low bulk of St Andrew's church, and join the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Kildwick's bridge 187, then follow the towpath north-east above the Aire valley towards Silsden. The Canal and River Trust has resurfaced the three kilometres between bridge 187 at Kildwick and bridge 191A at Silsden, so this is firm going in winter rather than the mud most towpaths turn into. There is no seasonal dog ban of any kind here: the Trust's towpath code asks only that dogs are kept under close control and cleaned up after, all year round.

Pub 5.0 mi SOME LIMITS

The Old White Bear

Cross Hills · BD20 7RN

The oldest building in Cross Hills, a 1735 stone pub on Keighley Road at the village crossroads, taking its cask ale from a brewery its own site describes as less than half a mile away. The pub pitches itself squarely at walkers coming off the hill, describing customers cosying up in front of the fire in muddy boots after a long walk with the dog, so a wet dog by the fire is the expected picture rather than an awkward one. There is a sun-trap beer garden behind for warm afternoons. Food runs Wednesday to Sunday only, with the kitchen shut all day Monday and Tuesday, so a midweek walk needs planning.

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Pub 5.2 mi SOME LIMITS

Dog & Gun Inn

Glusburn · BD20 8DS

A stone roadside inn on Colne Road at High Malsis, on the A6068 a mile west of Glusburn where the road starts to climb towards the Lancashire border. The inn's own site lists Pet Friendly among its amenities alongside the beer garden and the car park, so dogs are part of the offer rather than tolerated, and the car park matters because there is no safe parking on this stretch of the A6068. It is the obvious stop coming off the moor edge above Cowling or off the Pennine Way at Ickornshaw. The site does not say whether dogs may go through into the dining side, so ask at the bar before you settle down to eat.

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1.8 MI · OUT & BACK

Strid Wood and the Strid

Bolton Abbey · BD23 6AN

1.8MILES

Ancient oak woodland running north from the Cavendish Pavilion along the Wharfe to the notorious rock chasm of the Strid, with waymarked trails through the trees. The estate requires dogs to be on a lead throughout the wood; outside the woodland they should walk to heel. Keep well back from the water at the Strid itself, which is far deeper and faster than it looks.

3.4 MI · OUT & BACK

The Valley of Desolation and Posforth Gill

Bolton Abbey · BD23 6AN

3.4MILES

1:50TIME

180mCLIMB

Three and a half miles there and back in a couple of easy hours, following Posforth Gill up a wooded ravine past a pretty waterfall to the moor wall, on a path that is stepped, rooty and slippery in the wet but never difficult. It starts from the Cavendish Pavilion on the Bolton Abbey estate, where parking is charged and fills fast; the estate is served by the 74 bus from Ilkley and Skipton. The important thing for a dog owner is where this walk stops - the Bolton Abbey estate does not permit dogs on Barden Fell or Barden Moor at all, so you must turn back at the moor gate and Simon's Seat is off the table, and dogs must be on the lead on the woodland paths below; the gill runs clear and gives a good drink the whole way up, there are no stiles, and sheep graze the open pasture between the woods.