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Whitby, North Yorkshire

Dog-friendly pubs, cafes and restaurants in Whitby

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

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Pubs and cafes

The Black Horse on Church Street, a narrow white-painted pub with its name on a red sign over the door
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Whitby

The Black Horse

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome in both bar areas, with water bowls in each bar and treats usually behind the bar.

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Whitby Brewery's stone and timber buildings on Abbey Lane, with people at picnic tables in the yard outside
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0

Bar · Whitby

Whitby Brewery

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome on a short lead at the brewery bar by the abbey; they cannot join brewery tours.

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Hotel Victoria, a large red-brick Victorian building on the clifftop at the top of Robin Hood's Bay
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Robin Hood's Bay

Hotel Victoria (Loxley Pub)

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome in the Loxley Pub and the Sea View Garden, with a menu for dogs; the restaurant and lounge bar are not mentioned.

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The Duke of York pub's red-tiled porch and entrance on Church Street, with a chalkboard outside
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Whitby

Duke of York

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs indoors with water bowls and a dog menu; on Fridays and Saturdays dogs are allowed inside until 8pm.

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The White Horse & Griffin's white-painted front on Church Street, with its name over the door and a hanging basket
Photo: Robert Eva, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Whitby

White Horse & Griffin

Dogs welcome inside

Small, well-behaved dogs in the bar and residents' lounge, not the main restaurant.

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The Endeavour, a three-storey red-brick pub on Church Street with its name in gold letters over the windows
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Whitby

The Endeavour

Dogs welcome inside

Well-behaved dogs in the bar by the log fire, with a dog menu.

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Pub · Whitby

The White House Inn

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs in the pub and the large enclosed beer garden.

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Restaurant · Whitby

Abbey Wharf

Dogs welcome inside

Well-behaved dogs in the restaurant and bar on a short lead under the table, until 9pm.

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Cafe · Whitby

Hetty and Betty

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome on a short lead and off the furniture.

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Restaurant · Sandsend

Saltmoore (The Pizzeria and Orangerie)

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs in The Pizzeria at The Beach House, The Orangerie and on the terrace, with a dog menu; not in The Brasserie.

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The Grosvenor in Robin Hood's Bay, a red-brick hotel with its name in white letters on the gable and steps up to the door
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Robin Hood's Bay

The Grosvenor

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs very welcome in the bar; keep them off the furniture.

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Restaurant · Robin Hood's Bay

Brambles Bistro

Dogs welcome inside

Small, well-behaved dogs, one per party.

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Cafe · Runswick Bay

Tides

Dogs welcome inside

Dog-friendly seating inside and out, looking across the bay.

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The stone-built Mallyan Spout Hotel behind Goathland's village green, with cars parked out front and sheep grazing on the grass
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Goathland

Mallyan Spout Hotel (Spout Bar)

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs welcome to eat with you in the Spout Bar; the site says nothing on the restaurant.

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The Inn on the Moor at Goathland, a long white and red-brick building at the end of its driveway
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Goathland

The Inn on the Moor

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs in the bar, lounge and beer garden, with towels, treats and water bowls.

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The Black Bull at Ugthorpe, a long stone pub with a red pantile roof and a car park in front
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Ugthorpe

The Black Bull

Dogs outside only

No dogs inside the pub, but they are welcome in the beer garden at the back.

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The white-fronted Bay Hotel at the bottom of Robin Hood's Bay, by the slipway with a small boat in front and the sea beyond
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pub · Robin Hood's Bay

The Bay Hotel

Dogs welcome inside

Dogs are welcome throughout the pub, on the Dock by the slipway.

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Cafe · Sandsend

Tides

Dogs welcome inside

Dog-friendly seating indoors and outside, looking along the beach to Whitby.

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Where to stay in Whitby with a dog

11 hotels, inns and B&Bs and 5 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 Whitby

Which pubs in Whitby are dog friendly?
On the East Side, The Black Horse, The Endeavour, White Horse & Griffin and the Duke of York all let dogs inside (the Duke of York until 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays). The White House Inn at Upgang takes dogs in the pub and its beer garden. In Robin Hood's Bay, The Bay Hotel, The Grosvenor and the Loxley Pub at the Victoria take dogs inside too.
Can dogs go in Wetherspoons in Whitby?
Only assistance dogs. Whitby's Wetherspoon is The Angel Hotel on New Quay Road, 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 Whitby

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

Every place on the map, as a list

Pubs and cafes

Sources

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

  1. The Black Horse, Whitby (The Black Horse), checked 16 October 2026
  2. The Black Horse: contact and booking (map link) (The Black Horse), checked 16 October 2026
  3. Our FAQs (Whitby Brewery), checked 16 October 2026
  4. Contact Whitby Brewery (embedded map) (Whitby Brewery), checked 16 October 2026
  5. Dining with us (Hotel Victoria, Robin Hood's Bay), checked 16 October 2026
  6. Hotel Victoria, Robin Hood's Bay (home page map link) (Hotel Victoria, Robin Hood's Bay), checked 16 October 2026
  7. Victoria Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay (way 438266697) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  8. Dog friendly (Duke of York Whitby (Heritage Pubs)), checked 19 October 2026
  9. Duke of York (way 477317923) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  10. Rooms (White Horse & Griffin), checked 16 October 2026
  11. Contact (White Horse & Griffin), checked 16 October 2026
  12. Dog friendly (The Endeavour), checked 19 October 2026
  13. The Endeavour (node 2264802730) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  14. The White House Inn (home page) (The White House Inn), checked 19 October 2026
  15. White House (node 2264784931) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  16. Contact (Abbey Wharf), checked 16 October 2026
  17. Abbey Wharf (node 480459500) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  18. Home page (Hetty and Betty), checked 19 October 2026
  19. Postcode centre for YO21 1BW (ONS Postcode Directory) (postcodes.io (ONS data)), checked 19 October 2026
  20. FAQs (Saltmoore), checked 16 October 2026
  21. Eat (Saltmoore), checked 19 October 2026
  22. Saltmoore (home page, location coordinates) (Saltmoore), checked 16 October 2026
  23. Saltmoore (way 293795237) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  24. Bar (The Grosvenor), checked 19 October 2026
  25. Contact (The Grosvenor), checked 19 October 2026
  26. The Grosvenor (way 954389221) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  27. Contact us (Brambles Bistro), checked 19 October 2026
  28. Brambles Bistro (node 5127219458) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  29. Runswick Bay (Tides Beach Shop), checked 19 October 2026
  30. Postcode centre for TS13 5HT (ONS Postcode Directory) (postcodes.io (ONS data)), checked 19 October 2026
  31. Spout Bar (Mallyan Spout Hotel), checked 19 October 2026
  32. Find us (map) (Mallyan Spout Hotel), checked 19 October 2026
  33. Drink with us (The Inn on the Moor), checked 19 October 2026
  34. Contact (The Inn on the Moor), checked 19 October 2026
  35. Inn On The Moor (way 108634657) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  36. Home page (The Black Bull, Ugthorpe), checked 19 October 2026
  37. Black Bull, Ugthorpe (node 2447415296) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  38. Bar and food (The Bay Hotel), checked 19 October 2026
  39. The Bay Hotel (way 438269554) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  40. Sandsend (Tides Beach Shop), checked 19 October 2026
  41. Tides Cafe, Sandsend (way 189870682) (OpenStreetMap contributors), checked 19 October 2026
  42. The Angel Hotel, Whitby (J D Wetherspoon), checked 27 October 2026
  43. FAQs: pubs (J D Wetherspoon), checked 27 October 2026