Dog Friendly — Pubs in Canterbury
Discover dog friendly pubs in Canterbury. Browse our directory to find the perfect pub.
Found 29 dog friendly pubs in Canterbury
Bell & Crown
10-11 Palace Street, Canterbury CT1 2DZ
Traditional city centre pub with an ever-changing range of local beers. The seating in front of the pub gives a superb view of Canterbury Cathedral, enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. The flint walls of the ancient King's School are opposite. Palace Street is part of the King's Mile and has many small independent shops.
Bishops Finger
13 St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury CT2 8AF
Busy pub near historic Westgate. Popular for watching sporting events, can get crowded for major events. Pleasant garden at the back. The rear area can be booked for functions.
Black Griffin
40 St Peter's Street, Canterbury CT1 2BG
Busy high street pub near the historic Westgate, popular with students and a good cross-section of locals and tourists. The front bar has high wooden tables by the windows, and there is a large back bar. Beers usually include one from a Kent brewery, and there is 50p off real ales from 5pm on Wednesdays. There is live music on Thursdays.
Canterbury Tales
12 The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS
The pub is situated opposite the Marlowe Theatre, and you can book your interval drinks here. Opening hours may be extended if there are special events at the theatre. The "Dress Circle" bar upstairs is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10-1.30am but you need to go downstairs for real ale. There is a folk jam session on Thursdays.
Limes Lounge
13 Rosemary Lane, Canterbury CT1 2PN
No real ale. Themed weekends. Karaoke on Sundays, Zumba Club on Thursdays
Shakespeare
Butchery Lane, Canterbury CT1 2JR
Ancient building close to the cathedral, recently renovated and linked via an attractive small courtyard to the Shakespeare Wine Bar overlooking the Buttermarket and cathedral gateway. The cellar below the Wine Bar has a Roman wall.
Cross Keys
24 Oaten Hill, Canterbury CT1 3HZ
18th century pub, closed temporarily after refurbishment work opened up a 12 foot hole, possibly a well. Owners are hoping to change the pub to a pub/restaurant/ 6-bed hotel. Work is held up until a structural survey has assessed the problem.
Dolphin
17 St Radigund's Street, Canterbury CT1 2AA
Friendly local decorated with 1950-1970 memorabilia and free of TV screens. Good pub food in generous portions is served daily, with roasts on Sundays. There is a comprehensive collection of board games. The attractive verandah is popular with diners, and there is a large suntrap garden, recently concreted over. One of the handpumps serves cider. The number of beers on other pumps varies from two to four. Opening hours vary from month to month, see website. Recently changed hands so look out for changes.
Eight Bells
34 London Road, Canterbury CT2 8LN
Small, traditional local dating from 1708 and rebuilt in 1902, retaining original embossed windows and decorated with memorabilia. It has the original outside toilets. There is live music monthly on Fridays, and a quiz, usually on the first Wednesday of the month. Five darts teams play every week and their trophies are on display. Roast lunches are served on Sunday lunchtimes, booking advisable. There is an attractive small walled garden and a comfortable heated smoking area. May close early on Sundays ( about 7pm)
Falstaff Hotel
8-10 St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury CT2 8AF
15th century coaching inn near the historic Westgate, recently refurbished in a sleek modern style. There are 46 bedrooms. Food is modern European with a Mediterranean slant provided by the wood charcoal grill. The former courtyard now has a glass roof above the bar, and a new patio is under construction.
King's Head
204 Wincheap, Canterbury CT1 3RY
Friendly 15th century traditional local, worth the short walk from the city centre. Bar billiards and darts are played, and bat and trap in the attractive garden in the summer. There is a quiz night on the first Sunday in each month, and frequent live music. A large screen in one bar shows BT Sports.
Maidens Head
28 Wincheap, Canterbury CT1 3QZ
Recently refurbished. Friendly and welcoming, re-establishing itself as a community local. There are plans to do food, accommodation, live and disco music.
Millers Arms
2 Mill Lane, Canterbury CT1 2AW
Attractive city centre inn with a stone-flagged bar and a comfortable restaurant area. There is a view of the cathedral from the patio garden. The River Stour runs past the inn. There is acoustic music on the first Thursday of the month, and a quiz on Tuesdays. The hotel part of the inn is relatively modern and has 11 en-suite bedrooms.
New Inn
19 Havelock Street, Canterbury CT1 1NP
CLOSING HOURS NOW ONE HOUR EARLIER TEMPORARILY, SEE OPENING TIMES, WHICH HAVE BEEN UPDATED. Victorian back-street terraced house a few minutes' walk from the cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and the bus station. The main bar has a cosy wood burner, a wooden floor and a jukebox. At the back is a long bright conservatory where there are papers to browse over your pint, and a range of board games. Beer festivals are held on Whitsun and August bank holiday weekends in the pub and the attractive garden. Large whisky and gin selection. Interesting and ever-changing seven cask beers. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
Old City Bar
2 Oaten Hill Place, Canterbury CT1 3HJ
Large sports-orientated local with a big screen. The pub sponsors Kent County Cricket Club. Shepherd Neame have recently refurbished the pub, which is a good blend of traditional and contemporary. A bit difficult to find - tucked between New and Old Dover Road, not far from the ring road.
