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Photo: The Simonside Hills, Coquetdale by Carroll Pierce, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rothbury and the Simonside Hills, the remote upper Coquet valley, and the North Tyne villages towards Kielder Water and forest. Quiet roads, few people and some of the darkest skies in England.
Confirmed by venue the place told us its dog rules, or we checked its own published policy. Not yet confirmed from a trusted guide; we've asked the venue, so call ahead.
- Pub with rooms · Rothbury
Queens Head
Dogs insideDog roomsConfirmed by venueA pub with rooms at the foot of Rothbury's main street, close to the Coquet and the Simonside Hills, where dogs are part of the furniture.
Source: Email from the Queens Head, 25 Oct 2026 (see their website) · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Inn with rooms · Harbottle
Star Inn
Dogs insideDog roomsConfirmed by venueA small village inn in the upper Coquet valley, with indoor seating and a courtyard, close to Harbottle Crags and the Drake Stone walk.
Source: Email from the Star Inn, 25 Oct 2026 (see their website) · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Pub with rooms · Wark
Battlesteads Hotel
Dog roomsIn the barNot yet confirmedThe Battlesteads Hotel is a pub with rooms and a real fire in Wark, in the hills of Coquetdale and the North Tyne.
Source: The Hotel Guru: Battlesteads · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Pub with rooms · Rothbury
Turks Head
Dog friendlyNot yet confirmedThe Turks Head is a pub with rooms and a real fire in Rothbury, in the hills of Coquetdale and the North Tyne.
Source: CAMRA pub guide: Turks Head, Rothbury · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Pub with rooms · Falstone
Blackcock Inn
Dog friendlyNot yet confirmedThe Blackcock Inn is a pub with rooms and a real fire in Falstone, in the hills of Coquetdale and the North Tyne.
Source: CAMRA pub guide: Blackcock Inn, Falstone · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Pub with rooms · Thropton
Three Wheat Heads
Dog friendlyNot yet confirmedThe Three Wheat Heads is a pub with rooms and a real fire in Thropton, in the hills of Coquetdale and the North Tyne.
Source: CAMRA pub guide: Three Wheat Heads, Thropton · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Pub with rooms · Bellingham
Cheviot Hotel
Dog friendlyNot yet confirmedThe Cheviot Hotel is a pub with rooms and a real fire in Bellingham, in the hills of Coquetdale and the North Tyne.
Source: CAMRA pub guide: Cheviot Hotel, Bellingham · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Pub with rooms · Alwinton
Rose & Thistle
Dog friendlyNot yet confirmedThe Rose & Thistle is a pub with rooms in Alwinton, in the hills of Coquetdale and the North Tyne.
Source: CAMRA pub guide: Rose & Thistle, Alwinton · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Pub with rooms · Greenhaugh
Holly Bush Inn
Dog friendlyNot yet confirmedThe Holly Bush Inn is a pub with rooms and a real fire in Greenhaugh, in the hills of Coquetdale and the North Tyne. CAMRA notes informal music sessions, so bring an instrument if you play.
Source: CAMRA pub guide: Holly Bush Inn, Greenhaugh · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Gardens and estate walks · Rothbury
Cragside
On leadsOfficial dog policyThe Victorian home of inventor Lord Armstrong, the first house lit by hydroelectricity, set in a huge rocky estate of lakes and woodland.
Source: National Trust: Cragside with your dog · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Gardens, woods and river walks · Cambo
Wallington
On leadsOfficial dog policyA country house estate with a hidden walled garden, woodland and riverside walks in the middle of Northumberland.
Source: National Trust: Wallington with your dog · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Priory church and riverside · Rothbury
Brinkburn Priory
On leadsOfficial dog policyA restored medieval priory church in a wooded bend of the River Coquet, reached by a short walk from the car park.
Source: English Heritage: dog-friendly places · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Fortified farmhouse · Tarset
Black Middens Bastle House
On leadsOfficial dog policyA free, remote 16th-century fortified farmhouse from the border-reiver days, with a waymarked walk to other bastles nearby.
Source: English Heritage: dog-friendly places · checked 25 Oct 2026
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