Short answer: Yes. English Heritage allows dogs on leads at Totnes Castle, and there is a dog bowl on site plus a dog waste bin outside the entrance. There are no toilets at the castle, and it sits at the top of a steep town.
Yes — dogs on leads are allowed and assistance dogs are welcome. English Heritage has gone a step further here than most sites: there is a dog bowl on site and a dog waste bin in the garden outside the entrance.
A classic Norman motte and bailey at the top of the town, and the best view over Totnes from the top of the keep. The inner bailey is laid to grass with benches and picnic tables under mature trees, and all around the wall are arrow slits — a reliable hit with younger children.
It is a half-hour or an hour, not a day.
Totnes climbs steeply from the river to the castle. There is limited pay-and-display parking about sixty-four metres from the castle, suitable for cars only and not run by English Heritage. Most people park in the main town car parks lower down and walk up through the High Street, which is the better way anyway.
The Steam Packet Inn on St Peter's Quay has outdoor tables by the Dart. The Pig & Whistle at Littlehempston, just outside town, is an old beamed country pub. Berry Pomeroy Castle, two and a half miles away, welcomes dogs inside the castle and the café.
Worth knowing: the steam railway station car park is around £7.50, and there is free parking on the nearby industrial estate.
Checked against the attraction's own published policy in September 2026. Dog rules change — ring ahead if you are driving any distance.
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