Camping and outdoor experts at Khyam used AllTrails and Trip Advisor data to find the best dog-friendly pubs where weary walkers can enjoy a warm fire and a good drink after an Autumn walk
- The White Hart Community Inn in Pembrokeshire, Wales, takes the top spot to be crowned the Best Dog-Friendly Pubs to Enjoy a Good Pint and a Roaring Fire After a Walk, scoring an impressive 5/5 on Trip Advisor, with 88% of reviews rating it as ‘Excellent’.
- The Dyffryn Arms, also in Pembrokeshire, Wales is 2nd, with a 4.5/5 score on Trip Advisor and 75% ‘Excellent’ review percentage. The Arms is also affectionately known as Bessie’s after its beloved landlady.
- The Tanners Arms in the Brecon Beacons takes 3rd with 4.5/5 score on Trip Advisor and a 73% ‘Excellent’ review share.
- Getting out and about in Autumn and Winter can be difficult, but knowing that a warm and cosy pub is at the end can be a great incentive says Khyam Brand Director Nick Roberts.
Research conducted by camping and outdoor expert brand Khyam has revealed the top 14 pub walks across the UK where weary walkers can rest with a good pint, good food, and a roaring fire at the end. They’re also dog-friendly, so you’ll be able to take your furry friends along for the journey.
Compiling a list of the best walks across Wales, the team identified local pubs that serve as a way/endpoint along each route.
They then looked at Trip Advisor Scores and compared total review numbers with the number of ‘Excellent’ reviews to find the best experiences. Trip Advisor reviews were also used to determine if the pubs had a real fire and if the location was dog-friendly.
While the ranking has been determined by the pub experience, the list also provides a wide variety of walks of varying lengths and difficulty levels so there is something for all walking fans. No matter which walk you choose, you’ll be safe in the knowledge that a warm fire and a cool pint or hot cup of tea will be waiting for you at the end.
The White Hart Community Inn in Pembrokeshire, Wales, takes the top spot to be crowned the Best Dog-Friendly Pubs to Enjoy a Pint and a Roaring Fire in the UK, scoring an impressive 5/5 on Trip Advisor, with 88% of reviews rating it as ‘Excellent’. As a result it also topped the list in Wales.
In Wales, The Dyffryn Arms, also in Pembrokeshire, Wales is 2nd, with a 4.5/5 score on Trip Advisor and 75% ‘Excellent’ review percentage. The Arms is also affectionately known as Bessie’s after its beloved landlady.
The Tanners Arms in the Brecon Beacons takes 3rd with 4.5/5 score on Trip Advisor and a 73% ‘Excellent’ review share.
Reflecting on the results, Nick Roberts, Brand Director at camping and outdoor expert brand Khyam who developed the campaign said:
‘As the weather starts to turn colder, many people across the UK find it difficult to head out and explore. Staying active during Autumn and Winter can be difficult, so we decided to pull this list together to help walkers of all abilities find some really amazing routes to explore.
And a wonderfully warm and cosy pub after a long branching walk is a great incentive! The added bonus of knowing the locations are dog-friendly ensures that our furry friends won’t be left out in the cold, so they can be taken along as well.
We also hope that it will help highlight some truly amazing country pubs. Many have weathered some significant challenges in recent years and they deserve to be celebrated’.
