Dog Friendly — Pubs in Hereford
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Found 27 dog friendly pubs in Hereford
Victory
88 St Owen Street, Hereford HR1 2QD
Home to Hereford (previously Spinning Dog) Brewery, several of the brewery's range is normally available, along with a selection of local cider and perry. The main bar in the shape of a galleon dates back to a pirate-themed refurbishment in the late 1980s. Further back is a long and narrow rear seating area that incorporates a minstrels' gallery, pool table and skittle alley. The place buzzes when pub teams play at home or on Saturdays or when local bands gig, but it can be quieter at other times and often does not open at all. Quiz on Tuesday evenings.
Green Dragon Hotel
44-46 Broad Street, Hereford HR4 9BG
Although having grown progressively over several centuries, this large and imposing hotel looks like a single building due to its classical facade. Trading as John Spice's Restaurant & Bar, the bar serves real ale and light meals, and the hotel lounge and restaurant are open to non-residents. Limited car park for residents. Disabled toilet. Opens at 7am (8 Sunday) for breakfast.
Merton Hotel
28 Commercial Road, Hereford HR1 2BD
Hotel bar and lounge near railway station and country bus station.
Commercial
44 Commercial Road, Hereford HR1 2BQ
A one-bar Victorian hotel very near the railway and country bus stations with a flamboyant but unspoilt frontage. Some of its earlier customers are captured in the autobiographical stories of local playwright Alick Rowe entitled 'Boy at the Commercial'. A good local following in a traditional pub. No admission after 11pm. Ploughmans lunch served weekdays, roast on Sunday. DJ on Saturdays.
Golden Fleece
1 St Owen Street, Hereford HR1 2JB
City centre pub rebuilt after a fire in the late eighteenth century and once alleged to have been illicitly supplying the nearby County Gaol with liquor via a rear window. It consists of a single long narrow panelled bar.
Lichfield Vaults
11 Church Street, Hereford HR1 2LR
A well-run 18th Century city-centre venue tucked away in a charming cobbled alley leading to the cathedral. Although opened out into a single bar area, the pleasant wood-panelled interior gives an intimate feel, and the secluded, decked beer garden extends some way back. Speciality Greek Cypriot dishes feature on the lunchtime menu, and there is a conventional roast on Sundays. Evening meals are available by arrangement for groups of 15 or more. Live Blues music 4-6pm on last Sunday of every month. Quiz on Sunday evenings.
Grapes
East Street, Hereford HR1 2LW
An historic pub dating from early 17th Century but containing parts of an earlier building. Recently refurbished, it now consists of a single bar, plus a variety of comfortable seating and dining areas on slightly differing levels. Old beams and wood panelling are much in evidence. There is a patio at first-floor level. On weekdays and Saturdays, lunches are served ranging from bar snacks to meals both light and full, in pub-grub style.
Volunteer Inn
21 Harold Street, Hereford HR1 2QU
There is always a friendly atmosphere at this keenly-run community-focused pub located in the backstreets of the city. It boasts two main bars and a fabulous little snug off a main corridor. Unusually, a skittle alley to the rear has survived and is still used. Regular events include a quiz on Mondays; curry and a pint on Wednesdays. Food is traditional and features a strong vegetarian bias along with popular Sunday lunches. The garden includes a children's play area.
Vaga Tavern
Vaga Street, Hereford HR2 7AT
A friendly community pub in Hunderton, which is near the River Wye and accessible from the City Centre via a pleasant riverside walk and cycleway. Acquired by Wye Valley Brewery, it consists of two spacious rooms and a skittle alley with a large garden to the rear. Filled rolls are normally available.
Saracens Head
1 St Martin's Street, Hereford HR2 7RD
One of Hereford's oldest buildings - situated on the River Wye by the old bridge, which was the only road crossing of the river in the city until 1967 - this has recently been thoroughly refurbished and reopened. Full description to follow.
Broadleys
93 Ross Road, Hereford HR2 7RP
Large two-bar 1930s pub built in a then rapidly expanding part of the city. Like all similar pubs built at that time in Hereford it took over the licences of two city-centre pubs which were duly closed. A community pub serving a wide area of Hereford south of the Wye, it is home to a large number of teams - six darts, two quoits, pool and a poker school. It also sponsors a local football team. A Karaoke session is held each Friday and live music monthly on Saturdays.
Horse & Groom
140 Eign Street, Hereford HR4 0AP
This pub once had extensive stables for visitors arriving in the city from the west, and today car drivers similarly take advantage of the space at the rear.
Plough Inn
86 Whitecross Road, Hereford HR4 0DH
A 1930s mock half-timbered replacement for a sixteenth century pub of the same name. There are two-bars (partially opened out), a skittle alley and a secluded beer garden. Live music is featured every Saturday. Very small car park.
Britannia
7 Cotterell Street, Hereford HR4 0HH
Re-opened by Wye Valley Brewery following an impressive refurbishment that included a new extension with an oak-vaulted ceiling and a landscaped rear garden/patio, this is a back street venue with real pedigree. A large central bar-servery, is book-ended by two distinct seating areas with modern decor make this a popular pub for an area of the city otherwise devoid of quality choices. Snacks are always available, such as sandwiches, and pork pies and barbecues in summer. A quiz is held monthly on a Thursday.
