Dog Friendly Pubs, Restaurants & Cafés

LATEST UPDATE: June 2026

Hey fur-friends! 🐶 There are loads of places in Norfolk where dogs like us can go, but this special list is full of the ones our clever readers love the most! From cosy cafés to lively pubs, these are tried-and-true favourites that’ll make your tail wag.

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Got a favourite spot? Tell your humans so they can leave it in the comments—us pups love discovering new places to visit and play! 🐾💖


Aylsham

🐾The Orange Blossom Café 

Dog-friendly community café welcoming pups of all sizes (provided their humans are well-behaved!). Enjoy free parking and full accessibility. Serving delicious coffee, cakes and hearty lunches.

Address: The ACT Centre, St Michaels Avenue, Aylsham.


Bacton

🐾 ⭐️Café Carmel 

A friendly vegan café with a strong community vibe. Dogs are warmly welcomed and special treats are available just for them.

Address Walcottt Road, Bacton.

Also dog friendly in Bacton: Poachers Pocket and Watsons.

Brancaster 

🐾The Jolly Sailor 

Muddy paws are always welcome! Special doggy treats are ready to enjoy—delicious and tail-waggingly good!

Address: Main Road, Brancaster Staithe.

Also dog friendly in Brancaster: Deepdale Café, The White Horse and The Ship Hotel.


Dereham 

🐾The Cock 

Very dog-friendly, with access to all areas. A gated courtyard garden offers a sunny spot to relax in the summer—perfect for pups and humans alike.

Address: 28 Norwich Street, Dereham.

Also dog friendly in Dereham: The George Hotel


East Rudham 

🐾Biagio’s 

Dogs are welcome in the front section of the café. Delicious coffee, cakes, light lunches and special Pupaccinos make it a treat for humans and pups alike.

Address: The Green, East Rudham.


Fakenham Fritton 

🐾 Fakenham Garden Centre

Dog-friendly tables are available indoors by the café entrance, and pups are welcome throughout the garden centre—perfect for a little retail adventure with their humans.

Address: Mill Road, Hempton.

Also dog friendly in Fakenham: Aldiss Coffee Shop

Fritton (Norfolk Broads) 

🐾 Oliver’s Café & Gift Shop

Oliver’s Café & Gift Shop gives pups a pawsome welcome!  The café is full of delicious treats for humans, and every purchase helps feed the horses and donkeys at Redwings Horse Sanctuary. Nestled in the countryside, it’s a peaceful spot away from busy crowds—and afterwards, dogs and humans can visit the horses at the Sanctuary for free.

Address: Redwings Horse Sanctuary Caldecott, Fritton.


Great Massingham

🐾 The Dabbling Duck 

Well-behaved pups are welcome in the bar and restaurant! Dogs can relax alongside their humans while everyone enjoys good food and a cosy atmosphere.

Address: Great Massingham


Heacham 

🐾⭐️ Modern Story

Modern Story offers a welcoming, dog-friendly café where well-behaved pups can join their humans indoors. Enjoy a selection of homemade light lunches, cakes and scones, including vegan options. After your meal, browse their eclectic range of vintage and handcrafted homeware.

Address: The Old Bank, Lynn Road.

Also dog friendly in Heacham: The Lavender Lounge and The West Norfolk.


Heydon

🐾 Village Tea Room

Heydon Village Tea Room warmly welcomes well-behaved dogs, offering indoor seating and a charming outdoor courtyard. Enjoy homemade cakes, scones, light lunches and traditional afternoon teas in a picturesque village setting.

Address: The Street, Heydon.


Hingham

🐾 The White Hart 

Lovely, approachable staff and a full doggy menu ensure both humans and pups enjoy their visit.

Address: 3 Market Place, Hingham.


Holkham 

🐾 The Victoria

Dogs are welcome in The Victoria’s main building, including the restaurant, bar and lounge areas.

Address: Park Road, Holkham.

Also dog friendly in Holkham: The Lookout Café and the Courtyard Café.


Holme

🐾 The White Horse 

Sun, sea and snacks! Dogs can chill in the bar or lounge at the outdoor tables—perfect after a long, sandy beach walk.

Address: Holme, Nr Hunstanton.


Hunstanton

🐾 Em’s Den Café 

Friendly humans, super dog-friendly vibes and pawsome doggy biscuits. Humans get to enjoy delicious cakes with plenty of vegan options —tail wags all around!

Address:  Beach Road, Hunstanton.

Also dog friendly in Hunstanton: Ski Café & Bar, The Golden Lion, The Marine Bar and the Wash N tope.

Ludham

🐾 Kings Arms

Doggy Menu – roast dinner with a choice of four types of meat, vegetables and gravy, sausage and mash and chicken or fish with rice. Yummy!

Address: High Street, Ludham.


Mundesley

🐾 The Ship Inn 

Paws through the door! Dogs are welcome everywhere—rooms, bar and restaurant.

Address:  Beach Road

Also dog friendly in Mundesley: Beach Hut Café


Mundford

🐾 The Crown Hotel 

Dog friendly in the bars, garden and accommodation.

Address: Crown Road, Mundford.


Neatishead 

🐾 The White Horse Inn

Dogs allowed in all of the bar areas all of the time but not in the restaurant area.

Address: The Street, Neatishead.


Norwich 

🐾 Waterloo Park Pavilion Café (The Feed) 

A lovely spot for dogs and their humans to enjoy together—perfect for walkies and tail wags.

