Parks & Walks in Dartmouth
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Bayard's Cove Fort is a small Tudor artillery fort built by the borough of Dartmouth between 1522 and 1536 to protect the harbour town and its quay. Set on a terrace cut from the rocky river bank at the entrance to Dartmouth harbour, it held heavy guns as a last line of defence against enemy ships. It is reached on foot from the South West Coast Path.
English Heritage welcome dogs on leads at most of their properties. Their own visitor guidance puts it plainly: dogs on leads are welcome at the majority of sites, and there are no restrictions anywhere in their estate for assistance dogs. The rule is set per property rather than centrally, so check that site's own page before you travel - a small number differ sharply, and at Stonehenge for example dogs are fine around the visitor centre but not at the stone circle, the exhibition or on the visitor bus. Free-to-enter open ruins and monuments, which most of these are, tend to be the least restricted. Where a site has a cafe, dogs are usually asked to stay out of the counter area but are welcome at outside tables.
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