Cuerden Valley Park is hugely popular with dog walkers, and the bright-eyed, waggy tailed dogs Jem met made it clear that this is a piece of canine heaven.
Lovely easy walk on gravelled paths around a very large country park. Lots of access to the River Lostock running through which the dog loved.
An enormous sandy and dog-friendly beach that stretches for miles and miles to St Bees Head.
Traditional dog-friendly Lake District pub with sturdy walls and a windbeaten roof. It's full of quiet country charm and well worth a visit.
A tiny town on the Furness peninsula that's surprisingly unknown, and well worth a visit.
A brilliant walk up to and around the man-made reservoirs that fed Stott Park Bobbin Mill.
Dogs can run freely in this small survivor of a former royal hunting forest, where the ancient oak trees are known as 'druids'.
This is ideal dog walking country and there is plenty of space for doggy romping around the copses and grassland.
The woodland here is perfect for dogs to really let off steam and thunder through the trees at speed.
This nature reserve was opened by David Bellamy and it's a fine dog-walk space with clearly marked paths leading through fields, woodland and a disused canal path.
A mown track around a grassy field adjacent to the car park on the northbound side. Takes about 10 minutes to complete a circuit. Picnic table and poo bin at the start.
Three hundred acres of open countryside for dog walks, countryside displays and exhibitions, guided walks, craft fairs...there must be something for just about everyone at Beacon Country Park.