Holiday with your best mate in the Heritage city and select from these pet friendly experiences.
Head to Joseph Brady Park
To start your adventure we’ll stop at Joseph Brady Park where you can bring your pup for a run around on a leash. Take a walk near the river which is home to swans and ducks.
There’s also plenty of off-leash parks around Ipswich, have a look at the map below.
Barkley and Pips
Next head to Barkley and Pips for breakfast. The cafe has been designed for dogs and there is a play area, dog treats and grooming available here.
Queens Park
Now it’s time for a visit Queens Park. Queensland’s oldest designated park is a dog friendly location, just keep your pooch on a leash. You can visit most of the park with your pet including the bush chapel and well-maintained gardens around the glasshouse, the only places you can’t take your furry friend is inside Nerima Gardens and the Ipswich Nature Centre.
Denmark Hill
Stop in at Denmark Hill. This conservation reserve in the heart of Ipswich Central has different walking tracks to explore and is a haven for birdlife. Dogs are allowed if they’re on a leash!
Grab some lunch at a pup-friendly cafe
Either grab some takeaway from the Queens Park Cafe, or head to Rafter and Rose for a sit-down lunch. The dog-friendly cafe will let you sit in their leafy laneway setting with your pup pal while you enjoy great coffee and scrumptious food.
Check into pet-friendly accommodation
Then check into your accommodation for the night. There’s a couple of options for accommodation if you want a dog friendly stay in Ipswich, Ruth’s Cottage or the luxurious Spicers Hidden Vale offer pet-friendly accommodation.
Visit Stony Creek Brewing
Once you’ve settled in, head to Stony Creek Brewing for an early dinner and drinks. You can sit outside in the laneway with your pup, try a few of the locally made beers and indulge in epic burgers, pizza and snacks.
Robelle Domain
The next day take your pup for a walk around Robelle Domain spread over 24 hectares with hidden waterfalls and 11 kilometres of tree lined walkways. If you’re there on the first Sunday of the month you can visit the Springfield Markets, which are also dog friendly.
Cafe Kalina
Then stop in at the Café Kalina for lunch and a Nutella latte. Order you doggy a puppycino and some treats too.
More dog friendly cafes and restaurants
There’s never been as many dog friendly cafes and restaurants around Ipswich. The shops in Marburg are also dog friendly, including the historic Marburg Hotel – which allows you to bring your furry friend into the beer garden and Soul Nook’s styled picnic settings are also dog friendly.
The cafe’s and restaurants below are also dog friendly.
