Dog-friendly Alnwick and around

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The Dirty Bottles

NE66 1JQ

The old Ye Olde Cross on Narrowgate, named for the untouched bottles in the front window that local superstition says will kill whoever moves them. It is a Greene King house with rooms above and it sits on the corner where Narrowgate meets Bailiffgate, a minute from the castle gate. Greene King publishes a dog-friendly page for this pub and lists Dog Friendly among its facilities alongside the beer garden, but it does not say which rooms dogs may use, so treat the bar and the garden as the safe assumption and ask about the restaurant side. Nothing is published about dogs in the bedrooms.

Adam & Eve

NE66 1LA

Adam & Eve is a pub on Clayport Street, Alnwick. 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.

Blue Bell Inn

NE66 1LA

Blue Bell Inn is a pub on Clayport Street, Alnwick. 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.

Blue Bell Inn

NE66 3UP

Blue Bell Inn is a pub on Stead Road, Alnwick. 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.

Bridge of Aln Hotel

NE66 4RW

Bridge of Aln Hotel is a pub in Alnwick. 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.

Ex Servicemens Club

NE66 2RA

Ex Servicemens Club is a pub on Northumberland Street, Alnwick. 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.

Harry's Bar

NE66 1JG

Harry's Bar is a pub on Narrowgate, Alnwick. 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.

Hope & Anchor

NE66 2RA

Hope & Anchor is a pub on Northumberland Street, Alnwick. 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.

Market Tavern

NE66 1HW

Market Tavern is a pub on Fenkle Street, Alnwick. 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.

Pig in Muck

NE66 1HS

Pig in Muck is a pub on Market Place, Alnwick. 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.

Queen's Head Hotel

NE66 1SS

Queen's Head Hotel is a pub on Market Street, Alnwick. 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.

Red Lion

NE66 2RJ

Red Lion is a pub on Northumberland Street, Alnwick. 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.

Sun Inn

NE66 2RA

Sun Inn is a pub on Northumberland Street, Alnwick. 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.

Tankerville Arms

NE66 2TX

Tankerville Arms is a pub on Eglingham Village, Alnwick. 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 · 35 All restaurants & cafés in Alnwick →

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The Bakery at The Alnwick Garden

NE66 1YU

The bakery and coffee stop at the entrance plaza of The Alnwick Garden, on the free side of the ticket barrier off Denwick Lane, so you can use it without paying to go into the garden. The garden's own FAQ says The Bakery welcomes dogs on leads every day, which makes it the reliable Alnwick coffee stop when it is not a Thursday or a Sunday and the garden itself is closed to dogs. It sits directly on the walkway between the Alnwick Town and Denwick Lane entrances, which is also open to dogs at any time, and the Waterside Trail starts from the same car park.

Alno Lounge

NE66 1TD

Alno Lounge is a place to eat on Bondgate Within, Alnwick. 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.

Buffet Stop Cafe

NE66 2EZ

Buffet Stop Cafe is a place to eat on Ash Close, Alnwick. 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.

Company B

NE66 3JP

Company B is a place to eat on North End, Alnwick. 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.

Copperfields

NE66 1SS

Copperfields is a place to eat on Market Street, Alnwick. 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.

Costa

NE66 1HZ

Costa is a place to eat on Bondgate Within, Alnwick. 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.

Courtyard Cafe

NE66 1NQ

Courtyard Cafe is a place to eat on The Peth, Alnwick. 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.

Di Sopra

NE66 1SX

Di Sopra is a place to eat on Bondgate Within, Alnwick. 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.

Efe's

NE66 1HX

Efe's is a place to eat on Paikes Street, Alnwick. 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.

Flower Cafe

NE66 1HR

Flower Cafe is a place to eat on Fenkle Street, Alnwick. 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.

Grannies

NE66 1JG

Grannies is a place to eat on Narrowgate, Alnwick. 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.

Hardy's Bar and Lounge

Hardy's Bar and Lounge is a place to eat on Bondgate Within, Alnwick. 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.