Old Gate Inn
162-164 New Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3EL
Dating back to 1728, the inn was named after the nearby tollgate. It is now a Vintage Inns Innkeeper's Lodge, with 9 bedrooms. It has a mellow ambience, with stone-flagged, tiled and carpeted floors, and wood-panelled walls. There are several candle-lit areas for dining or drinking, and 4 real fires. Events include a steak and supper night on Saturdays, a Vintage pie day on Wednesdays, and wide variety of special events, see the website. The pub is next to a Park and Ride. CAMRA members can claim 20p off a pint of cask ale at all Vintage Inns.
Olde Beverlie
St Stephen's Green, Canterbury CT2 7JU
Attractive and historic brick building with oak beams and flagged floors. Sir Roger Manwood, who was granted the Royal Manor of Hackington by Queen Elizabeth, built it in 1570 along with the adjoining almshouses. In 1740 it became an inn called the Hospital, which was renamed the Beverly in 1839. It acquired its current name in the 1950's. A tradition inaugurated by Sir Roger still exists: every December a meeting is held in the pub to discuss how to help the ill and aged of the parish. The large garden has a high brick wall and is said to be the home of bat & trap. The menu features grills and Mexican food. There is a quiz every Monday evening.
Phoenix
67 Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3DB
A comfortable local with a cricketing theme, situated between the County Cricket Ground and Canterbury city centre. The Phoenix stocks a constantly changing and interesting range of at least five real ales, including beers from Wantsum and other small breweries. Good value pub grub is served in generous portions. There is live music every Friday night and open mic every other Sunday night. Thursday night is balti night. Sports TV (not Sky) is shown on a large drop-down screen.
Seven Stars
1 Orange Street, Canterbury CT1 2JA
Lively city centre pub near the cathedral. Popular with students and sports fans. Events include a quiz on Tuesdays, karaoke on Wednesdays, live music on Thursdays, and a DJ on Fridays.
Thomas Becket
21 Best Lane, Canterbury CT1 2JB
Comfortable city centre 18th century local close to High Street shops and cathedral. Good value menu with a wide choice and some interesting additions to classic pub favourites.
Three Tuns
24 Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UD
15th-century oak-beamed pub near the city centre, with stone-flagged floors and several drinking areas. The remains of the Roman theatre lie below. The range of beer varies and usually includes beer from a Kent brewery. Screens show sporting events on Sky and BT.
Two Sawyers
58 Ivy Lane, Canterbury CT1 1TU
Attractive comfortable one-bar pub just over the ring road from the bus station. Sunday roast is served from 12-4.
Unicorn
61 St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury CT2 8BS
Comfortable 1604 pub near the historic Westgate, with an attractive suntrap garden. Bar billiards is played and a quiz, set by regular customers, is held weekly on Sunday evening. There are three changing beers, often from Kent microbreweries. Beer updates are posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Food is good value, with a '2 meals for £12.50' special offer on selected meals. Sporting events (not Sky) are televised unobtrusively. Good range of bottled beers, mainly from Kernel and Hopdaemon. The garden bar is open in good weather. Booking essential at busy time Friday and Saturday evenings
Victoria Hotel
59 London Road, Canterbury CT2 8JY
Long-established popular hotel near the ring road on the London side of Canterbury.Good value restaurant and carvery, also bar meals and snacks
White Hart
Worthgate Place, Canterbury CT1 2QX
Attractive historic pub, sometimes called "The Country Pub in the City Centre". Traditional locally sourced homemade food. Monday is pie day, there is a Thursday quiz, and barbeques are held on summer Sundays in the large garden. Just over the bridge from Canterbury East station. Guest beers are sometimes available.
Drapers Arms
1-2 Sun Street, Canterbury CT1 2HX
Named after the gentleman's outfitters which previously occupied the building, the Drapers Arms is an attractive two-storey bar and restaurant with an unexpected balcony on the first floor. No real ale at present though there may be some bottled real ale occasionally.
Thomas Tallis Alehouse
48 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BE
Canterbury's first micropub-style ale house, opened March 2016 in a lovely 15th century half-timbered building, part of the historic Hospital of St John. The Thomas Tallis Alehouse serves an ever changing range of Kent beers from the cask, and a wide range of national and international beers in key cask, bottles and cans. The pub offers over 30 beers at any one time, of which two or three are from the cask. 5 or 6 locally produced ciders are served. There are 2 rooms at the front separated by a low doorway with a log burning stove. There is a rear snug with chairs and sofa. Generally a seat/table service applies here. The cask ales and ciders are served under gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room at the back. Outside seating available. 60p discount on pints of cask ales for card-carrying CAMRA members.
Ballroom
15 Orange Street, Canterbury CT1 2JA
Lively modern cocktail bar with comfortable seating and a large dance floor. Above Bramleys Wine bar. 18th century ballroom, formerly part of the Oddfellows Hall, which was originally the Prince of Orange Inn. Varied live music includes open mic, jazz, blues and a DJ. May be open late. Sometimes closed for private functions. Tickets required for some live music events.
Curzon Cinema Bar
Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury CT1 2BT
Pleasant cafe bar attached to a 3-screen cinema. The bar has a modern open plan layout with a mix of modern tables and chairs, and comfy leather sofas for relaxing. There is a bookcase and traditional board games to play. Drinks, which include craft bottled beers from Brewdog, can be taken into the cinema. Opening hours vary, but generally are 15 minutes before the first film screening. The bar closes at 9.30pm. Food is served throughout opening hours. A film quiz is held on the first Wednesday of every month, and a pianist plays on the first Sunday of every month.