M61 Junction 8 dog walk Cuerden Valley Park, Lancashire Junction 8 A quiet and restful walk along the side of the River Lostock in a less-visited section of this vast country park. You can get here easily from the M6 too.
Coatham wood dog walk in dog-friendly, County Durham 2 Square miles of forest, woodland and meadows 1 mile off the A66 at Long Newton.
Southport dog-friendly beach, Merseyside Long sandy beach. You can park on the beach most days but there's an all day parking charge.
Pocklington Canal dog walk, East Yorkshire One of the Canal and River Trust's set of walks along the towpath of the Pocklington Canal. Volunteers have done an amazing job of cleaning the canal up, and it's well worth a visit.
Forest Park dog walk, Nottinghamshire Robin Hood might lift an eyebrow or two at this largely coniferous plantation being called 'Sherwood Forest' - but the dog certainly won't mind.
Creswell Crags dog walk, Nottinghamshire A perfect family day out, with a genuine Ice Age experience and easy to follow walking paths.
M1 Junction 44 country park dog walk, West Yorkshire Junction 44 Just one mile from the motorway, a great place for dogs to have free running.
Branscombe dog-friendly beach and dog walk, Devon A pebble beach, and dogs are allowed all year round in special dog-exercise area.
M8 Junction 4 dog walk near Whitburn, Scotland Junction 4 On the early summer morning we visited this luscious park there was no one else around, and the birds were chorusing loudly in the woods.
Packwood Avenue dog walk, Warwickshire A short dog walk with no stiles across the parkland of Packwood House, ideal for a summer outing.
Parkhurst Forest dog walk, Isle of Wight Easy walking amongst the trees. In hot weather the shady paths are a real boon to overheated hounds.