Henry's

NE66 1HZ

Henry's is a place to eat on Bondgate Within, Alnwick. 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.

Lal Khazana

NE66 2YP

Lal Khazana is a place to eat on West End, Alnwick. 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 Alnwick →

2 MI · LOOP

Alnwick Waterside Trail and the Pastures

Alnwick · NE66 1YU

2MILES

1:05TIME

55mCLIMB

90%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on

Two miles from The Alnwick Garden car park down through the Pastures to the River Aln, west along the bank to the four-arch Lion Bridge with the Percy lion on its parapet, and back up under the castle walls. This is the Waterside Trail published by Northumberland Estates, who own the ground, and it is the walk to do in Alnwick with a dog, because the estate's other big option, Hulne Park, bans dogs outright. Grass and gravel path, gently rolling, one gate. The estate's own instruction is that much of this land is a conservation area, so dogs are to be kept under strict control, and the trail is currently diverted around the Riverbrook Gardens housing works.

3.6 MI · LOOP

Alnwick Waterside Trail, the long loop to Denwick

Alnwick · NE66 1YU

3.6MILES

1:55TIME

95mCLIMB

90%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on

The longer of the two Waterside Trail variants that Northumberland Estates publishes from The Alnwick Garden car park, about three and a half miles taking in the Lion Bridge, the north bank of the Aln past the castle's Capability Brown parkland, and a swing east through farmland towards Denwick Bridge before turning back. Field-edge and riverside path with two gates and a short stretch of estate track. The estate's stated rule is that dogs must be kept under strict control here because the land is a conservation area, and the field sections are stock-grazed. Do not attempt to link it into Hulne Park: the estate does not permit dogs there.

3 MI · OUT & BACK

Alnwick to Denwick Bridge

Alnwick · NE66 1TL

3MILES

1:30TIME

70mCLIMB

30%OFF-ROAD

Three miles there and back east out of Alnwick Market Place along Bondgate Within and Denwick Lane, past The Alnwick Garden entrance and out between the hedges to Denwick Bridge over the Aln and the hamlet beyond. It is the flattest way out of town on foot and it stays on public highway and verge throughout, which makes it a reliable option when the estate trails are wet or diverted. The county dog control PSPO requires a lead of no more than 1.5m on classified 'A' and 'B' roads and their verges, and Denwick Lane joins the B1340 at the far end, so the lead stays on. There is no exclusion anywhere on the route.

1.6 MI · LOOP

Alnwick town circuit: Bailiffgate and the old station

Alnwick · NE66 1TL

1.6MILES

50mTIME

45mCLIMB

20%OFF-ROAD

A mile and a half round the historic core, from the Market Place up Narrowgate and along Bailiffgate under the castle gatehouse, out past the museum to Wagonway Road and the old Alnwick station that now houses Barter Books, then back through Clayport and Bondgate Within under the surviving town gate. All pavement, all lit, and short enough to be the last walk of the day from a hotel. The county dog control PSPO places no exclusion on any of it and requires a lead only on the classified roads, in the cemetery and if an officer asks; the enclosed play area off Greenwell Road is out of bounds to dogs year round.

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Stays · 27 All stays in Alnwick →

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The Cookie Jar

NE66 1LZ

A former convent on Bailiffgate turned into an eleven-room hotel directly opposite Alnwick Castle's gatehouse. Its published terms are unusually specific and worth reading before you book: "Dogs are very welcome. So especially handy for those going shooting we have five comfortable kennels with water provided for your loyal canine friends. Dogs are also allowed in your room, but not in any of the communal areas including the Bistro, Garden or Residents Lounge." That is the reverse of the usual pub arrangement: the bedroom is open to the dog and the bar is not, so you will be eating without them or taking food up. The five kennels are the fallback.

