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Scarborough from above: the South Cliff's terraces in front, the harbour full of boats, and the castle on its green headland over the sea

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Dog-friendly pubs, cafes and restaurants in Scarborough

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Dogs can go inside every pub, cafe and restaurant on this page except ASK Italian, where they have to stay outside.

Dog rules last checked . How we check

Pubs and cafes

Pub · Scalby Road

The Crown Tavern

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome anywhere in the pub, inside and out.

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Pub · North Bay

The Tunny Catch

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome in the bar area.

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Cafe · North Bay

Watermark Café

Dogs welcome inside

A sea-view café on Royal Albert Drive, above the North Bay, that calls itself dog friendly, with indoor and outdoor seats.

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Pub · Newby

Newlands Park

Dogs welcome inside

A sports pub on Newlands Park Drive that welcomes dogs, with water bowls.

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Bar · North Bay

Clifton Hotel bar and beer garden

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome everywhere except the dining areas, and in the beer garden.

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Bar · Town centre

Grand Hotel bar

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome everywhere except the dining areas, if kept restrained.

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Restaurant · Town centre

The Crescent Hotel

Dogs welcome inside

The hotel keeps set areas where you can eat and relax with your dog.

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Restaurant · Sandside

ASK Italian

Dogs outside only

Dogs welcome at the outdoor tables only.

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Where to stay in Scarborough with a dog

7 hotels, inns and B&Bs and 4 cottages and holiday lets that take dogs, each with its dog charge and limits.

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Quick answers about pubs and cafes in Scarborough

Which pubs in Scarborough are dog friendly?
The Crown Tavern on Scalby Road lets dogs in throughout, The Tunny Catch on Burniston Road in the bar, and Newlands Park welcomes them too. The Clifton and Grand hotels let dogs into their bars.
Can dogs go in Wetherspoons in Scarborough?
Only assistance dogs. Scarborough's Wetherspoon is The Lord Rosebery on Westborough, and Wetherspoon allows no animals in its pubs, hotels or gardens apart from guide dogs and accredited assistance dogs.

Map of dog-friendly places in Scarborough

S = stay, B = beach, P = pub or cafe, W = walk start. Hover over or tap a pin to see its card.

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Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages, checked on the date shown. How we check

  1. Dog friendly pub (The Crown Tavern), checked 28 October 2026
  2. Crown Tavern (node 6129325087) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  3. Dog friendly pub (The Tunny Catch), checked 28 October 2026
  4. Tunny Catch (way 664807571) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  5. Watermark Café (home page) (Watermark Café), checked 28 October 2026
  6. About us (Watermark Café), checked 28 October 2026
  7. Watermark Cafe (way 579322833) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  8. Dog friendly pub (Newlands Park (Craft Union Pubs)), checked 28 October 2026
  9. Newlands Park (way 1090965602) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  10. Clifton Hotel Scarborough: pet friendly (Britannia Hotels), checked 28 October 2026
  11. Clifton Hotel (way 797681954) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  12. Grand Hotel Scarborough: pet friendly (Britannia Hotels), checked 28 October 2026
  13. Grand Hotel (way 39952748) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  14. The Crescent Hotel (home page) (The Crescent Hotel), checked 28 October 2026
  15. The Crescent Hotel (way 1535547532) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  16. ASK Italian Scarborough (ASK Italian), checked 28 October 2026
  17. ASK Italian (way 174915038) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 28 October 2026
  18. The Lord Rosebery, Scarborough (J D Wetherspoon), checked 28 October 2026
  19. FAQs: pubs (J D Wetherspoon), checked 27 October 2026