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PETS WELCOME |
With its wide open spaces and rural landscape, Norfolk is an ideal location to bring your pet with you. |
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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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Many Norfolk Cottages allow Dogs |
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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 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. |
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 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 - 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). |
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 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 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. |
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 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 |
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Many boats on the Norfolk Broads allow dogs on board - a great holiday for you and your pet! |
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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) and Holkham Hall. |
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 Way marked country walks in Holt Country Park |
 Distant figure in Holt Country Park |
 Bacton Wood Forest Enterprise |
 Felbrigg Hall near Cromer |
 Blickling Hall and Lake |
 The monument in Holkham park |
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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 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 usually allowed on the North Norfolk Railway |
Summer Leisure Cottages - Wroxham (Pets Welcome) |
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These individual waterside properties are located close to an attractively landscaped boat yard set slightly back from the main river. There is a choice of two, three and four bedroom properties all with water frontage. |
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Pet Friendly Pubs - Norfolk is a pet friendly county and many Norfolk pubs allow dogs in the bar area. Below are some suggestions that we have visited with our dogs. |
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 The Nelson Head pub at Horsey on the East Norfolk Coast |
 The Dun Cow Salthouse, North Norfolk Coast |
 The Ship Inn Weybourne |
 White Horse Pub Overstrand |
 The Ship pub South Walsham |
 The White Horse in Chedgrave |
 White Horse Inn Neatishead, Norfolk Broads |
 The New Inn, Horning |
We have not visited these pubs with our dogs, but we believe that they are pet friendly. |
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 The Hoste Arms, Burnham Market |
 The George Hotel in Cley next the Sea |
 Ancient Mariner Inn at Old Hunstanton |
 Fishermans Return, Winterton on sea |
Many Norfolk Cottages allow Dogs |
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Many boats on the Norfolk Broads allow dogs on board - a great holiday for you and your pet! |
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