Top 12 Dog-Friendly Pubs With a Roaring Fire to Enjoy After a Walk in Wales This Autumn
| No. | Walk Name | Difficulty Level | Distance | Pub | Location | Trip Advisor | Excellent’ Review % |
| 1 | Bae Ceibwr Bay and Tre Boeth Circular Walk | Easy | 1hr 45 | The White Hart Community Inn | St. Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire | 5 | 88% |
| 2 | Gwaun Valley | Easy | 1hr | Dyffryn Arms | Fishguard, Pembrokeshire | 4.5 | 75% |
| 3 | The Llyn y Fan Fach and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk | Hard | 6hrs | The Tanners Arms | Defynnog, Brecon Beacons | 4.5 | 73% |
| 4 | Trearddur Bay to Rhoscolyn Circular Walk | Moderate | 2hrs 30 | The White Eagle | Rhoscolyn, Anglesey | 4.5 | 67% |
| 5 | Stackpole Wildlife Walk | Moderate | 2hrs 10 | Stackpole Inn | Stackpole, Pembrokeshire | 4.5 | 61% |
| 6 | Solva Harbour | Moderate | 45mins | The Ship Inn | St David’s, Pembrokeshire | 4.5 | 60%* |
| 7 | The Great Orme Circular | Moderate | 2hrs 44 | The Kings Head | Llandudno | 4.5 | 60%* |
| 8 | Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo | Easy | 59mins | Cawdor Hotel | Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire | 4.5 | 59% |
| 9 | Cwm Nash & Traeth Mawr | Moderate | 3hrs | Plough and Harrow | Cowbridge, Glamorgan | 4 | 54% |
| 10 | Aberglaslyn Pass, Llyn Dinas and Cwm Bychan Walk | Hard | 5hrs | Saracen’s Head | Beddgelert, Caernarfon | 4 | 53% |
| 11 | Nefyn to Porthdinllaen | Easy | 53mins | Ty Coch Inn | Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd | 4 | 51% |
| 12 | Trefin and Porthgain Circular Walk | Easy | 1hr 13 | Sloop Inn | Porthgain, Pembrokeshire | 4 | 45% |
| 13 | The Begwyns to Clyro | Moderate | 3hrs | Baskerville House | Hay-On-Wye Brecon Beacons | 4 | 44% |
| 14 | Tintern Abbey & Devil’s Pulpit | Moderate | 2hrs 35 | Anchor Inn | Tintern, Monmouthshire | 4 | 43% |
Here’s the full list for pubs in the UK.
Top 15 Dog-Friendly Pub Walks With a Roaring Fire to Enjoy in the UK
| No. | Walk Name | Difficulty Level | Distance | Pub | Location | Country | Trip Advisor | Excellent’ Review % |
| 1 | Bae Ceibwr Bay and Tre Boeth Circular Walk | Easy | 1hr 45 | The White Hart Community Inn | St. Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire | Wales | 5 | 88% |
| 2 | Out Head & West Sands, St Andrews | Easy | 1hr 30 | Rusacks | St Andrews, Fife | Scotland | 4.5 | 84% |
| 3 | Chinley to Edale via Kinder Low | Moderate | 6hrs 20 | Paper Mill Inn | Chinley, Peak District | England | 4.5 | 80% |
| 4 | Gwaun Valley | Easy | 1hr | Dyffryn Arms | Fishguard, Pembrokeshire | Wales | 4.5 | 75% |
| 5 | St Just-in-Roseland to St Mawes | Moderate | 1hr 40 | The Victory Inn | Porthtowan, Cornwall | England | 4.5 | 74% |
| 6 | The Llyn y Fan Fach and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk | Hard | 6hrs | The Tanners Arms | Defynnog, Brecon Beacons | Wales | 4.5 | 73% |
| 7 | Biblins, Monmouth and the Wye | Moderate | 5hrs | Saracen’s Head | Symonds Yat, Herefordshire | England | 4.5 | 72% |
| 8 | Caer Caradoc Hill | Moderate | 2hrs 19 | Kings Arms | Church Stretton, Shropshire | England | 4.5 | 71% |
| 9 | Burns Circular Walk | Moderate | 1hr 12 | The Globe Inn | Dumfries , Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 4.5 | 68% |
| 10 | Swaledale | Dependent* | Dependent | George & Dragon | Hudswell, North Yorkshire | England | 4.5 | 67%* |
| 11 | Trearddur Bay to Rhoscolyn Circular Walk | Moderate | 2hrs 30 | The White Eagle | Rhoscolyn, Anglesey | Wales | 4.5 | 67%* |
| 12 | Holy Island Circuit | Easy | 3hrs | Crown and Anchor | Lindisfarne, Northumberland | England | 4.5 | 66% |
| 13 | Sand and Applecross Bay | Moderate | 3hrs 37 | The Applecross Inn | Applecross, Wester Ross | Scotland | 4.5 | 64% |
| 14 | Worth Matravers & Dancing Ledge | Moderate | 2hrs 8 | The Square and Compass | Purbeck, Dorset | England | 4.5 | 63% |
| 15 | The Devil’s Dyke | Moderate | 1hr 27 | The Dyke’s End | Reach, Cambridge | England | 4.5 | 62% |
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