The information we have listed is up to date to the best of our knowledge, however we advise you to contact the attraction before you visit with your dog to make sure their dog friendly rules have not changed. You can narrow your search to a town or see below for all listed dog friendly places to visit in Kent.
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Dog friendly attractions and places to visit in Kent
♡ Favourite♥ SavedRichborough Roman Fort
Great Stonar
Kent
- Coastal 'Saxon Shore' fort
- Spectacular views

Evocatively sited amid the East Kent marshes, Richborough is perhaps the most symbolically important of all Roman sites in Britain, witnessing both the beginning and almost the end of Roman rule here. Though now two miles from the sea, in AD 43 the site overlooked a sheltered… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedHole Park Gardens
Rolvenden
Nr Cranbrook
Townland Green
Kent
TN17 4JA
- Beautiful 16 acre gardens to visit
- Dogs are welcome
- One of the best known gardens in Kent
- Magical parkland setting

A delightful country house garden which has been in the Barham family for four generations. Wonderful 16 acre gardens in a magical parkland setting that must be everyone's dream. Hole Park Gardesn are open every day in spring with limited opening times in summer and autumn. In… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedGrove Ferry River Trips
Grove Ferry Inn
Grove Ferry Road
Upstreet
Kent
CT3 4BP
- Guided river trips
- Wildlife trips

Launched in March 2010. A green electric powered boat is available for a sedate river cruise along the River Stour in Kent. You will be able to pass through scenic areas of outstanding beauty unreachable by foot or car and get close to local wildlife. The quiet, electric boat… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedTiddly Pomme
The Marketplace
Brogdale Farm
Faversham
Kent
ME13 ME13
- We are a dog-friendly shop
- On farm site and is very dog-friendly
- Open daily from 10am.

We are a dog-friendly shop selling gifts, wines, liqueurs and our own farm-made cider Woolly Pig. The farm site we are on also has a plant centre, butchers, florist and cafe, aplenty of parking, and is very dog-friendly. Dogs are not allowed inside the cafe but there is seating… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedBrogdale Collections
Brogdale Farm
Brogdale Road
Faversham
Kent
ME13 8XZ
- Home of the National Fruit Collection
- Explore the marketplace shops & more
- A year of festivals, fun & fruit
- Dogs are not allowed in the orchards

Brogdale Collections is the home of the National Fruit Collection set in over 150 acres of farmland, Brogdale Collections has over 4000 varieties of fruit trees from apples, pears, quinces and plums to cherries and more. The Collections orchards are a living history & heritage… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedGoodnestone Park Gardens
Goodnestone
Wingham
Canterbury
Kent
CT3 1PJ
- Over 12 acres of secluded gardens
- Dogs welcome in Old Dairy Cafe too
- Free parking
- 18th century Serpentine Walk
- Open all year round
- Dogs must be kept on leads at all times

Visitors to Goodnestone Park Gardens can now bring along the family dog. Dogs are already permitted in the Old Dairy Cafe, and Lord FitzWalter is delighted to extend the welcome to the celebrated gardens (walled gardens excluded). The Old Dairy Cafe is open to all, not just to… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedTonbridge River Trips
Big Bridge
High Street
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1XD
- Guided river trips
- Rowing boat hire
- Exclusive hire
- Wildlife trips

River trips using a quiet electric launch to take up to 12 passengers on a guided trip around Tonbridge on the River Medway, we operate seasonally so please see website for opening times. In addition to scheduled trips we can run exclusive trips to cater for parties, other… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedEynsford Castle
Eynsford
Kent
DA4 0AA
- Early Norman 'enclosure castle'
- Protected by an extensive curtain wall

The remains of one of the earliest Norman stone castles, built c. 1100 and little changed afterwards, including the full-height motte wall and part of the hall. contact site for any restrictions.… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedSutton Valance
Sutton Valence
Kent
- Ruins of this small Norman keep
- Once a strongly defended castle

The ruins of a 12th-century stone keep, with panoramic views over the Weald. Dogs on leads are welcome - contact site for any restrictions. Assistance dogs are welcome everywhere. Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedDover Castle
Dover
Kent
- Explore the mighty Dover Castle
- 80 acres of castle grounds to discover

If you are looking for places to enjoy days out with your beloved pet and family look no further than Dover Castle. With its large grounds and fantastic views you will all have a great day out… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedWestern Heights
Dover
Kent
- Extensive network of fortifications
- Completed in the 1860

A huge fortification begun during the Napoleonic Wars and completed in the 1860s, designed to protect Dover from French invasion. Only the moat can be visited. Part of the White Cliffs Countryside… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedSt Augustine's Cross
Cliffs End
Kent
- 19th century cross of Saxon design
- Site of St Augustine's landing

This 19th-century cross of Saxon design marks what is traditionally thought to have been the site of St Augustine's landing on the shores of England in AD 597. Accompanied by 30 followers,… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedSt Augustine's Abbey
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 1PF
- Situated just outside the city walls
- Originally created as a burial place

Take your dog along to explore the grounds of St Augustine’s Abbey. This great abbey was originally created as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent. Dogs on leads are welcome at St… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedKnights Templar Church
Dover
Kent
- Foundations of a small medieval chapel
- Linked to the Knights Templar

The foundations of a small medieval church, traditionally the site of King John's submission to the Papal Legate in 1213. Dogs on leads are welcome - contact site for any restrictions. Assistance… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedTemple Manor
Strood
Kent
- Built in the 13th century
- by the Knights Templar

Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings. Dogs on leads are welcome - contact site for any restrictions.… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedBayham Abbey
Lamberhurst
Kent
- Built from golden local sandstone
- Great day out on the Kent Sussex boarder

Bayham Old Abbey is set in a landscape designed by Humphrey Repton the famous landscape designer, you are your dog can explore the grounds and enjoy a picnic while you take in the views of this… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedKit's Coty and Little Kit's Coty House
Blue Bell Hill
Kent
- Remains of 2 megalithic burial chambers
- Located in an open field

The remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Impressive Kit's Coty has three uprights and a massive capstone: Little Kit's Coty, alias the Countless Stones, is now a jumble of sarsens. … Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedSt Leonards Tower
West Malling
Kent
- Small free-standing Norman tower keep
- Located on a natural sandstone ledge

An early and well-preserved example of a small free-standing Norman tower keep, surviving almost to its original height. It was probably built c. 1080 by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, and takes its… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedKits Coty House
Blue Bell Hill
Kent
- Fantastic views across the North Downs
- and Medway valley

Kit's Coty House and its neighbour, Little Kit's Coty House, are the remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Kit's Coty is the larger of the two monuments, with three uprights and a… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedFaversham Stone Chapel
Faversham
Kent
- Ruins of a medieval chapel
- Anglo-Saxon and medieval chapel

This stone chapel is all that remains of a small medieval church. It incorporates visible remains of a Romano-British pagan mausoleum dating from the 4th century. Dogs on leads are welcome -… Read more
♡ Favourite♥ SavedReculver Towers and Roman Fort
Hillborough
Kent
CT6 6SS
- Imposing towers of a medieval church
- one of the earliest Roman forts

An imposing landmark, the twin 12th-century towers of the ruined church stand amid the remains of an important Roman 'Saxon Shore' fort and a Saxon monastery. Richborough Roman Fort is nearby. … Read more



