Bay Horse
236 King's Acre Road, Hereford HR4 0SD
A small 19th century inn that has been extended at the front to give a bar and lounge, together with a more recent conservatory housing the restaurant. Now primarily an eating house, this busy pub still caters for a small group of locals. Meals are described as traditional British pub food, supplemented by some more adventurous options in the restaurant.
Queens Arms
4-5 Broad Street, Hereford HR4 9AP
Behind the Victorian frontage lies a small timber-framed building that was once a separate pub, the Punchbowl. Now joined up, and also incorporating an old newsagents on the south side, this pub has bare-boarded floors, timber beams and a preserved section of wattle and daub wall. It consists of the main bar with TV room and a separate darts room. It serves as a friendly community meeting place. Live music Fri and Sat evenings. No admission after 11pm.
Spread Eagle
2 King Street, Hereford HR4 9BW
This fine old timber-framed coaching inn has recently been refurbished in lighter style. Long and fairly narrow, it offers a varied range of seating and dining areas, served from a single bar. Upstairs is a function. The Spread was reopened in February 2017 after a succession of changes and gimicky names, with the objective of getting back to basics and offering home prepared, modern-style pub food.
Orange Tree (previously Firefly)
16 King Street, Hereford HR4 9BX
Dating from the seventeenth century, this small, much-altered single-bar pub reopened in 2020 after a change of ownership.
Black Lion
31 Bridge Street, Hereford HR4 9DG
This historic, sixteenth century inn, substantially altered over the years, has recently been sympathetically refurbished. The large single bar is divided into several areas and, although predominantly an eating house at lunchtime, there is still plenty of room for drinkers. It also has a function room and skittle alley. Traditional English food is served. Entertainment at weekends. Live music Friday, Saturday; Open mic alternate Wednesdays; Jazz Sunday 5pm. No entry after 11pm. Full disabled facilities.
Oxford Arms
111 Widemarsh Street, Hereford HR4 9EZ
A seventeenth century timber-framed building which, although much altered over the years, still looks and feels genuine. This small, two-bar pub, recently redecorated, has a separate pool room and a large garden. It enjoys a loyal community following. Menu ranging from filled rolls to home-cooked hot dishes is available. Large public car park to the rear.
Three Elms
1 Canon Pyon Road, Hereford HR4 9QQ
Recently fully refurbished, this is large, bustling, open-plan pub which holds a quiz each Thursday and music nights monthly. A limited number of sporting events are shown on a big screen TV in a corner of the bar. Modern pub food - both snacks and main meals - is served all day, specialising in flame-grilled dishes. Wheelchair WC.
Wye Inn
Holme Lacy Road, Hereford HR2 6EF
A late Victorian roadhouse in Lower Bullingham, fitted out in Whitbread open-plan rustic style. The large bar leads to a restaurant area and a children's play area. Facilities include an indoor children's play area, a full disabled toilet and a baby changing room. A varied range of good-value food is available, with roasts on Sunday. One of the beers is usually from a local brewery Quiz Night – every Monday
Barrels
69 St Owen Street, Hereford HR1 2JQ
The Barrels is 'must visit' Hereford institution that welcomes everyone. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year no less than seven times – most recently in 2017 - it is a community pub of the highest order. No food, no gimmicks, but oodles of character across five rooms, it has a fantastic covered courtyard to the rear that hosts a charity beer and music festival each August bank holiday weekend. Events include jazz (first Mon eve) and comedy (intermittent Weds eves). Television available throughout for major events, otherwise in one bar only.
Beer in Hand
136 Eign Street, Hereford HR4 0AP
Herefordshire’s first foray into the genre of the micro-pub, it isn’t actually that small! Converted from a launderette, this edge-of-city-centre venue splits gradually between a main drinking area and a snug to as you move back into the narrow building. Decorated in contemporary but unpretentious style, it typically offers up to five cask ales, served from an impressive purpose-built chilled racking system behind the bar. It also offers up to eight ciders and perries and was the 2015 Herefordshire CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year. Otherwise it sells six keg beers, including one from Odyssey Brewco, plus wine, prosecco, whisky, soft drinks, and locally-sourced spirits. Snacks are always available and artisan pizzas, made on-site, are available Thursday and Friday evenings. A quiz is held on the first Wednesday of the month and folk music on the third Thursday.
Hereford Beer House
65 West Street, Hereford HR4 0BX
New American-style beer shop and bar in a converted bookshop - with all-white decor and scrubbed wooden tables. Bar snacks - peanuts, olives, biltong available . Six keg lines dispense local national and foreign beers. Four local real ciders are offered as well as a wide range of bottle-conditioned beers, foreign beers and bottled ciders.
Cosy Club
42 Widemarsh Street,, Hereford HR4 9EP
A new bar-restaurant opened during 2016. Occupying the grade II*-listed ex-Farmers Club, it is set just opposite Hereford's new shopping and restaurant quarter. On the ground floor is a bar and a restaurant with its own bar. Upstairs is a lounge bar and a further large dining area. The building contains a wealth of historic features and panelling and is decorated with a variety of pictures in the company's house style. A modern-style menu is served all day and alcohol from 11am. There is outdoor seating to the front and the rear.
Koffie Pot
Bridge Street, Hereford HR4 9DG
Part of the Left Bank complex, De Koffie Pot is a Dutch-inspired cafe and bar. It holds a variety of clubs and classes throughout the week, including live music on Fridays. Wye Valley beers are served straight from the cask, supplemented by a range of bottles from Bespoke, Kelpaul, Sadlers, Tiny Rebel and others.