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The Hog's Head Inn

NE66 2BF

In the bar In the dining room

A large Inn Collection Group pub with rooms on Hawfinch Drive at the Willowburn edge of Alnwick, five minutes' drive from the Market Place and with its own free car park, which makes it the practical base if you are arriving late off the A1. The group's published dog policy is that all its pubs welcome dogs in designated dining and bar areas, that some inns keep parts of the dining area pet-free, and that you should tell staff you have a dog so they can seat you accordingly. Dog-friendly bedrooms are booked as an option in the online journey, at 15 pounds a night for up to two dogs, and several are on the ground floor.

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The White Swan Hotel

NE66 1TD

A 300-year-old coaching inn on Bondgate Within, in the middle of Alnwick and two minutes from the Market Place, best known for the Olympic Dining Room panelled out with fittings from the Titanic's sister ship Olympic. Its own FAQ answers the dog question directly: "Yes, the bar and lounge area is however the Olympic suite is not, and only certain rooms are dog friendly." So a dog can sit with you in Hardy's bar and lounge but not in the Olympic room, and dog-friendly bedrooms are a limited subset that has to be requested rather than picked online. Ring 01665 602109 to secure one rather than booking blind.

Aydon House Bed & Breakfast

NE66 2NT

Aydon House Bed & Breakfast is a place to stay on Aydon Gardens, Alnwick. 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.

Bailiffgate Hotel

NE66 1LX

Bailiffgate Hotel is a place to stay on Bailiffgate, Alnwick. 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.

Barbican View

Barbican View is a place to stay in Alnwick. 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.

Castle Gate B&B

NE66 1PR

Castle Gate B&B is a place to stay on Bondgate Without, Alnwick. 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.

Castle Retreat

Castle Retreat is a place to stay in Alnwick. 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.

Castle View

NE66 1LZ

Castle View is a place to stay on Bailiffgate, Alnwick. 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.

Chestnut Tree House

NE66 3AN

Chestnut Tree House is a place to stay on Crowlea Road, Alnwick. 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.

Creel Cottage

This wonderful family-friendly property is located in the heart of the village within walking distance to shops restaurants bars and tea rooms. The harbour is within walking distance and offers visitors the opportunity to board a boat trip to the Farne Islands to see the puffins and seals. The property is also only half an hour drive from Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Gardens which showcases the spectacular treehouse restaurant. The area boasts beautiful and invigorating coastal walks right from the doorstep making it the perfect spot for those who enjoying walking and sightseeing. The cottage is full of great features and has all the facilities you will need for a fantastic trip away. The ground floor boasts a spacious lounge/diner with a stone Inglenook fireplace with wood burner Smart TV wooden flooring doors and beams. The kitchen is fully equipped with an electric oven and hob a fridge/freezer a microwave a washing machine and a dishwasher. The bathroom includes a shower over the bath and WC. The first floor accessible via an open tread staircase which may not be suitable for guests with a mobility conditions houses two bedrooms: one restful king-size and a second bunk bedroom. To the rear of the property there is a porch suitable for storing outdoor boots and clothes and leads on to a shared yard. Off-road private parking for one small to medium size vehicle is available at the side of the cottage. Need to know: 2 bedrooms 1 king size, 1 bunk bedroom. 1 downstairs bathroom. Electric oven and hob, microwave, kettle and toaster, a large fridge/freezer, a washing machine and dishwasher. Multi fuel stove with initial fuel pack provided. Central heating and electric included. Double glazing. Bed linen included. Towels included. Off road parking for one small to medium size car. Wi Fi included. Harbour, village shops and restaurants within walking distance. TV/DVD in lounge. Please note this property will accept dogs from 1st January 2025.

Dirty Bottles Hotel

Dirty Bottles Hotel is a place to stay in Alnwick. 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.

Dunstanburgh Castle Hotel

NE66 3UN

Dunstanburgh Castle Hotel is a place to stay on Front Street, Alnwick. 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.

