The Golden Lion

The Golden Lion is a traditional local pub in St Ives, Cornwall, where dogs are welcome inside — so nobody has to do the pavement-waiting shuffle while their humans settle in. Sitting on the High Street a short walk from the harbour, it's a proper two-bar pub with a sheltered beer garden out back and a relaxed, community feel that suits both regulars and visitors.

The bar stocks a good range of real ales and ciders, and the pub has a jukebox, pool table and live music to keep things lively. Dogs can come in too, on leads, which keeps paws and people together without anyone needing to take turns outside.

Whether it's a post-beach pint or a rainy-afternoon retreat, The Golden Lion is the kind of place that doesn't make a fuss — it just gets on with being a good pub, and dogs are part of that.