Dog-friendly Holy Island and around

Beach DOGS WELCOME Dogs all year

Sandham Bay

The empty sand on the island's north-east shore, twenty minutes on foot from the village past the Lough and the lime kilns. No seasonal dog ban applies here, as nowhere on this coast outside Newbiggin and Blyth. It sits inside the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, so keep well clear of roosting and feeding birds, and watch the causeway clock.

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Jocks Haven North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £467

Cottages you can book near Holy Island

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Rock Moor Farm Cottage North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £516

Cheviot Heights North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £589

Kiwi Cottage Tenby Wales · dogs welcome 7 nights from £666

Bradacar Cottage North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £696

The Cott At Cragmill North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £853

The Fat Badger North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £1,215

The Stargazer North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £1,220

Bridge View Retreat North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £346

Newton Halt North North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £403

Pubs · 4 All pubs in Holy Island →

Pub SOME LIMITS

The Crown and Anchor Inn

The pub in the middle of the village, with a garden looking over the priory ruins to the castle and three Northumbrian ales on. The bar is dog friendly; of the four en-suite bedrooms only Room 2 takes a dog. Check the causeway crossing times before you settle in, because the tide, not the landlord, decides when you leave.

In the bar

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Crown & Anchor Inn

Crown & Anchor Inn is a pub on Market Place, Holy Island. 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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Island Bar

Island Bar is a pub in Holy Island. 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 Ship Inn

TD15 2SJ

The Ship Inn is a pub on Marygate, Holy Island. 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 · 6 All restaurants & cafés in Holy Island →

1st Class Food

TD15 2SQ

1st Class Food is a place to eat on Green Lane, Holy Island. 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.

Causeway Cafe

Causeway Cafe is a place to eat on Castle Road, Holy Island. 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.

Chare Ends Cafe

TD15 2SE

Chare Ends Cafe is a place to eat in Holy Island. 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.

Holy Island Cafe

Holy Island Cafe is a place to eat on Castle Road, Holy Island. 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.

Pilgrims Coffee

TD15 2SJ

Pilgrims Coffee is a place to eat on Marygate, Holy Island. 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.

Priory Restaurant

Priory Restaurant is a place to eat in Holy Island. 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 · 1 All walks in Holy Island →

4.6 MI · LOOP

SOME LIMITS

Holy Island: the Heugh, the Lough and Emmanuel Head

Holy Island · TD15 2SE

4.6MILES

1:55TIME

25mCLIMB

84%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on

A four and a half mile circuit of the island in under two hours, past the priory and the Heugh to the castle and limekilns, north to the white pyramid at Emmanuel Head and back over the dunes by Coves Haven and Snipe Point. Park at the main pay-and-display car park at Chare Ends, the only car park on the island, and check the published safe crossing times before you set out because the causeway floods twice a day. Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve requires dogs to be kept on a short lead or at heel across the reserve, with the North Shore the one place they may be let off; the flats hold internationally important wintering geese and waders.

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Stays · 12 All stays in Holy Island →

Bamburgh View

TD15 2SR

Bamburgh View is a place to stay on Fenkle Street, Holy Island. 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.

Belmont

TD15 2SD

Belmont is a place to stay on Marygate, Holy Island. 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.

Belvue

TD15 2SE

Belvue is a place to stay on Chare Ends, Holy Island. 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.

Britannia

Britannia is a place to stay on Prior Lane, Holy Island. 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.

Manor House Hotel

Manor House Hotel is a place to stay on Market Place, Holy Island. 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.

Marygate House

TD15 2SD

Marygate House is a place to stay on Marygate, Holy Island. 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.

Rose Villa

TD15 2RZ

Rose Villa is a place to stay on Fiddlers Green, Holy Island. 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.

