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Dog-Friendly Pubs to Meet Up in London

Filtered for Fireside & Cosy + Water Bowls, then ranked by journey fairness for your group.

Central London

Chapter 1 · 4 pubs

The Coach Makers Arms is a Cubitt House pub on Marylebone Lane, with a restaurant upstairs and the Clubhouse bar below. With a dog, the ground-floor bar is the...

Bond Street 2 min · Bookable

The Lamb & Flag is a Fuller's pub on Rose Street, a narrow alley in Covent Garden. It is one of the area's best-known historic pubs, with a real fire, cask...

Covent Garden 1 min · Bookable

The Punch Bowl is a Butcombe pub on Farm Street in Mayfair, with a bar and a dining room. Prices are high, so go in knowing that. It suits a civilised group of...

Green Park 2 min · Bookable

The Royal Oak on Tabard Street is part of the Harvey's family of pubs, pouring Sussex ales from Lewes. It is open from 11am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and...

Borough 1 min · Walk-in

Walk-in

North London

Chapter 2 · 4 pubs

The Flask is a dog-friendly Fuller's pub on Highgate West Hill, with a real fire and a garden. It claims Byron, Shelley and Keats as regulars, and Hampstead...

Highgate / Archway 4 min · Bookable

The Holly Bush is a Grade II listed Fuller's pub up a Hampstead backstreet, with a real fire. It welcomes dogs after a walk on the Heath, and its food holds an...

Hampstead 2 min · Bookable

The Southampton Arms is an ale and cider house on Highgate Road, serving only independent UK producers. It takes no bookings, and the room is long and narrow,...

Kentish Town 2 min · Walk-in

Walk-in

The Spaniards Inn is a Grade II listed pub on Spaniards Road, built in 1585, on the edge of Hampstead Heath. Its big walled garden backs onto the Heath, and...

Hampstead / Golders Green 4 min · Walk-in

Walk-in

East London

Chapter 3 · 1 pub

The Grapes is a narrow riverside pub on Narrow Street in Limehouse, and its history goes back more than 500 years. Charles Dickens drank here and wrote it into...

Limehouse / Westferry 2 min · Walk-in

Walk-in

South London

Chapter 4 · 1 pub

The Ivy House in Nunhead has been a drinking spot since 1865 and is now owned by its community. It welcomes dogs on a lead, but asks you not to bring them to...

Nunhead / Peckham Rye 4 min · Bookable

West London

Chapter 5 · 2 pubs

The Sun Inn is a pub facing Barnes Pond, with a beer garden at the back beside the Barnes Bowling Club green, first recorded in 1746. Dogs are welcome inside...

Barnes Bridge 1 min · Bookable

The White Cross is a Young's pub on the Thames at Richmond, famous for flooding at high tide. The pub stays open when the river rises and lends out wellies....

Richmond 2 min · Walk-in

Walk-in

Frequently asked questions

What does the “Fireside & Cosy + Water Bowls” filter show on Dog-Friendly Pubs to Meet Up in London?

This view narrows Dog-Friendly Pubs to Meet Up in London to venues tagged for Fireside & Cosy + Water Bowls. FairWhere can still rank that filtered shortlist by journey fairness when you start a plan, so the activity fit and the commute both work for the group.

How do we find a dog-friendly pub that works for the whole group?

Dog-Friendly Pubs to Meet Up in London is curated for pubs that welcome dogs. Filter for beer garden, water bowls or near a park, then let FairWhere rank by journey fairness for the humans travelling: the dog still needs a fair walk to the door.

Can we combine a park walk with the pub?

Yes - use Dog walk and a pint (/occasions/dog-walk-and-a-pint) for dog-friendly walks citywide, or the Hampstead Heath geo page (/occasions/dog-walk-and-a-pint/hampstead-heath) when that is the plan. Filter this Placelist for Near Park/Heath/Common when the pub should sit next to open space.

How does FairWhere rank places on Dog-Friendly Pubs to Meet Up in London?

FairWhere ranks venues on this Placelist by FairWhere Score: journey fairness for your whole group, not by popularity, sponsorship, or who suggested the place first. Open Plan a fair meet to add origins and see the ranked shortlist.

Do I need everyone in the same area of London?

No. FairWhere is built for groups coming from different zones. Add each person's start location and it ranks venues so the travel burden is as fair as possible across the group.

Is this free to use?

Browsing Placelists and creating a basic plan with estimate-only ranking is free in the London beta. Optional live checks and deeper routing may use credits where offered.