The best dog-friendly hotels in Yorkshire

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The very dog-friendly Beck Hall, on the edge of the village of Malham, has 20 attractive rooms and a modern restaurant serving high-quality plant-based food. Its setting by the side of a stream in some of the loveliest Yorkshire Dales countryside makes it an ideal base for walkers and nature lovers. The dramatic limestone cliffs of Malham Cove are under a mile away. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the restaurant and bar, and afternoon teas are taken either there or in the cosy snug, where there’s an open log fire. Dogs are allowed in the restaurant and free of charge in the rooms.

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From £ 114

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This grand English stately home, which is wrapped in parkland, offers the full range of country pursuits. Apart from fishing, shooting and sessions in the birds of prey centre, there is a nine-hole golf course along with a wild swimming pool, yoga classes, a four-acre walled garden and cookery school, plus walking and cycling trails. When you want to unwind, there are several lounges to cosy up in, and a sleek and airy spa encompassing an 18-metre indoor pool and thermal experience, plus freshwater outdoor pool and sauna set in a spa garden. Dogs are welcome at £30 per night including a bed and treats.

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From £ 285

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This upstart new-kid-on-the-block in the long-established Scarborough hotel scene, breaks the mould with its funky colours, stripped-back style, relaxed atmosphere and welcoming embrace for outdoorsy types and dog-lovers. In a prime position on one of the terraces favoured by the grand hotels of the Victorian era, Bike & Boot overlooks South Bay and the wooded ravine of Valley Gardens. As the name indicates, it’s big on looking after outdoors-lovers with a dedicated area for bike storage and cleaning, dog-grooming and washing, clothes drying, and surfboard storage. Dogs, £15 per night, have the run of the building.

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From £ 107

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Although only 10 minutes from the coast and the razzamatazz of Scarborough, this hotel feels deep in the country, surrounded by fields, woods and its own very pretty gardens. It’s a country-house hotel that has kept a farmhouse-cottage feel with plenty of places to relax, read a book or have afternoon tea. There is also a spa with a pool, sauna and steam room. Dogs are made very welcome (£10 a night) and can join their owners while dining in the conservatory or bar area serving modern British dishes for which everything is made from scratch.

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From £ 120

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The dog-friendly Devonshire Fell, set in some of North Yorkshire’s most heart-tugging countryside, is a 19th-century building with bright, contemporary public areas and 16 restful guest rooms. The hotel is part of the Duke of Devonshire’s 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey Estate, whose eponymous 12th-century ruined abbey lies six miles south. Here, there are hikes and trails to follow with your four-legged friend, and there’s a cute Dales village on the doorstep. While you’re here, dine in the bistro and two-AA-Rosette restaurant Dalzell, which are joined by a dog-friendly conservatory. The hotel’s Canine Retreats package includes an array of welcome treats.

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From £ 200

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This friendly, traditional coaching inn is set in the attractive North Yorkshire market town of Pickering. The inviting retreat comes with a restaurant, cosy pub and choice of traditional and contemporary rooms, and it is well placed for the seaside towns along the Yorkshire coast and the wide open spaces of the North York Moors National Park. The hotel is also dog-friendly, with some of the rooms and public areas apart from the restaurant welcoming them in. The restaurant served high-quality English dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the hotel’s neighbouring deli and café is open for sandwiches and light meals.

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From £ 216

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Found in one of North Yorkshire’s prettiest market towns, Helmsley, this former pub is now a smart yet relaxed hotel with a country-contemporary style. Bedrooms range from cosy to swanky, food is accomplished modern British cuisine, and there’s a spa and heated outdoor pool. With two fire-warmed lounges, a small library and a sun-trap pool terrace, there’s plenty of space for guests to find a quiet corner. Dogs are allowed in most bedrooms and all common areas apart from the restaurant. Dogs are however able to accompany their owners in the bar, which also serves food.

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From £ 180

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This miniature Georgian country house turned smart but unstuffy hotel stands out for its understated contemporary interiors, small spa and well-regarded dining room. And it’s all wrapped up in pretty gardens, with York, Leeds and Harrogate also within half an hour's drive. The hotel is surrounded by 100 acres of woods and fields, plus a stretch of the River Wharfe, so there's plenty of space to wander with your dog, as well as a terraced Italianate garden for enjoying warm-weather drinks and afternoon teas outdoors. The hotel has several dog-friendly rooms, where treats can be found on arrival.

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From £ 205

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The cheerful Wensleydale Heifer is an attractive 17th-century inn, situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and surrounded by pretty countryside. Owing to its location, the hotel is especially popular with hikers and dogs are allowed in some of the rooms as well as the bar. There are 13 rooms, nine with traditional décor in the original building and four themed rooms in a newer annexe across the courtyard. The restaurant, which gets an annual recommendation in the Michelin Guide, has a separate fish bar and there’s also a cosy snug, a traditional pub bar and a wood-beamed lounge with open fire.

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From £ 120

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This family-friendly village inn, which also welcomes dogs, enjoys a picture-perfect location just below the North York Moors' famous Roseberry Topping. Owing to its setting, the inn is well-placed for moorland walks and cycle routes while coastal Whitby and Staithes are just a 30-minute drive. The inn is made up of an 18th-century stone and brick house that’s been a pub most of its life and two cottages. The pub-with-rooms offers a well-thought-out range of extras aimed at outdoors-lovers. Their Walk-Inn breaks include an excellent package of laminated walks, dinner, breakfast and the invitation for dogs to stay free.

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From £ 105

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The whitewashed West Park Hotel, which was formerly a coaching inn, has lovely views over the Stray, a stylish restaurant bar that thrums with locals and up-to-date rooms that make comfortable bases for a Yorkshire stay. The 25 well-appointed rooms, all with excellent amenities like Hypnos mattresses and Nespresso machines, include eight suites of which two are duplex penthouses. Dogs are welcome in certain rooms of the hotel at £20 per night. The hotel’s open restaurant bar sources ingredients from artisans across the county, as well as its own kitchen garden, for its seasonal menus.

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From £ 287

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