With 2021 set to be the year of the staycation, there couldn’t be a better time to explore Hampshire with our dogs.

has crunched the TripAdvisor data to find the most dog-friendly places to go in Hampshire.

Based on the percentage of reviews on TripAdvisor suggesting a place was dog-friendly, holiday provider Canine Cottages found the most dog-friendly places to visit, pubs and cafes across the county

Venues can also be found in this handy interactive map.

The most dog-friendly attractions in Hampshire are:

  1. Queen Elizabeth Park , Farnborough
  2. Blackwood Forest, Winchester
  3. Petersfield Lake, Petersfield
  4. Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley
  5. Holly Hill Woodland Park, Fareham
  6. Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, Exbury
  7. Itchen Valley Country Park, Eastleigh
  8. Stokes Bay Beach, Gosport
  9. Hurst Castle, Lymington
  10. Fleet Pond, Fleet

 

Feeling peckish? Canine Cottages have rounded up the top dog-friendly places to eat across Hampshire too. 32% of visitors to Winsor’s The Compass Inn raved about its dog-friendliness, while the top cafe, Peggy May’s Cafe in Lyndhurst, had similar praise from 24% of its visitors.

Below is the full top 10:

  1. The Compass Inn, Winsor
  2. Turfcutters Arms, Brockenhurst
  3. Woodlands Lodge Hotel, Southampton
  4. The Hampshire Bowman, Bishop's Waltham
  5. High Corner Inn, Ringwood
  6. The Jack Russell Inn, Andover
  7. The Guide Dog, Southampton
  8. Peggy May's Cafe, Lyndhurst
  9. Caffe Lee, Gosport
  10. The Chequers Inn, Lymington

 

Canine Cottages have also released the Dog-Friendly Index, a handy tool where you’ll find these and even more dog-friendly places as recommended by TripAdvisor reviewers. 

Shannon Keary, Digital PR Manager at Canine Cottages, said: “With so many more people looking to explore what’s on their own doorstep with their dogs this summer, it’s fantastic to see the sheer number and diversity of places that welcome dogs across the country; hopefully this can only continue to grow. 

We hope that our Dog-Friendly Index tool helps to highlight the top spots for dog owners to visit near them, as well as highlight some hidden gems they may not have been aware of.”