Starling

Starling is a relaxed pub in the heart of Harrogate where dogs are welcome inside the downstairs bar. It's the sort of all-day spot that does brunch, coffee, decent pizza and a proper drink, so you can drop in mid-morning or post-walk without having to shuffle plans around the dog. The ground-floor bar is the dog-friendly zone – upstairs is off-limits – but that's where most people settle in anyway.

Food is served throughout the week, with the kitchen running from 10am until late afternoon then reopening for dinner on weekdays and all day at weekends. It's a useful town-centre stop when you need somewhere that works for humans and dogs at the same time.

Starling sits right in the middle of Harrogate, so it's easy to fold into a morning out or the tail end of a Valley Gardens wander. Open daily from 10am, it's the kind of place that makes keeping everyone together straightforward.