The Yard

The Yard in Whitby is a café-bar with a more modern feel, making it a nice contrast to the town's older pubs and traditional tearooms. Dogs are welcome inside, so nobody needs to do the pavement-waiting shuffle while the rest of the group orders coffee, drinks or food.

It suits those points in the day when you want something lively and relaxed without tipping into full-on formality. The atmosphere is flexible enough for breaking up a day of harbour wandering, shopping and step-count inflation with a more contemporary kind of pause.

A good Whitby stop for humans who like a bit of atmosphere and dogs who quietly settle in and pretend not to be monitoring every plate. Expect water bowls, free treats and the kind of welcome that makes tails start negotiating for a longer stay.