Country park dog walks and pub with a view, Somerset Fantastically well-placed dog-friendly pub inside a country park. All boxes ticked for canine content and a chance to satisfy the most demanding passengers too.
M27 Junction 5 dog walk Itchen Valley Country Park, Hampshire Junction 5 This country park has several marked trails of varying lengths, all nicely marked and easy to follow. The walk can also be reached easily from the M27 Junction 7.
M1 Junction 10 dog walk and cafe near Luton, Bedfordshire Junction 10 Combination of a safe and tranquil park for dog walkers, and a fabulous museum that is a joy for kids of all ages to visit. The cafe and facilities are squeaky lovely too.
A1M Junction 44 dog-friendly pub and dog walk, West Yorkshire Junction 44 This is a lovely 17th Century coaching inn with open fires either end of the lounge bar in which you can enjoy good home cooked food and a fine selection of ales and beers
A9 dog walk at Faskally near Pitlochry, Scotland Useful stopping point if you're heading north on the A9. The car park is hardly any distance from the main road, yet once you're in the trees it's a different world.
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.
Picturesque castle dog stroll, Cumbria Junction 40 Picturesque castle ruins in the Eden Valley, just off the A66. Limited on-lead walking for dogs, but a smashing place for kids who love charging around castles with plastic swords.
Dog walk and dog-friendly pub just off the A1, Lincolnshire One of those quaint 'English' dog walks, with a fabulous pub, cricket pitch and strolling route on springy grass through lush countryside.
Sandwell Valley dog walk, West Midlands Junction 1 Short, and pleasant walk through a bird sanctuary. The visitor centre has lots of interesting info, and there's plenty for kids to do (apart from walking the dog).
Out Woods dog walk near Loughborough, Leicestershire Junction 23 A lovely woodland walk - dog safe for off lead walking, paths round the woods, mostly gravelled path round the outside or other paths for the more adventurous walker.
Roecliffe River Walk with the dog, North Yorkshire Junction 48 Dogs will enjoy the mix of fields and river path on this very rural footpath.
