Exploring Swansea with your furry best friend is a joy! Whether you're soaking up coastal views, strolling through historic parks, or sipping a Puppuccino by the sea, Swansea offers a top-notch dog‑friendly getaway. Here's your guide 🐾.

🐕 Top Dog-Friendly Walks

Clyne Gardens – A lush botanical haven where dogs can romp off‑lead in designated areas. With woodland, flowers, picnic spots and toilet facilities (at the beach end), it's perfect for a 2 hour explore with the pooch.

Singleton Park – Swansea's largest urban park (250 acres), featuring meadows, woodland paths and a boating lake. Dogs get both on‑ and off‑lead areas, and facilities like cafés, toilets, and lakeside pubs (e.g. Pub on the Pond) 

Penllergare Valley Woods – A secret valley with rivers, waterfalls, and 12 km of trails. There's a café with water and treats for pups by the visitor centre parking 

Gower Coast Walks – Beaches like Rhossili, Oxwich, Three Cliffs Bay (dogs welcome year‑round), Langland Bay and Broughton Bay offer scenic coastal strolls 

☕ Dog-Friendly Cafés & Eateries

Coast Café (Swansea Marina) – Serves coffee, light bites, and dog-specific treats like sausages and puppacinos 

Dewkes Doggy Café – Swansea's first dedicated dog café: coffee for you, treats and toys for your pup dewkes.co.uk.

Croeso Lounge, Mumbles – A popular bay-front café with dog-friendly indoor tables and outdoor seating overlooking the sea 

Mermaid Café (Mumbles) – Popular with local dog walkers

Basekamp – A relaxed café in Swansea city and a dog‑friendly environment 

🍻 Dog-Friendly Pubs

The Mary Dillwyn – Warm, rural pub where dogs are welcome in the bar and garden 

The Woodman – Offers a pups‑welcome zone inside with blankets, treats, and water bowls 

The Old Inn (Penllergaer) – Welcomes four‑legged friends inside, with treats and water bowls provided 

Check out Driving with Dogs for many more pubs, cafes and walks on the Gower and near Swansea.