Short answer: The Seagate on the quay, the Beaver Inn and the Crab and Apple all welcome dogs. Across the estuary, the Boathouse at Instow is the best-loved pub in the area and dog friendly too. The Royal George and Jack Sprats are not listed as dog friendly.
Appledore is a fishing village of narrow streets running down to a quay, and the pubs there are dog-friendly almost without exception. Park at the top of the village and walk down — the streets are too narrow to drive comfortably.
The Royal George on Irsha Street and Jack Sprats on Market Street, which are the two best places for dinner. Plan those for an evening when the dog can stay behind.
Across the water, reached via Instow or Bideford. Flat, paved, traffic-free — a superb long dog walk.
Instow has a sandy beach directly across the estuary. Northam Burrows has a huge open beach with dogs on leads. Westward Ho! is ten minutes away.
Beach dog rules in Devon change with the season — many ban dogs from May to September and lift the ban from October. Read the signs on arrival rather than assuming, because they vary beach by beach.
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