Georgian Guest House

NE66 1QE

Georgian Guest House is a place to stay on Hotspur Street, Alnwick. 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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Attractions · 1 All attractions in Alnwick →

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The Alnwick Garden

NE66 1YU

The Duchess of Northumberland's twelve-acre walled garden below the castle, with the Grand Cascade, the Poison Garden and the treehouse. Do not assume this one either way: the garden is open to dogs on two days a week only. Its own visitor FAQ states "The Alnwick Garden is dog friendly on Thursdays and Sundays, when well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome", with a maximum of two dogs per person. Outside those Dog Days, dogs can still use the walkway between the Alnwick Town and Denwick Lane entrances at any time, and The Bakery takes dogs on leads every day. Lilidorei, the play village on the same site, admits registered guide and assistance dogs only, and they must be recognisable as working dogs by harness or lead.

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6.3 MI · LINEAR — PLAN THE RETURN

Alnmouth to Warkworth coast path

Alnmouth

6.3MILES

3:00TIME

70mCLIMB

88%OFF-ROAD

Six miles of nearly unbroken sand and dune in three hours, south past Buston and Birling Links to Warkworth beach and inland to the castle. Begin at the Alnmouth dune car park and come back on the X18 bus, which runs hourly between the two villages most of the day. This is the emptiest big beach on the county’s southern coast, unrestricted all year and off-lead the whole way, with burns crossing the sand for a drink; the dune slacks are grazed in places and the last half-mile follows the Coquet through Warkworth on lanes.

4 MI · LOOP

Alnmouth village and the Aln estuary

Alnmouth

4MILES

1:45TIME

45mCLIMB

82%OFF-ROAD

Four easy miles in about an hour and three quarters, along the beach below the coloured houses, round the mouth of the Aln and back beside the estuary to the village. Start from the beach car park on the dunes at the north end of Alnmouth, which is pay-and-display and modest in size; the streets themselves are largely residents-only. Alnmouth beach has no seasonal dog restriction and is off-lead sand, but the estuary mudflats are a roost for waders and the sheep-grazed dune bank between beach and river needs a lead.

Pub 3.5 mi SOME LIMITS

The Red Lion Inn

Alnmouth · NE66 2RJ

An eighteenth-century coaching inn on Alnmouth's main street, with a terraced beer garden over the Aln estuary and wood-fired pizzas out there in summer. Dogs are welcome in the bar and beer garden but not in the restaurant, and this is the important part: the bedrooms are not dog-friendly at all. A dog-friendly bar is not the same as a dog-friendly bed.

Beach 3.7 mi DOGS WELCOME Dogs all year

Alnmouth Beach

Alnmouth

The sand east of the village, running from the Aln estuary mouth south towards Buston Links, with dune paths from the top of the village. No seasonal dog ban applies here in any month. The estuary channel shifts and runs fast on the ebb, so the open beach is the better side for a dog in the water.

Off-lead allowed

Beach 5.0 mi DOGS WELCOME Dogs all year

Warkworth Beach and Buston Links

Warkworth · NE65 0XT

Two miles of dune-backed sand between the Coquet estuary and Birling Carrs, with a car park at the north end of the village and almost nothing else. Dogs are welcome in every month; no seasonal restriction applies. The dunes are fragile and grazed in places, so stick to the marked paths on the way through.

Off-lead allowed

Stay 5.0 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Cottage Inn

Craster · NE66 3SZ

Set back at Dunstan, half a mile inland from Craster harbour, with a garden, a car park you can actually use and a family-and-dog welcome stated on the door. A useful base if the harbour village itself is full. The inn describes dog-friendly policies for all guests but its rooms pages do not spell out the bedroom rules.