St. Oswald's Cottage

TD15 2SP

St. Oswald's Cottage is a place to stay in Holy Island. 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 Bungalow

TD15 2SE

The Bungalow is a place to stay on Chare Ends, Holy Island. 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 Cott At Cragmill

This stylish period cottage is nestled in a wonderful location on the Northumberland Heritage Coastline with magnificent countryside and coastal views towards Budle Bay part of the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve and Holy Island. Close to the picture postcard seaside village of Bamburgh with friendly local Inns and quality eateries to enjoy. Visit the spectacular Bamburgh Castle Grace Darling Museum and St Aidan s Church. Explore the magnificent coastline and sandy beaches or play a round of golf at the local 18-hole golf club. Enjoy boat trips from nearby Seahouses to the Farne Islands and spot puffins seals and amazing bird life. Or take a trip to Holy island or Lindisfarne which can be accessed via a tidal causeway. Step inside this beautiful single storey stone-built cottage into the hall the perfect place to store your outdoor clothing through to the light and bright lounge. Relax on the comfy sofas and enjoy the magnificent sea and countryside views after a day out exploring this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Watch a movie together on the large Smart TV with Blu ray DVD player or enjoy cosy nights in front of the wood burner. Next is the kitchen with electric oven and hob microwave fridge/freezer dishwasher coffee machine and a TV. There is also a comfortable dining area in the kitchen with ample seating ideal for meals with family or friends. Continuing down the hallway and you will find three bedrooms all with TVs. Comprising of a double bedroom with an en-suite shower and WC and a twin with another en-suite shower and WC. Finally completing the accommodation is a double bedroom with Jack and Jill en-suite bathroom with shower over bath and WC with direct access also from the hall. Venturing outside through the French doors there is an enclosed balcony with direct access from the lounge and a large mature garden with seating. Perfect spot to enjoy al fresco dining and to enjoy the wonderful countryside and sea views. There is also ample off-road parking available. Need to know: 3 Bedrooms 2 doubles and 1 twin. 1 en suite Jack and Jill bathroom with shower over bath and WC and 2 en suite shower rooms and WCs. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and coffee machine. Wood burner first basket of logs included. Smart TV and Blu ray DVD player in lounge, TV in kitchen and TVs in all 3 bedrooms. 1 small/medium dog welcome. Wi fi available at this property. Enclosed garden and balcony with seating areas. Ample off road parking. Shops pubs and restaurants 2 miles and beach 3 miles.

The Lindisfarne Hotel

TD15 2SQ

The Lindisfarne Hotel is a place to stay on Green Lane, Holy Island. 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 Open Gate

TD15 2SD

The Open Gate is a place to stay on Marygate, Holy Island. 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 Holy Island →

Attraction DOGS WELCOME

Lindisfarne Priory

The rose-red ruin of the priory that made this island famous, with the celebrated rainbow arch still standing over the crossing. English Heritage lists it among its dog-friendly properties, dogs on leads. Time the visit around the causeway tides, and expect the whole village to be busy in the middle of the day.

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Restaurant 3.7 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Barn at Beal

Beal · TD15 2PB

A farm cafe on the shore at Beal with the best free view of Holy Island in the county, plus a campsite behind it. Dogs are welcome, and the outside tables look straight across the mud flats to the causeway. Good coffee and cake while you wait for the tide to drop.

Beach 4.1 mi DOGS WELCOME Dogs all year

Budle Bay

Bamburgh

A huge tidal basin of mud and sand west of Bamburgh, part of the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve and one of the best wildfowl roosts in England. No seasonal dog ban applies, but this is a bird place rather than a ball-throwing place, and a dog off the lead here will clear the bay in seconds. Views from the roadside pull-in are as good as walking it, and the tide comes in fast across the flats.

Pub 4.5 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Lindisfarne Inn

Beal · TD15 2PD

In the bar In the dining room Water bowls Treats

The inn at the causeway turn-off, and the obvious place to wait out a tide. Dogs are welcome in designated areas of both the bar and the restaurant, with water bowls and treats kept behind the bar, and every room category is available as a pet-friendly room, which is rare. Two dogs per room at a nightly charge.

Attraction 5.5 mi SOME LIMITS

Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh · NE69 7DF

The great red-sandstone block on its whinstone crag, still lived in by the Armstrong family and open to visitors most of the year. Dogs on short leads are welcome across the grounds and in the Victorian Stables and Tack Room Takeaway, with water bowls dotted about the site. The State Rooms, Clock Tower Cafe and the aviation museum are for assistance dogs only.

Water bowls

Pub 5.5 mi SOME LIMITS

The Victoria Hotel

Bamburgh · NE69 7BP

A Victorian hotel on Bamburgh's green with a jukebox-and-darts bar on one side and a brasserie on the other. Dogs are welcome in the bar and the outside areas but not in the brasserie, and the hotel keeps a set of dog-friendly bedrooms charged at a nightly supplement per dog. Ask for a room with a castle view and take the five-minute walk to the sand.

