M25 Junction 9 Leatherhead dog walk and dog-friendly pub, Surrey Junction 9 A friendly, welcoming pub next to a fabulous ancient forest where dogs can go nuts in the trees.
A30 dog walk and a cafe near Bodmin, Cornwall Enormous chunk of forest - with a really good cafe for that post-walk tea and cakes! This is well worth an explore, ideal for taking a break for dog walkies and a fix of sanity if you're boiling up on...
M3 Jct 5 dog walk and dog-friendly refreshments, Hampshire Junction 5 The dog walk here is a very pleasant stroll along a canal towpath.
A303 dog-friendly refreshments and dog walk near Ilminster, Somerset Lovely village to take a driving break, with a choice of dog-friendly refreshments from either a quirky cafe or the village pub. And a farm shop too.
Farm shop, dog walks and a dog-friendly pub, Lincolnshire We love stopping at this dog-friendly pub near Colsterworth as a respite from the A1. The farm shop is great for stocking up on self-catering essentials too.
M5 Junction 13 dog-walk and village pub, Gloucestershire Junction 13 Take a trip back in time to a traditional village green with a dog walk on a footpath through the grounds of the manor house, and then to the village pub.
M25 Junction 8 dog walk and dog-friendly pub, Surrey Junction 8 Is this the most perfect dog-walk off the M25? A vast expanse of common land for dog walking, together with a superb pub with an excellent local reputation for its food.
M1 Junction 18 dog-friendly pub and dog walk, Northamptonshire Junction 18 A dog walk over fields on a public footpath.
M11 Junction 12 dog walk and dog-friendly pub, Cambridgeshire Junction 12 An easy and relaxing dog walk through fields alongside the River Cam. I read somewhere that war poet Rupert Brooke and Virginia Woolf used to skinny dip in the river by moonlight.
M42 Junction 4 dog-friendly pub near Dorridge, West Midlands Junction 4 Very easy to get to from the M42, and a nice dog-friendly pub - but the walk is almost non-existent. On the other hand, if you've been stuck in traffic this could well be a useful doggiestop.
M40 Junction 10 dog-friendly pub and dog walk, Oxfordshire Junction 10 A really good family and dogstop less than 2 miles from the M40. Jem got a lovely welcome here, and we all enjoyed the walk.