6.5 MI · LINEAR — PLAN THE RETURN

Craster to Boulmer coast path

Craster · NE66 3TW

6.5MILES

3:10TIME

110mCLIMB

90%OFF-ROAD

A six and a half mile linear half-day of about three hours along the least-walked stretch of the Northumberland Coast Path, past Cullernose Point, Howdiemont Sands and Sugar Sands to the fishermen’s village of Boulmer. Start at the Craster quarry car park; there is no bus back on Sundays, so either arrange a lift from Boulmer or accept a thirteen-mile day. Long empty beaches with no seasonal dog restriction and burns to drink from, but the cliff path is unfenced above Cullernose, several fields hold cattle, and the last mile into Boulmer crosses grazing where the fixed penalty for a dog off lead near stock is the farmer’s to report.

4.6 MI · LOOP

Craster, Dunstanburgh Castle and Embleton Bay

Craster · NE66 3TW

4.6MILES

2:20TIME

95mCLIMB

92%OFF-ROAD

The best-known walk on this coast: four and a half miles and a little over two hours, level turf out to the castle, then sand round Embleton Bay and farm tracks back over Dunstan Square. Start from the Northumberland Coast car park in the old quarry at Craster, pay-and-display and the only real parking in the village, which is full by ten on any decent summer day. The clifftop grazing means leads on for the cattle between Craster and the castle, but Embleton Bay is dogs-all-year sand with no council restriction, and there are two gates rather than stiles on the inland return.

4.4 MI · LOOP

Cullernose Point and Howick from Craster

Craster · NE66 3TW

4.4MILES

2:15TIME

105mCLIMB

82%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on

Four and a half miles in two hours, south from the harbour along low cliffs to the basalt columns of Cullernose Point, then inland by Howick Hall and field paths back to the village. The start is the quarry car park at Craster; it is pay-and-display and the busiest on the coast, so an early arrival or a weekday is worth planning for. Fulmars nest on the Cullernose cliffs and the path runs unfenced along the top, so leads on for that half-mile, then cattle and sheep on the fields inland; the Howick Burn gives a drink and the whinstone shore below has no seasonal dog ban.

Pub 5.4 mi SOME LIMITS

The Jolly Fisherman

Craster · NE66 3TR

Above Craster harbour since 1847, and still the place for crab sandwiches and kipper pate after the Dunstanburgh walk. Dogs are welcome in the bar only: not in the restaurant seating, and not in the beer garden either, which is the opposite of what most people assume. Get there early on a summer Sunday or you will not get a bar table at all.

3.6 MI · LOOP

Warkworth beach and Birling Carrs

Warkworth

3.6MILES

1:40TIME

35mCLIMB

88%OFF-ROAD

Three and a half miles in an hour and three quarters, over the dunes to the sand and north along the beach to the rock scars at Birling Carrs, returning by the links path. Start at the Warkworth beach car park at the end of Beal Bank, a charged council car park that is the only parking on this side of the river and fills on the first warm Saturday of the year. Dogs run free on the whole beach with no seasonal ban anywhere in this parish, and the Coquet mouth is a good swim on a calm day, but the dune grassland is grazed and the estuary end holds roosting terns in late summer.

Stay 5.5 mi DOGS WELCOME

Warkworth House Hotel

Warkworth · NE65 0XB

A family-run hotel on Bridge Street that puts its dog policy in writing room by room: all of the first-floor bedrooms take dogs, and the room pages say which ones do and do not. Warkworth Castle is a two-minute walk uphill and the beach a mile the other way. Rooms are plain, comfortable and quiet.

Restaurant 5.6 mi SOME LIMITS

Bertram's Cafe and Courtyard

Warkworth · NE65 0XB

Daytime cafe and courtyard in the middle of Warkworth, good for breakfast before the castle opens. It is dog friendly, but the dog-friendly tables are a limited set: say you have a dog when you reserve, because they are subject to availability. The courtyard is the pleasanter half in fine weather.

In the dining room

Pub 5.6 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Hermitage Inn

Warkworth · NE65 0UL

A stone pub on Castle Street with benches at the front and a sheltered yard behind that the landlord calls the yar-den. The inn describes itself as dog friendly and does bar food and B&B rooms, all en suite. It does not state whether dogs may stay in the bedrooms, so ask before booking.