In the bar

Restaurant 5.5 mi DOGS WELCOME

The Copper Kettle Tea Rooms

Home-baked scones and pots of tea in an old stone house a hundred yards from the castle gate. Dogs are always welcome, and in decent weather the courtyard patio garden at the back is the spot to aim for. Expect a queue at half past three in August.

Pub 5.5 mi SOME LIMITS

The Middle Inn

The village local, known for its beer garden and for being the least starchy door in Bamburgh. Well-behaved dogs are welcome in every part of the bar area and in the garden, which is where most people end up on a warm evening. The inn has rooms but publishes no dog policy for them.

In the bar

Restaurant 5.6 mi SOME LIMITS

The Potted Lobster

Bamburgh · NE69 7BS

Bamburgh's serious seafood restaurant, small enough that booking is not optional in season. There is a dog-friendly area which you select as part of the online booking, rather than a general welcome across the room. Shellfish landed at Seahouses, cooked plainly and well.

In the dining room

Pub 5.6 mi SOME LIMITS

The Lord Crewe

Bamburgh · NE69 7BL

The smart end of Bamburgh eating, with Lindisfarne oysters and lobster on the menu and the castle wall filling the window. Dogs sit at designated dog-friendly tables inside the restaurant or out in the beer garden, so it pays to say you have one when you book. Only two of the seven bedrooms take dogs.

In the dining room

Stay 5.6 mi DOGS WELCOME

Sunningdale Hotel

Bamburgh · NE69 7BS

A quiet, old-fashioned small hotel on the edge of the village, handy for both the castle and the golf links. The hotel states that it is dog friendly but does not say which bedrooms take dogs or whether there is a charge, so confirm when you book. Beach access is through the dunes at the end of Links Road.

5.6 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Bamburgh Castle and Budle Bay circular

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

5.6MILES

2:55TIME

95mCLIMB

82%OFF-ROAD

Five and a half miles in about three hours, out along the sand and rock under the castle to the lighthouse at Blackrocks Point, round Budle Point to the mudflats at Waren Mill and back inland over the golf links. Start from the pay-and-display car park on Links Road in the village, which is the largest in Bamburgh and still full by mid-morning in August. Northumberland has no seasonal dog ban on this beach, so the sand is off-lead all year; the return crosses grazed fields and a working golf course, and the Budle Bay flats hold roosting wildfowl that a loose dog will scatter.

7.5 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Bamburgh to Seahouses along the beach

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

7.5MILES

3:06TIME

70mCLIMB

84%OFF-ROAD

Seven and a half miles with barely 70 metres of climbing, three hours of it, south down four miles of open sand to Seahouses harbour and back on the dune path and field edges behind. It starts at the Links Road car park in Bamburgh, and if that is full the alternative is to run the walk in reverse from the big pay-and-display behind Seahouses seafront. The whole beach is free of any seasonal dog restriction, so it is off-lead sand nearly the entire way out, with fresh water where the Hoppen Burn crosses the beach; the inland return passes through sheep fields and along a short stretch of the B1340.

2.6 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Harkess Rocks and the Bamburgh lighthouse

2.6MILES

1:15TIME

35mCLIMB

86%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed

A two and a half mile hour-and-a-quarter stroll from the village green round the seaward side of the castle to the whinstone slabs of Harkess Rocks and the squat white lighthouse at Blackrocks Point. Park on Links Road in the village and walk out past the cricket field; The Wynding has a small free strip of roadside parking nearer the start but only a dozen spaces. Off-lead throughout on sand and rock with no seasonal ban to worry about, rock pools to drink from at low tide, and the only caution is the slippery kelp on the black slabs and the tide cutting the corner below the castle at high water.

Beach 6.2 mi DOGS WELCOME Dogs all year

Bamburgh Beach

Bamburgh · NE69 7AU

Three miles of pale sand under the castle, wide enough at low water to lose a dog in the distance, and rarely crowded even in August. There is no seasonal dog ban here at any time of year, which is the reason people bring dogs to this coast rather than to Yorkshire or Northumberland's own southern resorts. Park on Links Road or at the castle and walk in over the dunes.

Off-lead allowed