Dog-Friendly Swan Valley Wineries
Okay, I don’t have a dog (yet!) but I have been asked a lot of about dog-friendly wineries and places in the Swan Valley. So I thought it was about time I put a post together on it 🙂
I do have two cats (Fizzy & Crackle), who to be honest with you are pretty much the size of small dogs anyway, so I understand what great drinking buddies our 4-legged friends make. Unfortunately it would be a bit weird if I took the cats out to a winery, but if you have a doggie then do it! A lot of wineries have their very own wine dogs too, so if you’re like me and don’t have a dog then you can still go for free wine dog cuddles!
A big thanks to the lovely people at the Swan Valley Winemakers Association who helped me find out who is and isn’t dog-friendly. As I come across new spots, I will add to this post so it’s probably best you bookmark this page right now.
I would encourage you to double check with the winery first, to ensure they are still friendly and if they have any specific rules.
Upper Reach Winery
Upper Reach is definitely dog-friendly however be warned their gorgeous older golden retriever named Indi may be about and will want to play with your dog! The Cellar door is happy to provide water for your dog, but please no dogs are allowed in the restaurant. Also dogs do need to be kept on a lead. There are lots of vineyard posts to tie them up to while you try some wines, and everyone is welcome to enjoy a stroll on the 20 minute vineyard trail around the property.
Read more about Upper Reach being a dog friendly Swan Valley winery here.
Address: 77 Memorial Avenue, Baskerville WA 6056
Phone number: (08) 9296 0078
Lamont’s Winery
“Lamont’s love dogs – all breeds, all sizes” – their words not mine! There is also a super cute little energetic dog around the cellar door 😉
Address: 85 Bisdee Road, Millendon WA 6056
Phone: (08) 9296 4485
Windy Creek Estate
Yes Windy Creek and their beautiful cellar door are dog-friendly! I love this spot, great hospitality, the wines are tasty and excellent value and it’s just a beautiful spot to relax for the afternoon.
Please note dogs are allowed outside only. Therefore if you are visiting on a hot day, please take this into consideration.
Address: 27 Stock Road, Herne Hill WA 6056
Phone: (08) 9296 1057
Ugly Duckling Wines
Ugly Duckling is definitely dog-friendly and they will provide a bowl of water for your pooch too. Plenty of outdoor seating so it’s a great place to take the pup, enjoy a bottle of wine or two and one of their amazing pies or platters!
Address: 7790 West Swan Road, West Swan WA 6055
Phone: 0428 349 855
Edgecombe Brothers Winery
Edgecombe Bros are also a dog-friendly and family-friendly spot in the Valley. They got back to me on twitter last night saying “we’re always happy to accommodate well-behaved doggies with good café manners!”. Plus don’t forget Edgies Burger Nights on Fridays.
Address: 1733 Gnangara Rd, Ellenbrook WA 6069
Phone: (08) 9296 4307
Twin Hill Wines
Twin Hill Wines is based on Great Northern Highway and is a great place to visit if you love wine, cheese and olives! In fact they have some absolutely delicious olives!! They have whites, reds and sweet wines for you to enjoy + your pooch is welcome to join you too!
Address: 1093 Great Northern Hwy, Baskerville WA 6056
Phone number:0438 956 329
Vines Resort Pet-Friendly Accommodation
The Swan Valley now also has pet-friendly accommodation! You can take your dog and your cats!
Address: Verdelho Drive, The Vines, Perth WA 6069
Phone number: (08) 9297 3000
Thanks for the update Kate, I’ll make sure to remove them.
Sitella is NOT dog friendly. We got turned away today
Hi Paul, that heat you’re having over in Perth is crazy at the moment – good on you for even venturing out to start with! It’s such a shame you didn’t have a great experience at Windy Creek, it. really is a lovely spot with some delicious wines. I apologise if this blog post mislead you and please note I will update it to reflect their dogs outside only policy.
Unfortunately we did not find Windy Creek to be very dog friendly. As we arrived at the cellar door we were instantly sent outside – it was 40c!
After a few minutes some came out and asked if we wanted to do a tasting. We said we did and we’re told one of us could come in and bring it the wines outside as they couldn’t t have the dog inside. Someone did bring out a bowl of water for the dog but She couldn’t cope with the 40 degree heat so I took her back to the car
I couldn’t agree more, Upper Reach is a fabulous spot and next time you’ll most definitely need to take your pooch 😉
Hello! Thanks for this list of dog-friendly wineries. I think this is a great way to have a good time with your four-legged friend. I have been to Upper Reach Winery once, but I was without my dog. We stayed one night in the Cottage at Upper Reach, and our only regret is that we couldn’t have stayed longer. The vineyard is a beautiful setting, and the cottage is not only charming but accommodates all your needs. I’ll definitely visit this place one more time with my dog.
Hi Robyn! Absolutely, please see inclusion above – if you’d like any changes or for me to add any further details please let me know via [email protected] 🙂
Hi Casey
Hope you are well.
Can you please add Twin Hill Wines to your dog freindly list of Swan Valley Wineries.
Robyn Kraljevich
Hope you had a great time Donna!
Thanks for the dog friendly info we are off to the ugly duckling
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience Courtney! And yes I’ll definitely continue to update the post 🙂
Harris wines was no good. The owner allowed their little chihuahua loose as we were leaving and it attacked our dog. The owner was also super weird and rude, highly recommend dog lovers and alike keep clear.
Hope you continue to update this list as it’s always good to know where we can take our favourite four legged friends
That’s so great to hear you had a wonderful time at Lamonts with your pooch and that she was treated so well!
Visited Lamonts this morning with our Italian Mastiff she was welcomed inside as if she was part of the human crew. The whole team came over for pats. Food and wine are DELICIOUS! Our pup was even treated to some leftovers from the kitchen.
Brilliant thanks for the update Robyn, mai, Ruski and Tootsy – Ugly Duckling is a fab spot!
Olive Farm & Cheese Barrel, it doesn’t really work. Went there took one look at where we would have to stay with our dogs and left. Went to the Ugly Duckling, 100%. We could taste wine with our dogs laying at feet, we could sit down with a platter for 2 and a bottle of Shiraz, enjoy the musician. Our doggies happy to relax under the table. To be fair Olive farm is not set up for the doggy set where as Ugly Duckling is. We enjoyed ourselves and so is on the must go back list.
No problem Lee, glad to have helped!
Thanks so much for this list. You are the best !
Billie Jean! Love the name and you should most definitely try the Cab at Olive Farm Nina – it’s a stunner 😉
No problem Anne, cheers for stopping by 🙂
Thanks heaps for this article. Always on the lookout for dog friendly venues.
Thanks for this Casey, awesome post about two of my favourite things – wine and dogs. I’m so glad I can take my dog Billie Jean on my next wine tasting tour of the Swan Valley, she’s a Cab Sav girl.