Pets Welcome

With its wide open spaces and rural landscape, Norfolk is an ideal location to bring your pet with you.

An Introduction to taking your pet dog out in Norfolk

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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Dogs on Beaches (North Norfolk Council Leaflet)

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

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.
The beach at Old Hunstanton, great for dog walking	The empty beach at Old Hunstanton
The North Norfolk Coast Path at Brancaster	Our westie George playing on the beach
Cromer beach, restrictions apply in summer	Mundesley beach, restrictions apply in summer
Quiet beach at Sea Palling	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).
Walking the dogs on Salthouse Heath	The view of the coast from Salthouse Heath
View of Weybourne from Kelling Heath	Summit of Muckleburgh Hill Norfolk
The Marriott's Way a little out of Reepham	Walking along the banks of the River Nar at Castle Acre

The Norfolk Broads also contain many rural walks, with picturesque riverside views. Good pet friendly walks are to be found at Coltishall, Ranworth, South Walsham, Ludham and Thurne. Most Norfolk Broads boat hire companies on the Norfolk Broads, allow you to bring your pets with you.
Riverside path from Coltishall to Belaugh	The footpath near South Walsham Broad
Riverside footpath on Ludham marshes	View of Thurne windmill from Ludham marshes
Woodland at Salhouse Broad	The view over Salhouse Broad
Walking the Wherryman's Way at Loddon on the Southern Broads	Exploring Burgh Castle on the Southern Broads

Norfolk has many pet friendly Country Parks to enjoy. Some of these are attached to some of the famous stately homes. The best places are Holt Country Park, Bacton Woods (near North Walsham), Felbrigg Hall, Blickling Hall (near Aylsham), Sheringham Park and Holkham Hall.
Way marked country walks in Holt Country Park	Distant figure in Holt Country Park
Bacton Wood near North Walsham	Felbrigg Hall near Cromer
Blickling Hall and Lake, loads of space for large dogs to run	The monument in Holkham park
Beautiful Sheringham Park, appreciated by both you and your dog!

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.
The Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham to Wroxham	Day boat hire on the Norfolk Broads, such as at Wroxham
Dogs on a lead at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden	Dogs allowed on the North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham to Holt

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.

Horsey	Salthouse	Weybourne	Overstrand
The Nelson Head	The Dun Cow	The Ship Inn	The White Horse

South Walsham	Chedgrave	Ranworth	Horning
The Ship	The White Horse	The Maltsters	The New Inn

Burnham Market	Cley next the Sea	Old Hunstanton	Winterton on Sea
The Hoste Arms	The George Hotel	Ancient Mariner Inn	Fishermans Return

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