Dog Friendly Bars, Breweries, Walks, Parks and Cafes to visit in Penrith and Surrounds!
13 Dog Friendly Bars, Breweries, Walks, Parks and Cafes to visit in Penrith and Surrounds!
Penrith offers several spectacular dog friendly walks, bars and cafes to visit. There is plenty of choices for dining and a few great fenced off leash dog parks. Most recently, Penrith has started to establish its name as Western Sydney’s Craft Beer capital and the best part is, most of the breweries welcome your dog to visit as well.
But before you start exploring one of the amazing dog friendly places in and around Penrith, why don’t you begin your journey by getting your good boys and girls a treat or a new ball to play with.
PetO
13 Aspen Street, South Penrith
PetO is an Australian owned family business run by locals since opening in 2007. They are all crazy about pets and just love it when the customers bring their furry friends to help them shop.
Dog Friendly Parks & Walks
1. Jamison Park Dog Park
Cnr Racecourse Road & Smith Street, South Penrith
24h off leash area in the cnr of Racecourse Road and Smith Street in South Penrith. Features include fenced park for dogs of all sizes, bench seating, two picnic tables with shelter, dog bag waste dispensers, bin, water tap and bowl and dog play equipment!
2. Emu Heights Dog Park
Wedmore Road, Emu Heights
24h off leash dog park at Wedmore Road, Emu Heights. Facilities include fenced off-leash dog park with separate areas for small and large dogs, dogs who respond to voice control are also permitted off-leash in the unfenced surrounding reserve bench seating, dog-friendly drinking fountains, dog waste bag dispensers and dog play equipment.
3. Werrington Dog Park
Cnr Victoria Street & Cottage Street, Werrington
24h off leash area on the cnr of Victoria Street and Cottage Street in Werrington. Unfenced off-leash dog area catering to dogs of all sizes with benches for their human parents.
4. Soling Crescent Dog Park
Cnr Soling Crescent & Corsair Crescent, Cranebrook
24h off leash dog park in Cranebrook featuring fenced off-leash dog park for dogs of all sizes, bench seating, picnic table, water tap and buckets, dog waste bag dispensers, bins and dog play equipment.
5. Knapsack Reserve
Mitchells Pass, Glenbrook
Dog Friendly Knapsack Reserve, located at the foot of the Blue Mountains, is a historical site of the Lapstone Zig Zag Railway built in 1867 as part of the train line from Penrith to Wentworth Falls. The reserve also boasts the historical sandstone Knapsack Viaduct (Bridge) and Lennox Bridge as well as a memorial to John Whitton the engineer-chief appointed to build the railway. The Lennox Bridge is the “oldest surviving stone arch bridge” on mainland Australia.
The reserve is a maze of walking trails with multiple entry points. The walks are dog friendly on a leash, while the walks are lovely they have more a historical focus than one of bushwalking and are well maintained and easy to follow.
6. Glenbrook Lagoon Circuit
Glenbrook Road, Glenbrook
Glenbrook Lagoon is a unique natural wetland habitat. It is fed by Lapstone Creek and was historically used to cool steam train engines in the early 1800’s. It is now a haven for local bird life, turtles and fish. Dogs are welcome on lead.
7. Bluff Reserve
Emu Road, Lapstone
Bluff Reserve is also significant to the rail history of the Blue Mountains. Dog friendly walking tracks within the reserve follow the original tramways temporarily used while the railway was being built in the early 20th century. The bluff overlooks Glenbrook Gorge where the train line starts its journey up the mountains and the Glenbrook Train Tunnel. There is also some great views of the valley and of the Penrith area.
Dog Friendly Breweries
8. Rusty Penny
137 Coreen Avenue, Penrith
Penrith’s first very own microbrewery! Dogs are always welcome to join you anywhere at the venue. Great vibes to finish of the week.
9. Squinters Brewing
19 Peachtree Road, Penrith
Squinters is a dog friendly brewery in the fast growing brewing neighbourhood in Penrith. Dogs are welcome to join you anywhere for a drink or two.
10. Casey’s Brewery
53 Regentville Road, Jamisontown
Dog friendly brewery with a great selection of beers. Dogs are welcome everywhere to join you for a drink.
11. Drink West
2115 Castlereagh Road, Penrith
Great dog friendly venue to come and relax with a refreshing drink or two. Dogs are welcome to join you anywhere at the Drink West Brewery.
Dog Friendly Bars & Cafes
12. Percy Plunkett
146 Station Street, Penrith
What a beautiful place to rest your soul in the heart of Penrith. Your entire family is welcome, including the furry members. Covered dog friendly outdoor area is a bliss to just sit and watch the world go by.
13. The Coffee Club
78 Tench Avenue, Penrith
The Coffee Club is a dog friendly cafe in Penrith serving brekkie, lunch and dinner. They have a partly shaded dog friendly outdoor seating area at the front.