Chichester named best UK city to grab a coffee with your dog
Chichester has been named the best UK’s best city to grab a coffee with your dog, in a new study.
A new study by Contact Coffee Co has ranked 65 UK cities to reveal the best places for dog-friendly coffee lovers, looking at the number of dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents, average café ratings and the percentage offering outdoor seating.
Chichester was named the best city in the UK for dog-friendly coffee lovers, recording 44.28 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents, the highest figure in the study. Its dog-friendly cafés had an average rating of 4.46, while 54% offered outdoor seating.
Worcester ranked second, with 12 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents and an average rating of 4.57. Almost half of the cafés included in the analysis, 45%, also offered outdoor seating.
Canterbury came third, combining 22.80 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents with an average rating of 4.54. More than half, 52%, had outdoor seating available.
Stirling followed in fourth place and had one of the highest concentrations of dog-friendly cafés among the leading cities, at 29.05 per 10,000 residents. Its cafés received an average rating of 4.52, while 42% offered outdoor seating.
Tunbridge Wells completed the top five, with 17.70 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents. The city's dog-friendly cafés averaged 4.53 stars and 51% had outdoor seating.
Armagh ranked sixth and stood out for particularly highly rated venues. Dog-friendly cafés there received an average rating of 4.64, alongside a density of 23.65 cafés per 10,000 residents. Outdoor seating was available at 36% of cafés.
Leeds placed seventh, recording 2.72 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents and an average rating of 4.53. Some 39% of the cafés included in the study offered outdoor seating.
Bath came eighth and had one of the strongest outdoor seating results in the top 10, with 57% of its dog-friendly cafés offering somewhere to sit outside. The city also recorded 13.17 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents and an average rating of 4.50.
Chester ranked ninth, with 14.70 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents and an average rating of 4.57. Just over half of its venues, 51%, offered outdoor seating.
St Albans rounded out the top 10. It recorded 16.16 dog-friendly cafés per 10,000 residents, an average rating of 4.47 and outdoor seating at 52% of cafés.