🥾 Cornwall's Best Dog-Friendly Walks

The South West Coast Path in Cornwall

The South West Coast Path runs for 630 miles through Cornwall, following the dramatic Atlantic coastline. Dogs are welcome on all the coastal path — the challenging terrain is part of its beauty.

• St Ives to Carbis Bay — 1.5 miles, easy, panoramic views of St Ives Bay
• Zennor to St Ives — 7 miles, challenging, remote and spectacular
• Cape Cornwall to St Just — 3 miles, moderate, fewer crowds than Land's End sections
• Porthcurno to Land's End — 5 miles, dramatic cliff path, Minack Theatre detour
• Polruan to Fowey — 4 miles, ferry crossing option, beautiful estuary

The Camel Trail

The Camel Trail is an 18-mile former railway line converted to a traffic-free path following the River Camel. One of the best family and dog-friendly walks in the UK.

• Padstow to Wadebridge — 5 miles, easy, flat, popular with families
• Wadebridge to Bodmin — 7 miles, easy, joins the Saints' Way
• Pellacombe to Bodmin — 6 miles, through woodland

Cornish Woodland & Rural Walks

• Goss Moor — Flat, easy, excellent for dogs who need space to run
• The Lizard Peninsula — Coastal path, wildflowers, Kynance Cove
• Tehidy Country Park — 250 acres, multiple trails, lakes
• Cairnton Roscarnick — Riverside walks near the River Fowey

🥾 Devon's Best Dog-Friendly Walks

Dartmoor — The Best for Dogs

Dartmoor is one of the finest places in Britain to walk with dogs. With 368 square miles of open access moorland, you can walk for miles without seeing another person. Dogs can go off-lead on much of the moor.

• Haytor to Widecombes — 4 miles, iconic granite tors, moderate
• Postbridge to Bellever — 3 miles, easy riverside walk, ancient clapper bridge
• Stewart's Hill — Open moorland, good for dogs who love to run
• Dartmoor Reservoirs — Avon Dam, Fernworthy — quiet, scenic walks

Exmoor

• Heddon Valley — Beautiful valley, easy walk to the sea, linked to Woody Bay
• Dovery Bridge to Culbone — 4 miles, through ancient woodland
• Countisbury Hill — Challenging climb but spectacular coastal views

Devon Coastal Walks

• South West Coast Path — Lyme Regis to Charmouth — 3 miles, fossils and cliff views
• Budleigh Salterton — Easy, flat, pebbles and estuary
• Plymouth to Cawsand — Coastal path with harbour views

🍺 End Your Walk at a Cornish or Devon Pub

Both counties have excellent dog-friendly pubs. In Cornwall, try The Gurnard's Head near Zennor, The Old Coastguard in Mousehole, The Hub at Hayle, or The Sandy Mouth Inn. In Devon, The Drewe Arms in Broadhembury, The King's Arms in Zeal Monachorum, and The楚 Mill on Dartmoor are excellent choices.