Address: Angel Road 

Also dog friendly in Norwich: Slice & Dice, Cranberry’s Café, Woods Coffee Bar, Olives, Eaton Park Café, Carberry’s and The Bicycle Shop.

Norwich is pawsitively amazing! 🐶 Come read my blog for our guide to a great day out.


Old Hunstanton – Editor’s Favourite! 

🐾⭐️ The Old Town Beach Café 

Right on the year-round dog-friendly beach at Old Hunstanton, this café is a pup’s dream! Fresh water on tap, tasty doggy snacks and super comfy vetbed seating for four-legged visitors. Wet and sandy pups are welcome inside too! Humans get to enjoy a fab menu including gluten-free and vegan treats —lucky them!

Address: Sea Lane, Old Hunstanton.

Also Dog Friendly In Old Hunstanton: The Lodge and Caley Hall.

Overstrand 

🐾 Cliff Top Café 

The perfect pit stop after a beach adventure! Homemade doggy burgers and tasty treats on the menu—paw-licking good!

Address: 22 Cliff Road


Reepham

🐾 The Sidings 

Water bowls are ready, and if you’re lucky, you might score a treat or two. It’s right on the Marriott’s Way—a perfect spot to refuel before or after a long walk full of sniffs and adventures!

Address: The Sidings, Whitwell & Reepham Station, Whitwell Road.


Scole

🐾 Crossways Inn 

Great for the whole pack—two-legged and four!

Address: Bridge Rd


Sheringham

🐾 Whelk Coppers Tea Room

A lovely, cosy café with friendly humans and a tasty menu (even vegan options for them!). Every dog gets a biscuit—now that’s our kind of place.

Address: 25 The Driftway

Also Dog Friendly in Sheringham: The Two Lifeboats

Shouldham 

🐾 The King’s Arms

Lots of space to stretch out, with a covered outdoor area for rainy days. Dogs are welcome inside too, and there’s always plenty of fresh water on hand!

Address: The Green, 28 The Green.


Surlingham  

🐾 The Ferry House

Dogs are welcome to eat anywhere, and there’s a brilliant circular walk to explore too.

Address: Ferry Rd


Thetford – Elveden

🐾 The Dog and Scone

The Dog & Scone is a cozy spot where pups are welcome and water bowls are always ready. Humans get tasty treats while we relax and enjoy the smells!

Address: London Road

Also dog friendly in Thetford: The Bell Hotel, Thetford Garden Centre, The Albion.


Thornham  

🐾 The Lifeboat 

Every pooch gets lots of fuss! Dogs can join their humans in the cosy bar or curl up in front of the roaring log fire while they eat.

Address: Ship Lane

Thurne

🐾 The Lion 

Doggies are always made to feel very welcome.

Address: The St


Titchwell

🐾  Briarfields 

A big bark out to Briarfields! When 15 of us Cavalier King Charles turned up for Sunday lunch without booking, they still made every pup feel right at home.

Address: Main Road


Walcott

🐾 The Lighthouse Inn 

A firm favourite for dogs when they’re away with their humans.

Address: Coast Road


Wells-next-the-sea 

🐾 Wells Beach Café 

Humans without a dog feel a bit out of place here! With Puppuccinos, treats, doggy ice creams and plenty of water bowls — tail wags are guaranteed.

Address: Beach

Also dog friendly in Wells:  The Globe Inn

West Runton

🐾 Tea Room at Corner House

Delicious treats for humans and a warm welcome for pups, complete with a plate of dog biscuits. Cosy by the wood burner in winter, and perfect outside seating in the summer!

Address: 2 Station Road

Also dog friendly in West Ruston:  Dormy Hotel and Hillside Shire Horse Sanctuary.


Winterton on Sea

🐾 The Fishermans Return 

Super dog friendly and lovely staff. Apparently the human food is pretty good too.

Address: The Lane


Wymondham

🐾⭐️ The Farm Café, Centre Paws 

Excellent doggy menu and some pretty good stuff for the humans too. Lovely countryside walks, free parking. Really friendly atmosphere and open 7 days a week.

Address: Barnards Farm

Also dog friendly in Wymondham: The Queens Head and The White Hart.

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Thoughts on Dog Friendly Pubs, Restaurants & Cafés

  1. Vicky Bambridge says:

    There appears to’ be very few dog friendly places in Dereham can anyone suggest anywhere ?

    1. Ziggybear says:

      Hi Vicky, there is also the https://www.greenstonepubdereham.co.uk/dog-friendly Woofs Ziggy Bear

  2. Bugle Fan says:

    15th September 2025 at 8:41 pm (Edit)
    Can I recommend Biagio’s please? It is at The Green, East Rudham, and used to be Jane’s Coffee Corner. It is now owned/run by a lovely Italian lady and dogs are welcome in the front section of the cafe. When we visited recently Lily was given a free Pupaccino! They serve great coffee, cakes, and light lunches. They are on Facebook if you want to look them up. Thanks 🙂

  3. Liz Kidd says:

    For your list of dog friendly places – the cafe in Eaton Park and also Carberry’s on Magdalen Street. Carberry’s even has a resident Golden Retriever called Toby – its alternative name is Toby’s Cafe. Woodburner and very good cake!
    And the Muddy Boots cafe at Blickling. And the pub The Bucks Arms at Blickling. Lots, in fact!

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