Route diagram, drawn from the recorded track — for the shape of the walk, not for navigation. Carry OS Explorer on the hill.
A 7.6-mile circular with 220 metres of climbing, roughly three and a half hours, out along the Cleveland Way past Old Nab and Port Mulgrave to the steps at Rosedale Wyke and down into Runswick Bay, then back inland by field paths through Hinderwell and Dalehouse. Start from the car park at the top of Staithes Lane; the Arriva X4 links Staithes, Hinderwell and Runswick Bay if you would rather walk it one way and ride back. Both beaches take dogs all year and there is genuine off-lead running on the inland return, but the clifftop is unfenced and undercut in places and the fields carry sheep, so lead up for the whole coastal half.
A real-ale inn at the top of the village on Staithes Lane, named for the town's most famous apprentice. Its own site notes a couple of rooms are dog friendly for 'a break away with your four legged friend', but they are limited, so check before booking.
A small vintage tearoom in the old village that welcomes dogs, though the room is snug and there will very likely be other dogs already in residence. Light meals and cakes at kind prices after a blowy walk on the breakwater.
A welcoming High Street local in the old village that happily takes dogs — just be prepared for the small indoor rooms to be busy, and full of other dogs. A proper fishing-village pint, moments from the harbour.
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