Gateway Cafe & Bar

Gateway Cafe & Bar is a lakeside café and bar where dogs are welcome inside, making it easy to settle in for breakfast, lunch or coffee with the whole group. Open daily from 9am to 4pm, it sits at Lake 6 on Spine Road East in the Cotswold Water Park, just outside Cirencester.

The menu runs all day and well-behaved dogs can join you at the table while you eat. The setting is practical rather than precious—walk in after a lakeside amble and no one minds damp paws or a lead slung over a chair.

It's the sort of place where your dog can supervise proceedings from under the table without fuss. If you're exploring the water park or passing through the Cotswolds with a dog, it's a straightforward, dog-friendly stop that keeps everyone fed and watered.