If you want to refresh before, during or after your walk, the Carpenters tea-room is serving a limited take-away menu, including hot and cold drinks, light bites and cakes. Your dog is welcome to join you in the glazed area of the tea-room (we now have limited indoor seating available), or there are picnic benches outside.
Your dog can also join you for a wander around the walled garden and the area outside the castle.
Croft's parkland is also proud to support a tenant farmer who raises a beef herd in areas of the parkland near the walks. If your dog is not used to cows and calves, please ask about the best livestock free routes to follow as we want you to enjoy a relaxed walk during your visit.
Where can't my dog go?
The only places your dog can't go are inside the castle and the till area of the tea-room.
We know your four legged friend loves to swim but unfortunately dogs in the pools in Fishpool Valley can pose serious harm to wildlife by spreading disease. Please help us to care for wildlife by not letting your dog swim here. We've also reintroduced conservation grazing into parts of the valley; please remember to keep your dogs on leads in the fenced areas of the valley in order to protect livestock.
