Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill.
A three-mile hour-and-a-half loop on soft sand, boardwalk and needle-carpeted forest track, out past the stilted beach huts and back through the pines on the inland side of the dune ridge. It starts and finishes at the Pinewoods pay-and-display car park at the end of Beach Road; the harbour miniature railway runs from the quay in season if you would rather not drive. Dogs are off lead on the open sand and in the pines, there is fresh water at the car park kiosk, but the marked no-dog area in front of the beach huts stands and now includes the sands where the seals haul out, so read the signs before you let go of the lead.
A large holiday park at the seaward end of Beach Road, sitting between the pinewoods and the beach with the miniature railway running back into town. The park says four-legged friends are very welcome, but does not publish which accommodation takes dogs or any charge. The unrestricted Wells beach is over the dune bank.
A plain, well-liked local on Church Street away from the quay crowds, doing locally sourced food and a proper Sunday roast. The pub states simply that dogs are allowed in the pub, which makes it one of the easier wet-afternoon options in Wells. Tuesday lunchtime is a two-course senior citizens' menu.
Chris Coubrough's coaching inn on the Buttlands, with a bar, the Chancery room and a conservatory dining room. Dogs are taken, but not everywhere: the hotel asks you to telephone before you arrive because not all areas are dog friendly, and only some bedrooms accept them. Food is a step up from standard pub cooking.
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