Dog Friendly Plymouth: Devil's Point and Saltram

Short answer: Devil's Point at Stonehouse is the pick — a free headland with wide views, accessible paths, benches and three hours of free parking. Saltram on the city edge has acres of parkland and now allows dogs into parts of the garden.

The best walk in the city

Devil's Point at Stonehouse. A free headland looking out across Plymouth Sound, with accessible paths, benches and three hours of free parking — which is the rarest thing on this list. From there you can walk round to Royal William Yard, so one stop does two places.

Where else to walk

• Saltram, on the eastern edge — National Trust parkland with water bowls and dog bins, and dogs now welcome in parts of the garden daily on a short lead.
• Plymouth Hoe — the great open lawn above the Sound, free and open.
• Royal William Yard — coastal walks around an 1830s naval victualling yard, with a ferry across to Cornwall.
• The Barbican — cobbled streets and the working harbour, fine on a lead.
• Dartmoor, half an hour north, for a proper day out.

Where to eat with a dog

• Fig & Thyme Kitchen on the Barbican — the best brunch in the area. Arrive at opening.
• Pier One on the Hoe — opens at seven, with a log burner in the middle of the room, and popular with dog walkers.
• The Waterfront below the Hoe — right on the water.

What does not take dogs

The National Marine Aquarium on Sutton Harbour does not admit dogs. Worth knowing if you were planning to combine it with a harbour walk — your ticket there gives free re-entry for a year, so it is easy to split across two visits.

Nearby

Dartmoor Zoo, fifteen minutes out, does not admit dogs either. But Dartmoor itself starts just beyond it and is free, open and endless.