The Four Horsemen Pub

The Four Horsemen is a 90s and 00s-inspired retro bar and kitchen in central Bournemouth, sitting in The Triangle with dogs welcome inside — which makes it a genuinely useful stop for an afternoon drink or a long evening out with the whole pack.

The pub runs a craft-beer and cider list alongside an extensive spirits range, and there is a downstairs music venue that hosts live music, open mic nights and DJ sets throughout the week. Opening hours stretch from noon or early afternoon through to midnight on weekdays and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays, so there is plenty of room to linger. Although dogs are not permitted late nights so those late nights will have to be without the dog.

The retro decor, late hours and clear indoor welcome add up to the kind of pub where a spontaneous dog-and-human detour makes easy sense — nobody needs to wait outside, and the evening can run as long as it likes. Within reason.