Pets Welcome
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With its wide open spaces and rural landscape, Norfolk is an ideal location to bring your pet with you. |
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An Introduction to taking your pet dog out in Norfolk
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We have two little West Highland White Terriers and they love running around the Norfolk coast and countryside. We have many favourite places to take our pets and sometimes hardly see anybody else, such is the beauty of rural Norfolk. You can still take dogs onto many of the Norfolk beaches in summer, with only the areas around popular resorts having restrictions (usually May to the end of October). But you will also find miles and miles of safe rural paths, heathland and woodland that our 2 dogs enjoy so much. Many of the Norfolk pubs allow well behaved dogs, but please check first. So overall, Norfolk is an ideal place to bring your pet on holiday with you! |
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Map showing some of the best Pet Friendly places in Norfolk
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Here are our tips on how to enjoy Norfolk with your pet
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Beaches - Most Norfolk beaches allow dogs. You may have restricted areas around the major resorts, but walk half-a-mile in either direction and the restriction is usually lifted. Restrictions apply from May to the end of October. The best places in our experience are the empty beaches at Old Hunstanton and on the East Norfolk Coast at Sea Palling, Horsey, Mundesley, Overstrand, and Winterton on Sea. The North Norfolk Coast has many nature reserves, but Holkham Bay is excellent for dog walking and you could also try Cromer beach. Other beaches on the Norfolk Norfolk Coast consist mainly of pebbles (Weybourne) or marshes (Cley), but there are still plenty of coastal dog walking opportunities along the North Norfolk Coast Path - try Brancaster to Burnham Overy Staithe. |
![Hunstanton Beach](hunstanton/oldhunstantonbeachsouthT.jpg)
The beach at Old Hunstanton, great for dog walking |
![Old Hunstanton Beach](hunstanton/oldhunstantonbeachnorthT.jpg)
The empty beach at Old Hunstanton |
![North Norfolk Coast Path](brancaster/brancasterstaithepathsignT.jpg)
The North Norfolk Coast Path at Brancaster |
![Beach Westie](seapalling/dogT.jpg)
Our westie George playing on the beach |
![Cromer Beach](cromer/cromerbeachwestT.jpg)
Cromer beach, restrictions apply in summer |
![Mundesley Beach](mundesley/mundesleybeachT.jpg)
Mundesley beach, restrictions apply in summer |
![Beach](seapalling/beachT.jpg)
Quiet beach at Sea Palling |
![Winterton Beach](winterton/wintertonbeachsouthT.jpg)
Empty beach at Winterton on sea |
Inland Walks - Norfolk has miles and miles of beautiful rural countryside. One good place is the ridge of heathland behind the coast between Salthouse, Weybourne and Sheringham. Many paths criss-cross this upland and it is a good place for a large dog to bound around without the fear of roads and nature reserves. Another good place is the woodland surrounding Sandringham (although dogs are not allowed in Sandringham itself). |
![Salthouse Heath](salthouse/salthouseheathpathsT.jpg)
Walking the dogs on Salthouse Heath |
![Coast View](salthouse/salthouseheathviewT.jpg)
The view of the coast from Salthouse Heath |
![Weybourne View](weybourne/weybourneviewT.jpg)
View of Weybourne from Kelling Heath |
![Muckleburgh Hill View](weybourne/muckleburghhillT.jpg)
Summit of Muckleburgh Hill Norfolk |
![Marriotts Way](reepham/marriotswayT.jpg)
The Marriott's Way a little out of Reepham |
![River Nar Walks](castleacre/RiverWalkT.jpg)
Walking along the banks of the River Nar at Castle Acre |
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![Meadow](belaugh/belaughpath3T.jpg)
Riverside path from Coltishall to Belaugh |
![Path](ranworth/ranworthpath2T.jpg)
The footpath near South Walsham Broad |
![Ludham Marshes Paths](ludham/ludhammarshespaths2T.jpg)
Riverside footpath on Ludham marshes |
![Thurne View](ludham/ludhammarshesthurneviewT.jpg)
View of Thurne windmill from Ludham marshes |
![Salhouse Woods](salhouse/salhousewoodsT.jpg)
Woodland at Salhouse Broad |
![Salhouse Broad](salhouse/salhousebroadviewT.jpg)
The view over Salhouse Broad |
![Wherrymans Way Path](loddon/loddonpathturnstileT.jpg)
Walking the Wherryman's Way at Loddon on the Southern Broads |
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![Holt Country Park](holt/holtcountryparkpathsT.jpg)
Way marked country walks in Holt Country Park |
![Distant Figure](holt/holtcountryparkdistantfigureT.jpg)
Distant figure in Holt Country Park |
![Bacton Wood](northwalsham/bactonwoodsignT.jpg)
Bacton Wood near North Walsham |
![Felbrigg Hall](felbrigg/felbrigghallT.jpg)
Felbrigg Hall near Cromer |
![Blickling Hall and Lake](blickling/blicklinghalllakeT.jpg)
Blickling Hall and Lake, loads of space for large dogs to run |
![Holkham Hall](holkham/holkhamhalltowerT.jpg)
The monument in Holkham park |
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Attractions - Many Norfolk attractions make pets welcome, although usually on a lead. We have pulled together some attractions where you can bring your pet with you - including day boat hire. |
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Please note that the following attractions definitely do NOT allow dogs - Amazona Zoo, Banham Zoo, Bewilderwood, Bressingham Steam & Gardens, East Ruston Gardens and Hoveton Hall Gardens. |
Pet Friendly Pubs - Norfolk is a pet friendly county and many Norfolk pubs allow dogs in the bar area. Below are some suggestions of places that you can take your dogs - we believe that they are all pet friendly. If you are turned away with your pet, do let us know and we will remove them from this section. |
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Horsey |
Salthouse |
Weybourne |
Overstrand |
![Nelson Head](horsey/nelsonheadT.jpg)
The Nelson Head |
![Dun Cow Courtyard](salthouse/salthouseduncowpubT.jpg)
The Dun Cow |
![Ship Inn](weybourne/weybourneshipinnT.jpg)
The Ship Inn |
![White Horse](overstrand/overstrandwhitehorseT.jpg)
The White Horse |
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South Walsham |
Chedgrave |
Ranworth |
Horning |
![The Ship Pub](southwalsham/theshipT.jpg)
The Ship |
![White Horse](loddon/chedgravewhitehorseT.jpg)
The White Horse |
![The Malsters Pub](ranworth/themalstersT.jpg)
The Maltsters |
![New Inn](horning/newinnT.jpg)
The New Inn |
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Burnham Market |
Cley next the Sea |
Old Hunstanton |
Winterton on Sea |
![Hoste Arms](burnham/burnhammarkethostearms2T.jpg)
The Hoste Arms |
![Cley George Hotel](cley/cleygeorgehotelT.jpg)
The George Hotel |
![Hunstanton Pub](hunstanton/oldhunstantonancientmarinerT.jpg)
Ancient Mariner Inn |
![Winterton Pub](winterton/wintertonfishermansreturnT.jpg)
Fishermans Return |
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