Pyne Arms, East Down
Dog policy
Genuinely, extensively dog friendly - a real customer review specifically praises the pub for being genuinely, not just nominally, dog friendly: "the most important thing to me, is if you say you're dog friendly, you must actually be dog friendly and that they are", with a proper area found to accommodate even a large dog. Dogs welcome inside (source: https://prettypup.co.uk/dog-friendly-pubs/devon/barnstaple/the-pyne-arms, Oct 2026).
About
A stunning family-run pub in the picturesque hamlet of East Down, on the edge of Exmoor National Park, originally a village post office before becoming a pub in 1951 - genuinely award-winning, having landed on the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list, plus Taste of the West Gold 2017/18, Devon Life Pub of the Year 2017, and Trencherman's Guide Pub of the Year 2018, run by Ellis and Amie Pannell.