Wales local guide
Explore dog-friendly parks, reserves, pubs and trusted pet services across Cardiff.
Listings last updated . 21 of 21 verified in the last 90 days. Most recent check . How listings are verified
Cardiff’s guide brings together parks, reserves, cafés and pubs that welcome dogs. Bute Park has mature woodland, an arboretum, sports pitches and a river corridor, while Forest Farm Country Park follows the surviving stretch of the former Glamorganshire Canal. Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve offers a gravel walkway, boardwalk and wildlife viewing area. Coffee Plus is a Cyncoed coffee shop with sheltered outdoor seating for dogs, and Ty Mawr welcomes dogs in the bar and beer garden.
GOV.UK advises checking the council-published area and local signs wherever a Public Spaces Protection Order applies. Such an order may require your dog to be on a lead, or require you to put the dog on a lead when directed by an authorised officer. It may exclude dogs from specified places and limit the number of dogs one person has with them, including professional dog walkers. Where the order requires it, clear up after your dog and carry a poop scoop and disposable bags.
At Coffee Plus, plan to sit outside: dogs are welcome at its outdoor seating. In Cardiff’s parks, the council asks you to keep dogs under control and clear up after them.
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Discovery market: Cardiff
Listings are currently researched within Initial Cardiff research area, not necessarily across every part of the wider market.
Policy jurisdictions: Cardiff Council
Policy research for the configured jurisdictions is marked complete. Always check place-specific signs and current authority guidance.
Know before you go
Local authority guidance for dog owners. On-site signs take priority and restrictions can change.
Where a Public Spaces Protection Order applies, check the council-published order area and local signs before relying on a dog-control rule; GOV.UK says councils must tell the public where PSPOs are in place and mark places with restrictions with signs.
GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)A PSPO area may require a dog to be kept on a lead, or require the handler to put the dog on a lead when directed by an authorised officer; follow the applicable sign or direction.
GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)A PSPO may stop dogs entering specified places and may limit the number of dogs a person has with them, including professional dog walkers; follow any applicable local restriction.
GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)Where PSPO dog-control requirements apply, clear up after the dog and carry a poop scoop and disposable bags as required by the order.
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