Dog-friendly Mere and around

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Butt of Sherry

Butt of Sherry is a pub on Castle Street, Mere. 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 George

The George is a pub in Mere. 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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Walnut Tree Inn

Walnut Tree Inn is a pub in Mere. 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.

Little Beau Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £349

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Cottages you can book near Mere

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Wren Blaco Hill Farm Heart of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £458

The Old Post Office Matlock Heart of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £531

The Forge Alderwasley Heart of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £533

Hoddom Gardens Southern Scotland · dogs welcome 7 nights from £557

School Lane Cottage Wales · dogs welcome 7 nights from £767

The Old Piggery Barton North of England · dogs welcome 7 nights from £788

Seaways Devon · dogs welcome 7 nights from £885

Low Pasture Cottage Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £934

Dove Lodge Wales · dogs welcome 7 nights from £1,060

Restaurants & cafés · 2 All restaurants & cafés in Mere →

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Angel Cafe

Angel Cafe is a place to eat in Mere. 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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Indigo Blue

Indigo Blue is a place to eat in Mere. 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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Also within 10 miles · 165

VERIFIED 29 JUL 2026 VIEW WALK ›

2.8 MI · LOOP

DOGS WELCOME

Duncliffe Wood

Shaftesbury

2.8MILES

1:30TIME

130mCLIMB

100%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed

A 2.8-mile hour-and-a-half loop over the double summit of the wooded hill that rises out of Blackmore Vale, 230 acres of ancient small-leaved lime coppice with bluebells in May and long views west from the clearings. The main east to west track is stoned but steep near the entrance gate, and the side paths are grass, wet and genuinely muddy in winter. Start from the free Woodland Trust car park off New Lane three miles west of Shaftesbury, room for about twenty-five cars, with a two-metre height barrier at the entrance that rules out high vans. Dogs are welcome in Woodland Trust woods and this one is unfenced from any road, which makes it good off-lead ground; roe deer are everywhere, so recall matters.

Pub 6.5 mi SOME LIMITS

The Grosvenor Arms

Shaftesbury · SP7 8JA

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Rebuilt Georgian coaching inn on the Commons in the middle of Shaftesbury, with sixteen rooms and a serious kitchen. Dogs are welcome in the bar, where the full menu is served, the conservatory, the terrace and every one of the bedrooms, but not in the restaurant; the charge is £20 per dog per stay. Dogs must not be left alone in the room unless crated.

In the bar

Attraction 6.5 mi SOME LIMITS

Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden

Shaftesbury · SP7 8JT

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The excavated footprint of the Benedictine abbey founded by Alfred the Great, now a walled garden of herbs and orchard on the hilltop above Gold Hill. Dogs on leads are welcome, and there is a gift shop and refreshments. Small site, twenty minutes to half an hour unless you sit in the garden.

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2.4 MI · LOOP

SOME LIMITS

Gold Hill and Castle Hill, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury

2.4MILES

1:15TIME

130mCLIMB

45%OFF-ROAD

Water bowls

A 2.4-mile hour-and-a-quarter circuit of a hilltop town, down the cobbles of Gold Hill, round the base of the greensand escarpment through St James, and back up to the abbey terrace and Castle Hill for a fifty-mile view over Blackmore Vale. Steep in both directions with 130 metres of climb, cobbles and steps that punish paws and knees alike. Start at the Bell Street or Coppice Street pay and display, both a couple of minutes from Park Walk; the town is on the bus route from Salisbury and Blandford. Leads for the cobbles and the terrace, where the drop is unfenced in places, and note that dogs must be on leads in public gardens under the Dorset order. There is a water bowl at several of the High Street cafés.

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

6.2 MI · LOOP

SOME LIMITS

Melbury Beacon and Fontmell Down

Melbury Abbas

6.2MILES

3:30TIME

300mCLIMB

92%OFF-ROAD

A 6.2-mile chalk downland half-day of three and a half hours with 300 metres of climb, north to the trig point on Melbury Beacon and then south along the scarp over Fontmell Down, one of the richest flower and butterfly slopes in southern England. Steep sheep-grazed turf throughout, no shelter, and a wind that never quite stops on the ridge. Start at the small free car park on Spread Eagle Hill on the Shaftesbury to Blandford road, twenty spaces at most, right on the National Trust boundary. Sheep and cattle graze both downs, so leads through the grazing, the scarp edge is steep enough to be a hazard for a dog running blind, and there is no water on the route at all.

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Bell & Crown

Zeals · BA12 6NJ

Bell & Crown is a pub on New Road, Zeals. 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 White Lion

Gillingham · SP8 5AT

The White Lion is a pub on High Street, Gillingham. 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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Stourhead Restaurant

Stourton

Stourhead Restaurant is a place to eat in Stourton. 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 Spread Eagle

Stourton

The Spread Eagle is a pub in Stourton. 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.

Stay 2.8 mi NOT CHECKED YET

Gutchpool Beds

Gillingham · SP8 5QP

Gutchpool Beds is a place to stay in Gillingham. 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.

Pub 3.0 mi NOT CHECKED YET

The Dolphin

Gillingham · SP8 4HB

The Dolphin is a pub on Peacemarsh, Gillingham. 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.

Stay 3.0 mi NOT CHECKED YET

East Barn

Bourton

East Barn is a place to stay in Bourton. 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.

Restaurant 3.2 mi NOT CHECKED YET

Willoughby Hedge Layby Cafe

West Knoyle

Willoughby Hedge Layby Cafe is a place to eat in West Knoyle. 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.

Pub 3.4 mi NOT CHECKED YET

The Bar & Grill

Gillingham

The Bar & Grill is a pub in Gillingham. 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.